27 Jul
2013
27 Jul
'13
3:42 a.m.
Bob,
I've danced pretty much this sequence as a Becket starting at B2. Can't
remember who or where. I remember it because it not only was a "barely
Becket" but you immediately progressed away from your neighbor couple.
-Eric
Hi All:
Faced with a largely beginner audience at a recent festival, I came
up with the following when the band wanted high-energy Petronellas
in the A's. I suspect it isn't new, but have been unable to find it
in the usual sources. Thanks in advance for whoever has the
author/title; otherwise I'll have to come up with one -
Improper
A1. Balance, Petronella, balance, Petronella
A2. N1 balance, swing
B1. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, partner swing
B2. Circle L 3/4 and pass through, N2 dosido and form ring
Yes, I know - I need to write a new Petronella dance like I need a
hole in my head. Some things just can't be helped -
Bob
27 Jul
27 Jul
3:58 a.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
So you have a beginner crowd at a festival? Since when does the band get to dictate what
you call? Just sayin'
Rich
On Jul 26, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Eric Black <eric(a)mirador.com> wrote:
Bob,
I've danced pretty much this sequence as a Becket starting at B2. Can't
remember who or where. I remember it because it not only was a "barely
Becket" but you immediately progressed away from your neighbor couple.
-Eric
Hi All:
Faced with a largely beginner audience at a recent festival, I came up with the following
when the band wanted high-energy Petronellas in the A's. I suspect it isn't new,
but have been unable to find it in the usual sources. Thanks in advance for whoever has
the author/title; otherwise I'll have to come up with one -
Improper
A1. Balance, Petronella, balance, Petronella
A2. N1 balance, swing
B1. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, partner swing
B2. Circle L 3/4 and pass through, N2 dosido and form ring
Yes, I know - I need to write a new Petronella dance like I need a hole in my head. Some
things just can't be helped -
Bob
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10:14 a.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
Rich:
Good questions. This happened at the Clearwater Festival held at a park on the Hudson
River about an hour north of NYC. Clearwater is much more about concerts than dancing -
for example, on the main stage act at that time was some guy named Pete Seeger. The band
was the ridiculously talented Giant Robot Dance, I was a last-minute fill-in for the
Sunday session, and we had an hour. So most of the participants were folks who didn't
realize Seeger was playing, wandered by the tent, and decided to give contra a try. So
after three dances of dosido-and-away-we-go and put-the-lady-on-the-right, I wanted to
give the contra regulars and the band something mildly interesting to finish with. Andrew
van Norstrand suggested Petronellas, I happily agreed, and then - oops! - I realized I
hadn't taught a ladies chain yet. After teaching the A1 the band went into rolling
start mode, so I winged it and this dance is what happened.
Bob
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:58:52 -0700
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Seen This One Before?
So you have a beginner crowd at a festival? Since when does the band get to dictate what
you call? Just sayin'
Rich
On Jul 26, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Eric Black <eric(a)mirador.com> wrote:
Bob,
I've danced pretty much this sequence as a Becket starting at B2. Can't
remember who or where. I remember it because it not only was a "barely
Becket" but you immediately progressed away from your neighbor couple.
-Eric
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http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers Hi All:
Faced with a largely beginner audience at a recent festival, I came up with the following
when the band wanted high-energy Petronellas in the A's. I suspect it isn't new,
but have been unable to find it in the usual sources. Thanks in advance for whoever has
the author/title; otherwise I'll have to come up with one -
Improper
A1. Balance, Petronella, balance, Petronella
A2. N1 balance, swing
B1. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, partner swing
B2. Circle L 3/4 and pass through, N2 dosido and form ring
Yes, I know - I need to write a new Petronella dance like I need a hole in my head. Some
things just can't be helped -
Bob
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2:27 p.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
"Robotic Petronella?"
or
"Clearwater Petronella?"
- Greg
***************
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 3:14 AM, Bob Isaacs <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Rich:
Good questions. This happened at the Clearwater Festival held at a park
on the Hudson River about an hour north of NYC. Clearwater is much more
about concerts than dancing - for example, on the main stage act at that
time was some guy named Pete Seeger. The band was the ridiculously
talented Giant Robot Dance, I was a last-minute fill-in for the Sunday
session, and we had an hour. So most of the participants were folks who
didn't realize Seeger was playing, wandered by the tent, and decided to
give contra a try. So after three dances of dosido-and-away-we-go and
put-the-lady-on-the-right, I wanted to give the contra regulars and the
band something mildly interesting to finish with. Andrew van Norstrand
suggested Petronellas, I happily agreed, and then - oops! - I realized I
hadn't taught a ladies chain yet. After teaching the A1 the band went into
rolling start mode, so I winged it and this dance is what happened.
Bob
2:58 p.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
"Pete-ronella"?
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"Robotic Petronella?"
or
"Clearwater Petronella?"
- Greg
***************
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 3:14 AM, Bob Isaacs <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Rich:
Good questions. This happened at the Clearwater Festival held at a park
on the Hudson River about an hour north of NYC. Clearwater is much more
about concerts than dancing - for example, on the main stage act at that
time was some guy named Pete Seeger. The band was the ridiculously
talented Giant Robot Dance, I was a last-minute fill-in for the Sunday
session, and we had an hour. So most of the participants were folks who
didn't realize Seeger was playing, wandered by the tent, and decided to
give contra a try. So after three dances of dosido-and-away-we-go and
put-the-lady-on-the-right, I wanted to give the contra regulars and the
band something mildly interesting to finish with. Andrew van Norstrand
suggested Petronellas, I happily agreed, and then - oops! - I realized I
hadn't taught a ladies chain yet. After teaching the A1 the band went
into
rolling start mode, so I winged it and this dance
is what happened.
Bob
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3:02 p.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
I would like to vote for "Clearwater Petronella".
Rickey Holt
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"Pete-ronella"?
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"Robotic Petronella?"
or
"Clearwater Petronella?"
- Greg
***************
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Rich:
Good questions. This happened at the Clearwater Festival held at a
park on the Hudson River about an hour north of NYC. Clearwater is
much more about concerts than dancing - for example, on the main
stage act at that time was some guy named Pete Seeger. The band was
the ridiculously talented Giant Robot Dance, I was a last-minute
fill-in for the Sunday session, and we had an hour. So most of the
participants were folks who didn't realize Seeger was playing,
wandered by the tent, and decided to give contra a try. So after
three dances of dosido-and-away-we-go and put-the-lady-on-the-right,
I wanted to give the contra regulars and the band something mildly
interesting to finish with. Andrew van Norstrand suggested
Petronellas, I happily agreed, and then - oops! - I realized I
hadn't taught a ladies chain yet. After teaching the A1 the band
went
into
rolling start mode, so I winged it and this dance
is what happened.
Bob
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4:40 p.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
Pretty amazing story.
On Jul 27, 2013, at 3:14 AM, Bob Isaacs <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Rich:
Good questions. This happened at the Clearwater Festival held at a park on the Hudson
River about an hour north of NYC. Clearwater is much more about concerts than dancing -
for example, on the main stage act at that time was some guy named Pete Seeger. The band
was the ridiculously talented Giant Robot Dance, I was a last-minute fill-in for the
Sunday session, and we had an hour. So most of the participants were folks who didn't
realize Seeger was playing, wandered by the tent, and decided to give contra a try. So
after three dances of dosido-and-away-we-go and put-the-lady-on-the-right, I wanted to
give the contra regulars and the band something mildly interesting to finish with. Andrew
van Norstrand suggested Petronellas, I happily agreed, and then - oops! - I realized I
hadn't taught a ladies chain yet. After teaching the A1 the band went into rolling
start mode, so I winged it and this dance is what happened.
Bob
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:58:52 -0700
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Seen This One Before?
So you have a beginner crowd at a festival? Since when does the band get to dictate what
you call? Just sayin'
Rich
On Jul 26, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Eric Black <eric(a)mirador.com> wrote:
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I've danced pretty much this sequence as a Becket starting at B2. Can't
remember who or where. I remember it because it not only was a "barely
Becket" but you immediately progressed away from your neighbor couple.
-Eric
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http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers Hi All:
Faced with a largely beginner audience at a recent festival, I came up with the following
when the band wanted high-energy Petronellas in the A's. I suspect it isn't new,
but have been unable to find it in the usual sources. Thanks in advance for whoever has
the author/title; otherwise I'll have to come up with one -
Improper
A1. Balance, Petronella, balance, Petronella
A2. N1 balance, swing
B1. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, partner swing
B2. Circle L 3/4 and pass through, N2 dosido and form ring
Yes, I know - I need to write a new Petronella dance like I need a hole in my head. Some
things just can't be helped -
Bob
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30 Jul
30 Jul
4:31 p.m.
New subject: Seen This One Before?
Since I usually do on-the-spot programming, I often ask the band what
they want to play next. I'd love it if the band said something like, "we
want to play something that's great for petronellas in the A..."
~erik hoffman
On 7/27/2013 3:14 AM, Bob Isaacs wrote:
Rich:
Good questions. This happened at the Clearwater Festival held at a park on the Hudson
River about an hour north of NYC. Clearwater is much more about concerts than dancing -
for example, on the main stage act at that time was some guy named Pete Seeger. The band
was the ridiculously talented Giant Robot Dance, I was a last-minute fill-in for the
Sunday session, and we had an hour. So most of the participants were folks who didn't
realize Seeger was playing, wandered by the tent, and decided to give contra a try. So
after three dances of dosido-and-away-we-go and put-the-lady-on-the-right, I wanted to
give the contra regulars and the band something mildly interesting to finish with. Andrew
van Norstrand suggested Petronellas, I happily agreed, and then - oops! - I realized I
hadn't taught a ladies chain yet. After teaching the A1 the band went into rolling
start mode, so I winged it and this dance is what happened.
Bob
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:58:52 -0700
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Seen This One Before?
So you have a beginner crowd at a festival? Since when does the band get to dictate what
you call? Just sayin'
Rich
On Jul 26, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Eric Black <eric(a)mirador.com> wrote:
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Bob,
I've danced pretty much this sequence as a Becket starting at B2. Can't
remember who or where. I remember it because it not only was a "barely
Becket" but you immediately progressed away from your neighbor couple.
-Eric
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Callers(a)sharedweight.net
http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers Hi All:
Faced with a largely beginner audience at a recent festival, I came up with the following
when the band wanted high-energy Petronellas in the A's. I suspect it isn't new,
but have been unable to find it in the usual sources. Thanks in advance for whoever has
the author/title; otherwise I'll have to come up with one -
Improper
A1. Balance, Petronella, balance, Petronella
A2. N1 balance, swing
B1. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, partner swing
B2. Circle L 3/4 and pass through, N2 dosido and form ring
Yes, I know - I need to write a new Petronella dance like I need a hole in my head. Some
things just can't be helped -
Bob
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