Jack,   Do you know which dance Bob called that had that transition?  I would be interested in getting that dance to see just what the moves are, and to add to my repetoire.  Thanks, Dave Colestock New Cumberland, PA (near Harrisburg) www.davecolestock.com --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L To: jamitch3(a)mindspring.com, "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:50 PM Traveler's Welcome  Jim Kitch Gypsy 1 1/2 w (first) Ngh Then join hands in a short line - "ocean wave" with the NEXT ngh, women in center Balance the wave Turn half by R, men turn half by L (Fast!) Balance and Swg Partners Circle L 3/4 and pass thru (back (!) Up/Down) Swing original Ngh R & L thru across Left hand star pg 20 To Live is to dance Will send teaching tips in a minute ~~ ~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.~                                   ~ Noel Coward~        ~~ --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Jack Mitchell <jamitch3(a)mindspring.com> wrote: From: Jack Mitchell <jamitch3(a)mindspring.com> Subject: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:11 PM So...I was at a dance yesterday evening and Bob Dalsemer was calling.  We did a dance with a circle R, new N circle L progression, and Bob used a way to teach it that was elegantly simple and effective, and that I had never heard anyone else use. After the circle R 1x, you're on the side with your neighbor, with your partner across the set from you.  Instruction was that you now have one hand with your neighbor.  Take that hand and give it to your partner.  Face new N.  Circle L. It took what (while still a really fun progression) can be a very "disconnected" progression and reintroduced a connection to your partner that took you through the progression, and also helped keep folks oriented by turning with your partner while actually keeping (one or the other) hand with them the whole time.  Suspect that posts like this are the answer to the "You know you're a caller geek when...."  (you get excited about a teaching tip in a dance). ;-) On another note from the same dance....does anyone have Traveler's Welcome by Jim Kitch?  We did it last night, and I really enjoyed it, but I didn't get a chance to stop to write it down until after the dance. Jack _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers       _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

I'm placing bets it's a Rick Mohr dance. Perhaps Comfort Deluxe or Night Sail? On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:31 AM, Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

Oof! Is that note from Rick's web site? I'll give a caveat that while I wouldn't use this dance at a dance where beginners outnumbered regulars, it is a dance that is easier than it looks and therefore I'll call it for groups that you'd think couldn't handle it. Because the hey begins with Neighbors rather than Partners, the regulars can help the newbies get started. This is one of the many Rick dances that I feel is perfectly timed. Synchronicity is another. Lisa On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Jack Mitchell <jamitch3(a)mindspring.com>wrote;wrote:

I agree Katy. laur --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Katy Heine <kheine(a)twcny.rr.com> wrote: From: Katy Heine <kheine(a)twcny.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L To: "'Caller's discussion list'" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:01 AM There's a Gene Hubert dance with this transition, Momma Loo's Reel, and it's simplicity itself in all the other moves: A1 Circle L, swing N A2 long lines, ladies almd R 1-1/2X B1 B&S P B2 ladies chain, circle R I added this to my repertoire a few years ago (after a CNY Callers' Workshop focusing on Gene Hubert dances), and dancers really seem to like it. --Katy Heine -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Dave Colestock Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:22 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L Jack,   Do you know which dance Bob called that had that transition?  I would be interested in getting that dance to see just what the moves are, and to add to my repetoire.  Thanks, Dave Colestock New Cumberland, PA (near Harrisburg) www.davecolestock.com --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L To: jamitch3(a)mindspring.com, "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:50 PM Traveler's Welcome  Jim Kitch Gypsy 1 1/2 w (first) Ngh Then join hands in a short line - "ocean wave" with the NEXT ngh, women in center Balance the wave Turn half by R, men turn half by L (Fast!) Balance and Swg Partners Circle L 3/4 and pass thru (back (!) Up/Down) Swing original Ngh R & L thru across Left hand star pg 20 To Live is to dance Will send teaching tips in a minute ~~ ~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.~                                   ~ Noel Coward~        ~~ --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Jack Mitchell <jamitch3(a)mindspring.com> wrote: From: Jack Mitchell <jamitch3(a)mindspring.com> Subject: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:11 PM So...I was at a dance yesterday evening and Bob Dalsemer was calling.  We did a dance with a circle R, new N circle L progression, and Bob used a way to teach it that was elegantly simple and effective, and that I had never heard anyone else use. After the circle R 1x, you're on the side with your neighbor, with your partner across the set from you.  Instruction was that you now have one hand with your neighbor.  Take that hand and give it to your partner.  Face new N.  Circle L. It took what (while still a really fun progression) can be a very "disconnected" progression and reintroduced a connection to your partner that took you through the progression, and also helped keep folks oriented by turning with your partner while actually keeping (one or the other) hand with them the whole time.  Suspect that posts like this are the answer to the "You know you're a caller geek when...."  (you get excited about a teaching tip in a dance). ;-) On another note from the same dance....does anyone have Traveler's Welcome by Jim Kitch?  We did it last night, and I really enjoyed it, but I didn't get a chance to stop to write it down until after the dance. Jack _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers       _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

Hi Everyone, From 11/9/2003, on which date we ceremonially opened the new doors to our newly, fully wheelchair-accessible Guiding Star Grange Hall: Open Doors David Kaynor Duple Improper A1 Circle Left 3/4; pwing partner A2 Down Hall 4 - in - line; wheel around as couples; return; bend line into long line B1 Long lines forward; ladies back up pulling neighbor gents out; swing neighbors (end progressed) B2 Long Lines forward & back; circle right; turn alone to face new neighbors In the early or mid 1980s, my cousin Cammy Kaynor composed a fun dance for which he always played the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance on recorder, sort of spitting out monosyllabic prompts, we all thought very remarkable, quite entertaining, and effective, if occasionally somewhat salivary; I seem to recall accumulations of moisture on Cam's microphone. Among this dance's cool and unusual aspects was the B2 sequence wherein, from progressed positions, you circled left with future neighbors and right with current neighbors. Here's what I remember: The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Cammy Kaynor Duple Improper A1 #1s balance; dos-a-dos; swing A2 With neighbor, balance; dos-a-dos; swing (end progressed) B1 Ladies chain B2 With future neighbors, circle left; with current neighbors, circle right I used to dance it a lot. Fitting the balance, dos-a-dos, and swing all into a phrase seemed totally fine and fun ... especially to that tune! As far as I know, Cam has never written it out, but I think he still calls it (and plays recorder simultaneously). David

Both "Momma Lou's Reel" by Gene Hubert and "Kimmswick Fix" by Marilee Standifer (hope I spelled that right) have that transition. Both are easy and fun dances. I usually call "turn in place to new neighbors; circle left..." I think the description of the hands sounds interesting. Thanks Dale On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Dave Colestock <contradancerdave(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote: -- Thunder rolled. ... It rolled a six. -- (Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!)