9 Aug
2023
9 Aug
'23
3:38 p.m.
Hi, Guys -
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out at the end of the
line. A dance that comes to mind is Three Thirty-Three, because of the
grand R&L up and down the line. Can you name others? and other figures
that make a no wait-out possible?
Thanx,
Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺]
330-347-8155
woosterdance.com
9 Aug
9 Aug
4:18 p.m.
One of my very favorites to call and dance: Bob Isaacs' Ahead of the Curve
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=11624
On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 11:39 AM Susan English via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi, Guys -
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out at the end of the
line. A dance that comes to mind is Three Thirty-Three, because of the
grand R&L up and down the line. Can you name others? and other figures
that make a no wait-out possible?
Thanx,
Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺]
330-347-8155
woosterdance.com
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5:51 p.m.
Recently I called Maia McCormick's Train Delay
<https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#traindelay> to a crowd of eight.
There's a 16 count shadow interaction that sends you back to your partner for a 16
count swing. When the people on the ends do that, they're effectively in for half of
the dance, even when "waiting out." I suspect many other shadow dances may have
this dynamic.
Here's a video of that: https://www.icloud.com/photos/#07bjrEo8eTqaekwKTOrg9lONw I
think it's cute that it also ends up looking kinda like a square with eight.
On Wed, Aug 9, 2023, at 12:18 PM, Bree Kalb via Contra Callers wrote:
One of my very favorites to call and dance: Bob
Isaacs' Ahead of the Curve
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=11624
On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 11:39 AM Susan English via Contra Callers
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Harris Lapiroff
Dance Caller and Organizer
Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates Board (Cambridge MA)
Pinewoods Camp, Inc Board (Plymouth MA)
https://chromamine.com/contra/
Hi, Guys -
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out at the end of the line. A dance
that comes to mind is Three Thirty-Three, because of the grand R&L up and down the
line. Can you name others? and other figures that make a no wait-out possible?
Thanx,
Susan 🎶 ☺
330-347-8155
woosterdance.com
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6:15 p.m.
On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:38:41 -0400, Susan English via Contra Callers wrote:
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out
at the end of the line.
Then you want a double progression.
The Bag Lady of Falls Church by Bob Howell
Greenfield Petronella by Chris Ricciotti
Here's to the Fiddler by Tony Parkes
Jansens' Silver Anniversary by Frede Olsen
New Decade Reel by Gene Hubert
No Clapping! by Colin Hume
and there are lots more.
Colin Hume
6:28 p.m.
Ants Marching by Ron T. Blechner. One of my favorite dances to call or to
dance: https://contradances.tumblr.com/post/10510984149/ants-marching
Dale
On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 1:16 PM Colin Hume via Contra Callers <
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On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:38:41 -0400, Susan English via
Contra Callers wrote:
--
Penultimatum: Surrender now or next time I threaten you I'll really mean
it.
I want to collect contras where there is no
wait-out at the end of the
line.
Then you want a double progression.
The Bag Lady of Falls Church by Bob Howell
Greenfield Petronella by Chris Ricciotti
Here's to the Fiddler by Tony Parkes
Jansens' Silver Anniversary by Frede Olsen
New Decade Reel by Gene Hubert
No Clapping! by Colin Hume
and there are lots more.
Colin Hume
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10:49 p.m.
Exactly, Colin! They must be double progression. They are so much fun!
On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 02:16:30 PM EDT, Colin Hume via Contra Callers
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On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:38:41 -0400, Susan English via Contra Callers wrote:
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out
at the end of the line.
Then you want a double progression.
The Bag Lady of Falls Church by Bob Howell
Greenfield Petronella by Chris Ricciotti
Here's to the Fiddler by Tony Parkes
Jansens' Silver Anniversary by Frede Olsen
New Decade Reel by Gene Hubert
No Clapping! by Colin Hume
and there are lots more.
Colin Hume
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10 Aug
10 Aug
9:31 a.m.
If you're prepared to accept 4 x 4's, Kathy Anderson's Sea View is an ideal
candidate.
Barrie Bullimore
On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 12:19 AM Russell Owen via Contra Callers <
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Dances with contra corners bring in the out couple
(though I admit it can
be a bit disorienting to join that figure when out). For alternating
corners dances be careful to have the correct couple lead to involve the
couple who are out at the top.
Regards,
Russell
Sent from a phone; please pardon brevity
On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Susan English via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi, Guys -
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out at the end of the
line. A dance that comes to mind is Three Thirty-Three, because of the
grand R&L up and down the line. Can you name others? and other figures
that make a no wait-out possible?
Thanx,
Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺]
woosterdance.com
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12 Aug
12 Aug
2:15 a.m.
Thank you all for your no-wait suggestions! I have been thinking also of
other dance types where dancers who are 'out' can still participate in
certain whole-group figures. I'm thinking of the big ring in CDS Reel by
Ted Sannella and what I call a 'paperclip promenade' as in Martha's Choice
by Gene Hubert.
I like to keep dancers active and involved. Thanks again!
Susan😊🎶
On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 5:31 AM barrie bullimore <bkbullimore(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
If you're prepared to accept 4 x 4's, Kathy
Anderson's Sea View is an
ideal candidate.
Barrie Bullimore
On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 12:19 AM Russell Owen via Contra Callers <
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--
Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺]
330-347-8155
woosterdance.com
Dances with contra corners bring in the out
couple (though I admit it can
be a bit disorienting to join that figure when out). For alternating
corners dances be careful to have the correct couple lead to involve the
couple who are out at the top.
Regards,
Russell
Sent from a phone; please pardon brevity
On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Susan English via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi, Guys -
I want to collect contras where there is no wait-out at the end of the
line. A dance that comes to mind is Three Thirty-Three, because of the
grand R&L up and down the line. Can you name others? and other figures
that make a no wait-out possible?
Thanx,
Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺]
woosterdance.com
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13 Aug
13 Aug
12:54 a.m.
Any dance where dancers progress to a couple with which they do not end up with is, to
some extent, is a no-wait contra.
Here is one of mine:
Alex is Where? http://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Alex
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