3 Dec
2017
3 Dec
'17
12:08 p.m.
Hi,
I picked up this dance at Flurry '17. Iirc, the caller (I think it was Bob
Isaacs, not sure, it was near the end of the festival, it's all kinda
fuzzy...) said he picked it up at another festival and didn't know the name
of it. He named the caller that he got it from - but I don't remember the
name...
Formation: square with a cpl in the middle (i.e. 5 cpls)
A:
Middle cpl 1/2 R&L with cpl #1, which becomes new middle cpl
That cpl uses momentum from courtesy turn to turn twd cpl #2, 1/2 R&L with
that cpl
Cpl #2 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #3
Cpl #3 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #4
Cpl #4 becomes middle [turns to face current #1, which is orig middle]
B:
Couples currently along up/dn axis (heads+middle) turn back on ptnr, now
all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R;
Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around to find Ptnr)
Thanks!
Yaron Shragai
4 Dec
4 Dec
12:45 p.m.
I had forgotten about this square. It looked so familiar. Years and years
ago, Kathy Anderson called this square at a dance event I attended. My
notes show it as "English Dance for Five Couples." I loved this dance!
Forgive my note-taking from so long ago:
*The Formation*:
Middle couple is C1 and they face the music.
Outside couples shift left 1/8 so they are diagonal to the music.
C1 stands back to back -- M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on her
left.
*The Dance*:
C1 circles left with the 4 they face (2 separate circles)
Within the same groups, just the 3 gents Star Right (M1 with the 2 gents he
circled with) while the 3 women Star Right (W1 with the 2 ladies she
circled with)
C1 meet and change groups (M1 dances w/the 4 people W1 danced with and W1
dances with the 4 people M1 danced with); repeat circles and stars
C1 meet again and face any couple they chose (let's call the new couple C2
for clarity) to do the half R&L thru with, using a "power turn" to end
facing the next couple to the right of the orig C1 (call them C3)
C3 does a half R&L thru with C4
C4 does a half R&L thru with C5 who becomes the new middle couple
On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Yaron Shragai via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi,
I picked up this dance at Flurry '17. Iirc, the caller (I think it was
Bob Isaacs, not sure, it was near the end of the festival, it's all kinda
fuzzy...) said he picked it up at another festival and didn't know the name
of it. He named the caller that he got it from - but I don't remember the
name...
Formation: square with a cpl in the middle (i.e. 5 cpls)
A:
Middle cpl 1/2 R&L with cpl #1, which becomes new middle cpl
That cpl uses momentum from courtesy turn to turn twd cpl #2, 1/2 R&L with
that cpl
Cpl #2 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #3
Cpl #3 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #4
Cpl #4 becomes middle [turns to face current #1, which is orig middle]
B:
Couples currently along up/dn axis (heads+middle) turn back on ptnr, now
all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R;
Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around to find Ptnr)
Thanks!
Yaron Shragai
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5:13 p.m.
Correction:
M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on her left should read M1 faces
4 on his "Left" and W1 faces the 4 on her "Right"
On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Linda S. Mrosko <elmerosko(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I had forgotten about this square. It looked so
familiar. Years and
years ago, Kathy Anderson called this square at a dance event I attended.
My notes show it as "English Dance for Five Couples." I loved this dance!
Forgive my note-taking from so long ago:
*The Formation*:
Middle couple is C1 and they face the music.
Outside couples shift left 1/8 so they are diagonal to the music.
C1 stands back to back -- M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on
her left.
*The Dance*:
C1 circles left with the 4 they face (2 separate circles)
Within the same groups, just the 3 gents Star Right (M1 with the 2 gents
he circled with) while the 3 women Star Right (W1 with the 2 ladies she
circled with)
C1 meet and change groups (M1 dances w/the 4 people W1 danced with and W1
dances with the 4 people M1 danced with); repeat circles and stars
C1 meet again and face any couple they chose (let's call the new couple C2
for clarity) to do the half R&L thru with, using a "power turn" to end
facing the next couple to the right of the orig C1 (call them C3)
C3 does a half R&L thru with C4
C4 does a half R&L thru with C5 who becomes the new middle couple
On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Yaron Shragai via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
--
*Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko*
*102 Mitchell Drive*
*Temple, Texas 76501*
*(903) 292-3713 (Cell)*
*(903) 603-9955 (Skype)*
*contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>*
*www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance
buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
Hi,
I picked up this dance at Flurry '17. Iirc, the caller (I think it was
Bob Isaacs, not sure, it was near the end of the festival, it's all kinda
fuzzy...) said he picked it up at another festival and didn't know the name
of it. He named the caller that he got it from - but I don't remember the
name...
Formation: square with a cpl in the middle (i.e. 5 cpls)
A:
Middle cpl 1/2 R&L with cpl #1, which becomes new middle cpl
That cpl uses momentum from courtesy turn to turn twd cpl #2, 1/2 R&L
with that cpl
Cpl #2 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #3
Cpl #3 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #4
Cpl #4 becomes middle [turns to face current #1, which is orig middle]
B:
Couples currently along up/dn axis (heads+middle) turn back on ptnr, now
all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R;
Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around to find Ptnr)
Thanks!
Yaron Shragai
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*102 Mitchell Drive*
*Temple, Texas 76501*
*(903) 292-3713 <(903)%20292-3713> (Cell)*
*(903) 603-9955 <(903)%20603-9955> (Skype)*
*contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>*
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buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
5 Dec
5 Dec
1:51 p.m.
Back in 1994, Ted Sannella used a very similar version of this 5 couple
square at Mainewoods Dance camp. The A parts differed slightly but the
progression in the B part is the same. Ted told us he picked up the dance
in Denmark from a Danish caller, Inga Morton. Ted simply called it "A
Danish Dance" and had 2 versions of it. It provides a great change of
pace used occasionally.
John McIntire, Unity ME
On Mon, December 4, 2017 4:13 pm, Linda S. Mrosko via Callers wrote:
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>>
>
>
>
>
> *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* (Dance
Correction:
M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on her left
should read
M1
faces
4 on his "Left" and W1 faces the 4 on her
"Right"
On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Linda S. Mrosko
<elmerosko(a)gmail.com wrote:
> I had forgotten about this square. It looked so
familiar. Years
and
> years ago, Kathy Anderson called this square at a
dance event
I
> attended.
> My notes show it as "English Dance for Five
Couples." I
loved this
> dance!
> > Forgive my note-taking from so long ago:
> > *The Formation*:
> Middle couple is C1 and they face the music.
> Outside couples shift left 1/8 so they are
diagonal to the
music.
> C1 stands back to back -- M1 faces 4 on his right
and W1 faces
the 4 on
> her left.
> > *The Dance*:
> C1 circles left with the 4 they face (2 separate
circles)
> Within the same groups, just the 3 gents Star
Right (M1 with the
2 gents
> he circled with) while the 3 women Star Right (W1
with the 2
ladies she
> circled with)
> > C1 meet and change groups (M1 dances w/the 4
people W1 danced
with and
> W1
> dances with the 4 people M1 danced with); repeat
circles and
stars
> C1 meet again and face any couple they chose
(let's call the
new couple
> C2
> for clarity) to do the half R&L thru with,
using a
"power turn" to end
> facing the next couple to the right of the orig C1
(call them
C3)
> C3 does a half R&L thru with C4
> C4 does a half R&L thru with C5 who becomes
the new middle
couple
> > On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Yaron Shragai via
Callers
<
>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
wrote:
> >> Hi,
>> I picked up this dance at Flurry '17.
Iirc, the caller (I
think it was
>> Bob Isaacs, not sure, it was near the end of
the festival,
it's all
>> kinda
>> fuzzy...) said he picked it up at another
festival and
didn't know the
>> name
>> of it. He named the caller that he got it from
- but I
don't remember
>> the
>> name...
>> >> Formation: square with a cpl in the middle
(i.e. 5 cpls)
>> A:
>> Middle cpl 1/2 R&L with cpl #1, which
becomes new middle
cpl
>> That cpl uses momentum from courtesy turn to
turn twd cpl #2,
1/2 R&L
>> with that cpl
>> Cpl #2 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #3
>> Cpl #3 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #4
>> Cpl #4 becomes middle [turns to face current
#1, which is
orig middle]
>> B:
>> Couples currently along up/dn axis
(heads+middle) turn back
on ptnr,
>> now
>> all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R;
>> Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around
to find Ptnr)
>> >> Thanks!
>> Yaron Shragai
>> >>
_______________________________________________
>> List Name: Callers mailing list
>> List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
>> Archives:
https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
>> > --
> > *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko*
> > *102 Mitchell Drive*
> > *Temple, Texas 76501*
> > *(903) 292-3713 <(903)%20292-3713> (Cell)*
> *(903) 603-9955 <(903)%20603-9955> (Skype)*
> *contradancetx.com
<http://www.contradancetx.com>*
> > *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*
<http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance
> buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
> --
*Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko*
*102 Mitchell Drive*
*Temple, Texas 76501*
*(903) 292-3713 (Cell)*
*(903) 603-9955 (Skype)*
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<http://www.contradancetx.com>*
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3:21 p.m.
On 2017-12-04 12:45 PM, Linda S. Mrosko via Callers wrote:
I had forgotten about this square. It looked so
familiar. Years and years
ago, Kathy Anderson called this square at a dance event I attended. My
notes show it as "English Dance for Five Couples." I loved this dance!
Forgive my note-taking from so long ago:
_The Formation_:
Middle couple is C1 and they face the music.
Outside couples shift left 1/8 so they are diagonal to the music.
C1 stands back to back -- M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on her
left.
Inga Morton, in her 1994 book "Square Dance Century", presents 7 dances in
this formation, named "Throw a Fiver, Nos. 1 - 7". They all have the same B
part, in which the 4 'right and left through' figures end with a new couple
in the center position.
_The Dance_:
C1 circles left with the 4 they face (2 separate circles)
Within the same groups, just the 3 gents Star Right (M1 with the 2 gents he
circled with) while the 3 women Star Right (W1 with the 2 ladies she circled
with)
C1 meet and change groups (M1 dances w/the 4 people W1 danced with and W1
dances with the 4 people M1 danced with); repeat circles and stars
[followed by R+L throughs to progress]
This is similar to "Throw a Fiver, No. 4".
On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Yaron Shragai via
Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>>
wrote:
Formation: square with a cpl in the middle (i.e. 5 cpls)
A: [R+L throughs to progress]
B:
Couples currently along up/dn axis (heads+middle) turn back on ptnr, now
all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R;
Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around to find Ptnr)
That is similar to "Throw a Fiver, No. 1".
-Michael
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