25 Oct
2024
25 Oct
'24
3:23 a.m.
Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name …. Or that may be
extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
Sent from my iPhone
25 Oct
25 Oct
3:33 a.m.
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple progression, so a bit challenging, but
can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or
Halloween themed name …. Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
3:35 a.m.
Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the band can play
the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change
tune. They would start with the other tune and then switch to Witches Switches.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple
progression, so a bit challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name …. Or that may
be extra fun in costume ?
>
> TIA - Cheryl
>
2 p.m.
New subject: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween Program?
See also The Wizard's
Way<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13773… by Dean
Snipes
And the best of the series (IMnsHO) The Witches
Way<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3804&… by Cis
HInkle.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
[cid:9be39eaa-aa74-4f71-b32e-d0518cf2ebe7]<https://outlook.office.com/boo…
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From: Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:35 PM
To: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween
Program?
Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the band can play
the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change
tune. They would start with the other tune and then switch to Witches Switches.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple
progression, so a bit challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name …. Or that may
be extra fun in costume ?
>
> TIA - Cheryl
>
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4:48 p.m.
New subject: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween Program?
“Fall Back” by Jim Kitch. Probably more related to the time change than the season.
On Oct 25, 2024, at 7:00 AM, Tepfer, Seth via Contra
Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
See also The Wizard's Way
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13773> by Dean
Snipes
And the best of the series (IMnsHO) The Witches Way
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3804> by Cis
HInkle.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
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From: Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:35 PM
To: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween
Program?
Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the band can play
the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change
tune. They would start with the other tune and then switch to Witches Switches.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's
triple progression, so a bit challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name …. Or that may
be extra fun in costume ?
>
> TIA - Cheryl
>
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4:53 p.m.
New subject: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween Program?
Observation: The wizard variants are a bit of a jumble to sort through. I
see what you mean about The Witches Way – it does seem a nice variant. It
is linked to a single video on YouTube, which is confusingly titled
“Wizards Walk” there.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by things being unpredictable and
surprising when wizards and witches are involved.
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Moscow, Idaho
Sent from my phone, which has odd ideas about formatting sometimes.
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 7:00 AM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
See also The Wizard's Way
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13773> by
Dean Snipes
And the best of the series (IMnsHO) The Witches Way
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3804> by
Cis HInkle.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/fcd3f5d71da848759228584d1a49babd@emory.edu?anonymous&ep=signature>
Book
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*From:* Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Sent:* Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:35 PM
*To:* contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Subject:* [External] [Callers] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a
Halloween Program?
Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the
band can play the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used
Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change tune. They would start with the other
tune and then switch to Witches Switches.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's
triple progression, so a bit
challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little
awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right
hand star makes up for
that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in
the
early part of the 20th century and that was where
contra dancing was
being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in
his writing, and I
have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing
was, I like to think
that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for
recreation. Lovecraft
was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the
past than in the present
and I
think he would have approved of contra
dance's roots in the past and the
dances
from England. In many of his stories reference
is made to the Great Old
Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars
are right" so I wanted to
create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor
when the stars become
right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name
…. Or
that may be extra fun in costume ?
>
> TIA - Cheryl
>
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4:59 p.m.
New subject: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween Program?
Even more confusing, that video of Witches Way is in sicillian circle formation.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
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From: Joseph Erhard-Hudson <josephatthecoop(a)gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2024 12:53 PM
To: Tepfer, Seth <labst(a)emory.edu>
Cc: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>et>;
Jonathan Sivier <jsivier(a)illinois.edu>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Re: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween
Program?
Observation: The wizard variants are a bit of a jumble to sort through. I see what you
mean about The Witches Way – it does seem a nice variant. It is linked to a single video
on YouTube, which is confusingly titled “Wizards Walk” there.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by things being unpredictable and surprising when wizards
and witches are involved.
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Moscow, Idaho
Sent from my phone, which has odd ideas about formatting sometimes.
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 7:00 AM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers
<contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>>
wrote:
See also The Wizard's
Way<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13773… by Dean
Snipes
And the best of the series (IMnsHO) The Witches
Way<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3804&… by Cis
HInkle.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
[cid:ii_192c48c2dc159b684cb1]<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/…
Book time to meet with
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From: Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers
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Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:35 PM
To:
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<contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>>
Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween
Program?
Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the band can play
the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change
tune. They would start with the other tune and then switch to Witches Switches.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple
progression, so a bit challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name …. Or that may
be extra fun in costume ?
>
> TIA - Cheryl
>
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7:02 p.m.
New subject: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween Program?
There's a Scottish dance bamed Old Spedling Castle's Ghost's Dance. Look it
up on YouTube - it's fun to watch, and it may give you ideas.
Jacob
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 1:00 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Even more confusing, that video of Witches Way is in
sicillian circle
formation.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
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*From:* Joseph Erhard-Hudson <josephatthecoop(a)gmail.com>
*Sent:* Friday, October 25, 2024 12:53 PM
*To:* Tepfer, Seth <labst(a)emory.edu>
*Cc:* contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>gt;; Jonathan Sivier <
jsivier(a)illinois.edu>
*Subject:* Re: [Callers] Re: [External] Re: Any ideas for contras to
include in a Halloween Program?
Observation: The wizard variants are a bit of a jumble to sort through. I
see what you mean about The Witches Way – it does seem a nice variant. It
is linked to a single video on YouTube, which is confusingly titled
“Wizards Walk” there.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by things being unpredictable and
surprising when wizards and witches are involved.
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Moscow, Idaho
Sent from my phone, which has odd ideas about formatting sometimes.
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 7:00 AM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
See also The Wizard's Way
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13773> by
Dean Snipes
And the best of the series (IMnsHO) The Witches Way
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3804> by
Cis HInkle.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/fcd3f5d71da848759228584d1a49babd@emory.edu?anonymous&ep=signature>
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*Sent:* Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:35 PM
*To:* contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Subject:* [External] [Callers] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a
Halloween Program?
Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the
band can play the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used
Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change tune. They would start with the other
tune and then switch to Witches Switches.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's
triple progression, so a bit
challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little
awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right
hand star makes up for
that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in
the
early part of the 20th century and that was where
contra dancing was
being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in
his writing, and I
have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing
was, I like to think
that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for
recreation. Lovecraft
was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the
past than in the present
and I
think he would have approved of contra
dance's roots in the past and the
dances
from England. In many of his stories reference
is made to the Great Old
Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars
are right" so I wanted to
create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor
when the stars become
right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name
…. Or
that may be extra fun in costume ?
>
> TIA - Cheryl
>
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Can you share calls for Witches Stitches?
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 24, 2024, at 10:34 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple progression, so a bit challenging,
but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
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Halloween themed name …. Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
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10:06 a.m.
March of the Coffee Zombies by Cary Ravitz and Zombies of Sugar Hill by Gene Hubert come
to mind.
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On Friday, October 25, 2024, 12:09 AM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers
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Can you share calls for Witches Stitches?
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On Oct 24, 2024, at 10:34 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers
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Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple progression, so a bit challenging,
but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or
Halloween themed name …. Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
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11:38 a.m.
Witches' Cauldron by Kriston Koths, a Sicilian circle mixer
can be found in The Caller's Box
M. Keith Eustis
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 6:07 AM Vicki Morrison via Contra Callers <
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March of the Coffee Zombies by Cary Ravitz and Zombies
of Sugar Hill by
Gene Hubert come to mind.
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Can you share calls for Witches Stitches?
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 24, 2024, at 10:34 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <
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Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple progression, so a bit
challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little
awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for
that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in
the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being
done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have
no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that
his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was
an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present
and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the
dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old
Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create
a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become
right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or
Halloween themed name
…. Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
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1:14 p.m.
The tune for March of the Coffee Zombies is by Tom Cunningham, and is s
great fit for that dance. I had the pleasure of dancing the dance to that
tune this past Saturday.
Jerome
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 6:07 AM Vicki Morrison via Contra Callers <
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March of the Coffee Zombies by Cary Ravitz and Zombies
of Sugar Hill by
Gene Hubert come to mind.
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On Friday, October 25, 2024, 12:09 AM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers <
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Can you share calls for Witches Stitches?
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 24, 2024, at 10:34 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple progression, so a bit
challenging, but can be fun.
-----
When The Stars Are Right
Jonathan Sivier
duple improper; beginner-intermediate
written: 2/2/2000
1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor
2 - ladies chain (to partner)
3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders)
4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side)
5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center
6 - swing neighbors on the other side
7 - star left 1 time
8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors)
Notes
7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little
awkward,
but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for
that
History
This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his
stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in
the
early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being
done
at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have
no
reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that
his
characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was
an
anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present
and I
think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the
dances
from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old
Ones
and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create
a
dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become
right.
Jonathan
On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or
Halloween themed name
…. Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
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9:01 p.m.
Here are a few dances in my Halloween program here in Toronto that haven't been
mentioned yet. (I have included the Witches Way by Cis Hinkle as well, which I echo is a
great version of the Wizard Walk dances.)
Afraid of My Shadow - Drew Delaware
Great opportunity for a dark or mysterious tune - and I prompt the playful energy of the
shadow interactions by calling them "evil shadow." I do caution dancers to be
mindful on the shadow ricochet, especially if they are really getting into it.
Becket CCW
A1 - Shift RIGHT; Larks Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
A2 - Circle Left 3 places; Partner Dosido 1.5x
B1 - (Evil) Shadow Right Shoulder Round 1x back to your partner (U-Turn); Partner Right
Hand Balance; SQ3: Pull By Partner Right; Pull By Neighbour Left
B2 - Pull By Partner Right; Shadow Ricochet; Back to Your Partner, Swing
** Remind dancers that, as a CCW Becket, you come in on the other side than you're
used to from CW Becket dances.
Variation of Black Cat Mixer - Martha Wild
A1 - Promenade CCW around the ring; Join hands in a ring; Into the ring and back
A2 - Circle left; Single file promenade counterclockwise; Robins tap shoulder of Lark in
front; Larks turn alone
B1 - Pass new Partner by the Right; With the next, Left Shoulder Round 1x (U-Turn);
Partner Right Shoulder Round 1x
B2 - Partner Swing
Hocus Pocus - Lisa Greenleaf
A1 - Neighbour Right Shoulder Round; Neighbour Swing
A2 - Robins Chain; 1/2 Hey, Robins passing Right shoulders (RR;NL;LR)
B1 - Partner Balance and Swing
B2 - Circle Left 3 places; Balance the Ring; California Twirl
Any of the Elixir dances (I'm debuting a dance called Elixir of Life, which I'll
publish if it goes well.)
From the afternoon Advanced dance set:
Walpole Hallows Eve - Drew Delaware
This is a mashup of the dances Walpole Condo (contra by Ric Goldman) and Bishop's
Halloween (ECD by Fried de Metz Herman). Bishop's Halloween was written for the two
tune set of The Witch Under the Stairs (1995) and Black Cat Jig (1996) by Jonanthan
Jenson, which can be found by searching for Bishop's Halloween.
Three Facing Three Longways OR Sicilian
A1 - Lines of 3 go Forward & Back; Opposites Right Hand Balance; Box the Gnat
A2 - Middles turn Contra Corners
B1 - Middles Pass Right and Chevron Pousette on the Left Diagonal, while Right Diagonal
corners cast to the middle place; Ends Wheelbarrow while Middles Right Shoulder Round
B2 - Single File Promenade CW 4 places; Balance the Set; Pass Through to New Neighbours
The Enchantress - John Coffman
A1 - Mad robin clockwise around neighbor; Star right 3/4; Larks turn around
A2 - Partner Right shoulder round; Partner Swing
B1 - Robins Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
B2 - Right and left through; Mad robin counterclockwise around neighbor
Lots of fun options out there - have a wonderful Halloween, Cheryl!
Drew
26 Oct
26 Oct
2:09 p.m.
Ellie's Pumpkin Show - by Bill Olson, (with contributions from Will Mentor)
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10165
Ellie’s Pumpkin Show - Bill Olson
Becket L
music: not too fast
teaching: identify "home side" of dance. Ptr swing on home side to make it
feel like home.
A1: (6,2) Circle Left 3/4, Robins make a wavy line of Robins in the center
[Larks on home side; Robins looking across set at Ptr]
(4,4) balance the wave; Partner right shoulder round ~3/4
A2: (6,2) Circle Left 3/4 (Robins in the lead); Larks make a wavy line of
Larks in the center [Robins on home side; Larks looking across set at Ptr]
(4,4) balance the wave; Partner right shoulder round ~3/4
B1: (16) Hey (full; Larks by Left)
B2: (16) Partner balance & swing; slide Left to next Nbrs
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM drew.delaware--- via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Here are a few dances in my Halloween program here in
Toronto that haven't
been mentioned yet. (I have included the Witches Way by Cis Hinkle as well,
which I echo is a great version of the Wizard Walk dances.)
Afraid of My Shadow - Drew Delaware
Great opportunity for a dark or mysterious tune - and I prompt the playful
energy of the shadow interactions by calling them "evil shadow." I do
caution dancers to be mindful on the shadow ricochet, especially if they
are really getting into it.
Becket CCW
A1 - Shift RIGHT; Larks Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
A2 - Circle Left 3 places; Partner Dosido 1.5x
B1 - (Evil) Shadow Right Shoulder Round 1x back to your partner (U-Turn);
Partner Right Hand Balance; SQ3: Pull By Partner Right; Pull By Neighbour
Left
B2 - Pull By Partner Right; Shadow Ricochet; Back to Your Partner, Swing
** Remind dancers that, as a CCW Becket, you come in on the other side
than you're used to from CW Becket dances.
Variation of Black Cat Mixer - Martha Wild
A1 - Promenade CCW around the ring; Join hands in a ring; Into the ring
and back
A2 - Circle left; Single file promenade counterclockwise; Robins tap
shoulder of Lark in front; Larks turn alone
B1 - Pass new Partner by the Right; With the next, Left Shoulder Round 1x
(U-Turn); Partner Right Shoulder Round 1x
B2 - Partner Swing
Hocus Pocus - Lisa Greenleaf
A1 - Neighbour Right Shoulder Round; Neighbour Swing
A2 - Robins Chain; 1/2 Hey, Robins passing Right shoulders (RR;NL;LR)
B1 - Partner Balance and Swing
B2 - Circle Left 3 places; Balance the Ring; California Twirl
Any of the Elixir dances (I'm debuting a dance called Elixir of Life,
which I'll publish if it goes well.)
From the afternoon Advanced dance set:
Walpole Hallows Eve - Drew Delaware
This is a mashup of the dances Walpole Condo (contra by Ric Goldman) and
Bishop's Halloween (ECD by Fried de Metz Herman). Bishop's Halloween was
written for the two tune set of The Witch Under the Stairs (1995) and Black
Cat Jig (1996) by Jonanthan Jenson, which can be found by searching for
Bishop's Halloween.
Three Facing Three Longways OR Sicilian
A1 - Lines of 3 go Forward & Back; Opposites Right Hand Balance; Box the
Gnat
A2 - Middles turn Contra Corners
B1 - Middles Pass Right and Chevron Pousette on the Left Diagonal, while
Right Diagonal corners cast to the middle place; Ends Wheelbarrow while
Middles Right Shoulder Round
B2 - Single File Promenade CW 4 places; Balance the Set; Pass Through to
New Neighbours
The Enchantress - John Coffman
A1 - Mad robin clockwise around neighbor; Star right 3/4; Larks turn around
A2 - Partner Right shoulder round; Partner Swing
B1 - Robins Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
B2 - Right and left through; Mad robin counterclockwise around neighbor
Lots of fun options out there - have a wonderful Halloween, Cheryl!
Drew
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4:08 p.m.
The Brown Bag Reel by Donna Calhoun is a fun one you can modify for
Halloween. During the single-file promenade, you can suggest that people
raise their hands and do a zombie walk, or do the Thriller walk. I did it a
couple years ago, and it was the highlight of the night! People really got
into it. Bonus points if you can get the band to play something spooky for
it lol.
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=563
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Halloween themed name ….
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5:16 p.m.
A new dance that was just premiered last week in Seattle: "The Eyes Have
Hills" by Abigail Golden!
It's a riff of "The eyes have it" by Becky Hill with the hey sequence with
shadows instead of partners .
https://contradb.com/dances/2485
Thanks
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The Brown Bag Reel by Donna Calhoun is a fun one you
can modify for
Halloween. During the single-file promenade, you can suggest that people
raise their hands and do a zombie walk, or do the Thriller walk. I did it a
couple years ago, and it was the highlight of the night! People really got
into it. Bonus points if you can get the band to play something spooky for
it lol.
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=563
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Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or
Halloween themed name ….
Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
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5:39 p.m.
A few more appear in a prior thread on a similar request:
https://lists.sharedweight.net/hyperkitty/list/contracallers@lists.sharedwe…
And there's this one:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/index.php?title=Pumpkin+S…
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Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
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27 Oct
10:24 p.m.
I think it would be delightful to see and interact with the mass of
costumes through scatter mixers and circle figures. Also, with scatter
dances, people would have the fun of discovering which costume they'll
dance with next.
As for a spooky tune, my favorite Halloween tune is "Ichabod's Last Ride"
by J. Edmunds <https://youtu.be/LFSnfpyeS9o?si=vCNwuxhF0pKjNAMJ>.
Here paired with "Accordion Crimes" by Andrew Marcus.
Kat in Halifax's Second Scatter Dance
by: Katherine Kitching & Sherry Nevin
https://contradb.com/dances/2090
Mad Scatter
by: Rick Mohr
https://contradb.com/dances/544
Our next dance is Oct. 30. It's our semi-annual art show/dance rather than
a Halloween dance, but maybe next year we'll program it as a costume dance.
Rob
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Cell: (917) 626-2675
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A few more appear in a prior thread on a similar
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And there's this one:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/index.php?title=Pumpkin+S…
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Or that may be extra fun in costume ?
TIA - Cheryl
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