Gender Free dance arm bands - Contra Callers

Seth Seeger

7 Mar 7 Mar

2:32 a.m.

If you're on a budget, our local gender free dance just uses that brightly colored plastic ribbon from the hardware store. (Sorry - can't think of an offical name for it.) It's cheep and some people tie it around their wrists or make a necklace out of it. -Seth On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Dan Black wrote:

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Gang, I am looking to get some arm bands for a contra dance workshop with about 30 beginner women. The event is planned for April 11, so there is plenty of time. It is a difficult assignment for this single guy but some one gots to do it. I did some searching on the Internet and found two types with Velcro ($3 and $2 per). In the past during gender free dancing at the flurry, the straps of fabric on the arm didn't seem to last long. So any experience will be greatly appreciated. Secondly the event will last two hours, suggestion on dances, Baby Rose, The Nice Combination, Midwest Folklore, any others. I hope this isn't a Galopede event. Also it looks to be a bandless event. Any advice for CD music or the shanghaiing of a fiddle player. Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

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Troll / Wright

3:46 p.m.

Dan - where do you call? In terms of finding you a fiddle player, that is. Nell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Black" <blackjunier(a)yahoo.com> To: <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 8:02 PM Subject: [Callers] Gender Free dance arm bands

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Gang, I am looking to get some arm bands for a contra dance workshop with about 30 beginner women. The event is planned for April 11, so there is plenty of time. It is a difficult assignment for this single guy but some one gots to do it. I did some searching on the Internet and found two types with Velcro ($3 and $2 per). In the past during gender free dancing at the flurry, the straps of fabric on the arm didn't seem to last long. So any experience will be greatly appreciated. Secondly the event will last two hours, suggestion on dances, Baby Rose, The Nice Combination, Midwest Folklore, any others. I hope this isn't a Galopede event. Also it looks to be a bandless event. Any advice for CD music or the shanghaiing of a fiddle player. Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

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John C. McIntire

8 Mar 8 Mar

3:42 a.m.

Hi All, Rather than trying to go "outside the box" with GRF contras, lets think about the box for a moment. Just what is meant by "Improper" (see the dance below) in the context of a GRF dance. I'll use "Ladies & Gentlemen" any day given that it allows me to play either role even though you wouldn't mistake me for either a Gent or a Lady 99% of the time. That's what I tell the dancers as I allow the "Gents" to play dress-up using a bag of neckties from the thrift stores. That terminology allows me to keep in touch with the tradition while allowing the dancers to participate with today's social norms. It also helps break down stereotypes and perhaps, I hope, instills a bit of "civility" on the dance floor with dancers pretending to be "Ladies or Gents". Given that civility isn't much modeled these days in our culture, perhaps this is helpful. The important part, as I witnessed again at the RPDLW with Todd W. calling, is to have fun and be light hearted about it and the dancers will have fun also. If Galopede works for the group, so much the better. BTW, the cd, "Salmonberry, New England Contra Dance Music" was recorded live at dances so the tunes are dance length, square, well phrased and at a reasonable tempo. I believe it is available from CDSS <www.cdss.org>. If you use recorded music, at least purchase the cd even if you don't send the band a cut of your fee. Enough for now, John McIntire, Unity, Maine This is a fun dance for GRF dances: Contra for Linda (Improper) A1. (8) N dosido (8) Circle left A2. (16) N swing, end facing down B1. (16) 4-in-line go down the hall, turn as couples, return, bend the line B2. (8) Star right (8) Star left

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From Grant Goodyear: http://www.grantgoodyear.org/dance/dances.html

Anyone know of other online resources to use for GRF or beginner dances? Rich

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Gang, I am looking to get some arm bands for a contra dance workshop with about 30 beginner women. The event is planned for April 11, so there is plenty of time. It is a difficult assignment for this single guy but some one gots to do it. I did some searching on the Internet and found two types with Velcro ($3 and $2 per). In the past during gender free dancing at the flurry, the straps of fabric on the arm didn't seem to last long. So any experience will be greatly appreciated. Secondly the event will last two hours, suggestion on dances, Baby Rose, The Nice Combination, Midwest Folklore, any others. I hope this isn't a Galopede event. Also it looks to be a bandless event. Any advice for CD music or the shanghaiing of a fiddle player. Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

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Troll / Wright

8 Mar 8 Mar

12:33 a.m.

Oh, sorry! My kid plays and travels a bit, but not that far! Good luck, Nell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Black" <blackjunier(a)yahoo.com> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] Gender Free dance arm bands

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Nell, This event will take place in way North West NJ (West Milford, NJ). Beautiful area near nowhere. Thanks Dan Black --- Troll / Wright <troll.wright(a)verizon.net> wrote:

Dan - where do you call? In terms of finding you a fiddle player, that is. Nell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Black" <blackjunier(a)yahoo.com> To: <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 8:02 PM Subject: [Callers] Gender Free dance arm bands

Gang, I am looking to get some arm bands for a contra dance workshop with about 30 beginner women. The event is planned for April 11, so there is plenty of time. It is a difficult assignment for this single guy but some one gots to do it. I did some searching on the Internet and found two types with Velcro ($3 and $2 per). In the past during gender free dancing at the flurry, the straps of fabric on the arm didn't seem to last long. So any experience will be greatly appreciated. Secondly the event will last two hours, suggestion on dances, Baby Rose, The Nice Combination, Midwest Folklore, any others. I hope this isn't a Galopede event. Also it looks to be a bandless event. Any advice for CD music or the shanghaiing of a fiddle player. Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

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