6 Jun
2017
6 Jun
'17
3:56 p.m.
Thought I'd share this with the group. I wrote this last April while touring with
Tempest in the East.
Back story. We stayed with Laura Light in Asheville, NC. The neighborhood were she
lives has a resident who has a botanical garden. Only the folks in the neighborhood are
allowed in. She gave us a tour.
Laura’s Secret Garden – Rich Goss Improper
(Start take inside hands with Neighbor)
A1: (with inside hands) Neighbor Balance, Star Thru, Gents alle left 1 1/2
A2: Partner Bal and Swing
B1: (Form ring) Ring Bal, twirl to right, Neighbor swing
B2: Pass Thru (no hands, face out, NO CT),
Roll away to LL (gents roll ladies r/l, keep facing out) LLFB away (turn to face new
neighbor, keep inside hands)
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9 Jun
9 Jun
12:24 a.m.
Howdy Folks!
Interested to know of dances you’ve found that are NOT contra or square dances.
Catagorically fun dances, dances for irregular numbers of couples, circles of any sort,
odd formations, etc.
Matters not what tradition they may come from or if you think of the dance as strictly for
beginners, intermediate or advanced dancers.
Is this a dance you usually share? Is this a dance you save for “special occasions”?
Should be a fun “read”!
Best regards to all,
Frederick Park
12:40 a.m.
I recently called Pat Shaw’s K & E for the first time. I think of it as a contra
dance, in its own unusual formation, though I guess one is more likely to encounter it in
an English dance setting. The dance has some challenges, and might be suitable for an
advanced session, but I’m happy to say the dancers at our regular Princeton contra dance
mastered it and enjoyed it. I think it’s a fabulous dance! Instructions are here:
http://www.patshaw.info/dances/#kande
It has its own tune, which is in Barnes 1.
Richard Fischer
Princeton, NJ
On Jun 8, 2017, at 8:24 PM, Frederick Park via Callers
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Howdy Folks!
Interested to know of dances you’ve found that are NOT contra or square dances.
Catagorically fun dances, dances for irregular numbers of couples, circles of any sort,
odd formations, etc.
Matters not what tradition they may come from or if you think of the dance as strictly
for beginners, intermediate or advanced dancers.
Is this a dance you usually share? Is this a dance you save for “special occasions”?
Should be a fun “read”!
Best regards to all,
Frederick Park
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12:50 a.m.
You might have seen it already, but I'm a fan of Sherry Nevin's "Monkey in
the Middle." She technically calls it a square, but I think of it as a 9
person circle mixer.
Monkey in the Middle, by Sherry Nevins
9-person set: circle of 8, plus 1 in the middle
A1 Circle left (8)
Circle right (8)
A2 Into the middle & back (8)
Into the middle & back (8)
B1 One in the middle, swing [some]one [Ballroom,
elbow, or 2-hand swing. Choose fast!] (8)
Those 2, swing 2 [The swinging pair let go of each other, and
each swing someone new.] (8)
B2 Those 4, swing 4 [Each swings one of the remaining five. The
left-over person becomes the ...] (16)
New monkey in the middle. [The other eight] join hands and ...
It's a hit with young and old dancers alike.
- Isaac Banner
On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 5:25 PM Frederick Park via Callers <
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Howdy Folks!
Interested to know of dances you’ve found that are NOT contra or square
dances.
Catagorically fun dances, dances for irregular numbers of couples, circles
of any sort, odd formations, etc.
Matters not what tradition they may come from or if you think of the dance
as strictly for beginners, intermediate or advanced dancers.
Is this a dance you usually share? Is this a dance you save for “special
occasions”?
Should be a fun “read”!
Best regards to all,
Frederick Park
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1:35 a.m.
I have a dance called The Weevil by Richard Mason
It is a 7 person set (3 face 4)
It looks like it would be fun - but I have never had the opportunity to try it out.
Anyone had any experience with this one?
The Weevil
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The Weevil
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Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] New Dance to Share
Howdy Folks!
Interested to know of dances you’ve found that are NOT contra or square dances.
Catagorically fun dances, dances for irregular numbers of couples, circles of any sort,
odd formations, etc.
Matters not what tradition they may come from or if you think of the dance as strictly for
beginners, intermediate or advanced dancers.
Is this a dance you usually share? Is this a dance you save for “special occasions”?
Should be a fun “read”!
Best regards to all,
Frederick Park
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1:45 a.m.
I've called or danced this several times. A fun variation is on B1, you
take hands as you step into the set in turn, then on bar 8 all jump or
back firmly (possibly with an "Oi!" or grunt) on beat 1 of bar 8. It's
a good, goofy dance.
I was inspired (by my need at the time for five-person dances) to write
a variation, which I've never actually had a call to inflict on anybody.
THE LESSER WEEVIL
12/2/2004 Alan Winston
5-person-set, line of 2 facing line of 3
5x 32-bar jig, reel (contra sound for either), or waltz (!)
A tip of the hat to Richard Mason's "The Weevil"
A1: 1-4: Lines balance forward (step close) and back (step close), cross
over.
5-8: The same back to place.
A2: 1-2: Stepping into "waves" with hands up and joined, balance forward and
back.
3-4: Allemande right with right-hand neighbor (if any).
5-8: Waves balance f+b, allemande left into line (no hands).
B1: 1-4: Right-hand neighbors do-si-do back into line
5-8: Four changes of a Right shoulder straight hey for five
(progressive).
B2: 1: Top person jumps out to THREE side.
2: Next person jumps out to TWO side.
3: Next person jumps out to THREE side.
4: Next 2 people jump out to correct side (having had time to
figure it
out).
5-8: 2s swing each other WHILE 3s basket or circle 3; open in the
same position you started the swing.
-- Alan
On 6/8/2017 6:35 PM, Mac Mckeever via Callers wrote:
I have a dance called The Weevil by Richard Mason
It is a 7 person set (3 face 4)
It looks like it would be fun - but I have never had the opportunity
to try it out. Anyone had any experience with this one?
The Weevil <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1vr2-QK_Q>
The Weevil
A gender free dance written by by Richard Mason for 7 people in
friends garden on a sunny summer day in New Zeal...
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1vr2-QK_Q>
Mac McKeever
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Howdy Folks!
Interested to know of dances you’ve found that are NOT contra or
square dances.
Catagorically fun dances, dances for irregular numbers of couples,
circles of any sort, odd formations, etc.
Matters not what tradition they may come from or if you think of the
dance as strictly for beginners, intermediate or advanced dancers.
Is this a dance you usually share? Is this a dance you save for
“special occasions”?
Should be a fun “read”!
Best regards to all,
Frederick Park
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2:30 a.m.
On 6/8/2017 6:35 PM, Mac Mckeever via Callers wrote:
I have a dance called The Weevil by Richard Mason
It is a 7 person set (3 face 4)
It looks like it would be fun - but I have never had the opportunity to
try it out. Anyone had any experience with this one?
The Weevil <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1vr2-QK_Q>
It's more challenging than you might think, especially getting the
tunnel to form up correctly. I wouldn't do this one with brand-new
dancers. On the other hand, Le Brandy is _great_ with new dancers.
Le Brandy
trad. French Canadian
Longways set of 6-10 couples
A1 All R elbow turn, then L elbow.
A2 All dosido partner, then dosido by the other shoulder, ending
standing back to back in the middle of the set.
B1 Everyone yell "Un, deux, trois, poussez!" on the first 4 beats, doing
a gentle bootie bump with partner on "poussez," then swing partner.
B2 Top couple boogie down the middle with style as the rest move up one
place.
Kalia Kliban
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