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Maia McCormick via Callers

3 Dec 2016 3 Dec '16

9:09 p.m.

Anyone have some favorites to share? Especially interested in dances that are simple enough to be part of a medley (they don't need to be dead simple, just not absurdly complex). Cheers, Maia

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Paul Wilde via Callers

4 Dec 4 Dec

6:24 a.m.

Maia, Culver City Contra, by James Hutson (becket R, for those who will:-) A-1 LL F&B R & L Thru A-2 Ladies Chain Star L 1X B-1 New N DoSiDo N-S B-2 Men Al L 1 1/2 P-S A bit more complex for a medley are: To Have & To Hold Don Flaherty Triptophane Susan Kevra (all 3 are great dances, imho) Best, Paul PS Yes, this list rocks. Thanks to all.

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Alan Winston via Callers

6:57 a.m.

New subject: Another "does this easy dance exist already?" query

This came to me earlier today and I don't seem to have it in my collection, although it seems so completely glossary-esque that it must be around. I'm not sure it has any merit other than a pretty low piece count and a partner and neighbor swing; might work in a medley. No place to stop and pull yourself together, but r&lt over and back might suffice. (I see that A1 and A2 are the start of Simplicity Swing, which is a better dance because it has a long lines moment of poise in it. Still curious if this is around.) EASY START Form:IC Figures:NB&S;CL.75,PS;R&LT,R&LT;WC,LHS: Alan Winston 12-3-2016 A1: Neighbor Balance & Swing, A2: circle left 3/4, swing partners on the side of the set B1: right and left thru over and back, B2: Ladies chain (to neighbor), left hand star and look for new neighbors). -- Alan

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Tony Parkes via Callers

5:24 p.m.

Maia McCormick wrote:

Anyone have some favorites to share? Especially interested in dances that are simple enough to be part of a medley…

MY FIRST BECKET (Tony Parkes, 1993) Becket CCW A.1 LL F&B / Swing partner A.2 Half prom across / Circle 3/4, pass thru B.1 Dosido (or g***y) & swing next neighbor B.2 R & L thru / Ladies chain Tony Parkes Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com<http://www.hands4.com>

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Tom Hinds via Callers

10:49 p.m.

The Host, by TH My memory tells me that this might be a Becket version of a previously written improper contra. A1 circle left 3/4, balance, Calif. tw. A2 bal and swing N2 B1 hey, men, left B2 men pass left a 3rd time and swing P. T On Dec 3, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:

Anyone have some favorites to share? Especially interested in dances that are simple enough to be part of a medley (they don't need to be dead simple, just not absurdly complex). Cheers, Maia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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Bob Isaacs via Callers

11:43 p.m.

Hi Tom: Your memory is correct - the improper version is called Piece of Cake by Carol Kopp. Bob ________________________________ From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of Tom Hinds via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 5:49 PM To: Maia McCormick Cc: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Reverse prog/becket R dances? The Host, by TH My memory tells me that this might be a Becket version of a previously written improper contra. A1 circle left 3/4, balance, Calif. tw. A2 bal and swing N2 B1 hey, men, left B2 men pass left a 3rd time and swing P. T On Dec 3, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:

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James Saxe via Callers

5 Dec 5 Dec

2:50 a.m.

To be precise, Carol's dance is titled "A Piece O' Cake". It's found on page 9 of the book _Twirling Dervish Returns_ by Becky Hill, Paul Balliet, and Carol Kopp (1997). Except for having the neighbor balance and swing as the A1 (and consequently having it be with original neighbor, not "N2"), the choreography is identical to that in Tom's message quoted below. --Jim On Dec 4, 2016, at 3:43 PM, Bob Isaacs via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi Tom: Your memory is correct - the improper version is called Piece of Cake by Carol Kopp. Bob From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of Tom Hinds via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 5:49 PM To: Maia McCormick Cc: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Reverse prog/becket R dances? The Host, by TH My memory tells me that this might be a Becket version of a previously written improper contra. A1 circle left 3/4, balance, Calif. tw. A2 bal and swing N2 B1 hey, men, left B2 men pass left a 3rd time and swing P. T On Dec 3, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:

Anyone have some favorites to share? Especially interested in dances that are simple enough to be part of a medley (they don't need to be dead simple, just not absurdly complex). Cheers, Maia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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Yoyo Zhou via Callers

8 Dec 8 Dec

12:55 a.m.

Here are a few: Amy Asked for a Gypsy (Charley Harvey) Balance to my Lou (Becky Hill) Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion (Cary Ravitz) Square Thru to You (Bob Isaacs) The Wise People of Chicago (Bradley Smith) BTW, in a medley, you can change directions (becket-L to becket-R) if you also flip which side of the set the dancers are on, but only do this once. (E.g., the first time through, swapping circle left 3/4, N swing for a gents allemande left 1+1/2, N swing.) As long as dancers continue to progress to new neighbors up/down as before, they won't come back to previous neighbors. Yoyo Zhou

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