9 Sep
2015
9 Sep
'15
8:15 p.m.
Recently there was some discussion of the difference between a "rollaway
with a half-sashay" and a plain ol' rollaway. Jim Saxe presented the dance Roll
Away <http://contradances.blogspot.com/2012/03/roll-away.html> as an
example of a contra with a rollaway without a half-sashay. Can anyone else
name/post choreography for any CONTRAS (or 4-face-4s, I suppose... not
looking for squares at the moment, though) that include a rollaway *without* a
half-sashay?
Cheers,
Maia
9 Sep
9 Sep
9:02 p.m.
The dance I was alluding to in the other thread was Lisa Greenleaf's
"Secret Weapon" which, like a couple of my own compositions, uses a roll to
accomplish a ladies swap across a diagonal after a Ring Balance. If the
gents Half Sashay, they end up on the wrong side of the set for the next
moves. Yes, you could simply substitute a disconnected "Ladies Swap and
face back in" here but you'd lose some good stuff:
1. the ability for the partner to assist (two minds to remember the
move, improved timing/timeliness)
2. fun connected dancing via good weight.
I called Secret Weapon this past Monday at the Scout House, making sure to
tell the Gents their job was to stay put and NOT sashay. That direct
instruction in the walk through worked great, I didn't have to remind them
while calling the dance.
-Don
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:15 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
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[...snip...]
Can anyone else name/post choreography for any CONTRAS
(or 4-face-4s, I
suppose... not looking for squares at the moment, though) that include a
rollaway *without* a half-sashay?
Cheers,
Maia
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10:20 p.m.
I happen to know of one by Rachel Fifer, Gaye Fifer's daughter. I don't recall
the title offhand but I can check later on. But the roll away is not along the line but
in a ring. You balance, and gents roll away a neighbor from their left hand to their
right hand, but the gents stay in place.
Perry
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From:"Maia McCormick via Callers" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Date:Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:16 PM
Subject:[Callers] Rollaway sans sashay?
Recently there was some discussion of the difference between a "rollaway with a
half-sashay" and a plain ol' rollaway. Jim Saxe presented the dance Roll Away as
an example of a contra with a rollaway without a half-sashay. Can anyone else name/post
choreography for any CONTRAS (or 4-face-4s, I suppose... not looking for squares at the
moment, though) that include a rollaway without a half-sashay?
Cheers,
Maia
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10 Sep
10 Sep
11:45 a.m.
I believe it's called If You Were Dead. I called it in England
recently and out of all the dances I called, that was the most
popular. I understand it was the first one she's written!!!!!
T
On Sep 9, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers wrote:
I happen to know of one by Rachel Fifer, Gaye
Fifer's daughter. I
don't recall the title offhand but I can check later on. But the
roll away is not along the line but in a ring. You balance, and
gents roll away a neighbor from their left hand to their right
hand, but the gents stay in place.
Perry
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From:"Maia McCormick via Callers" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Date:Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:16 PM
Subject:[Callers] Rollaway sans sashay?
Recently there was some discussion of the difference between a
"rollaway with a half-sashay" and a plain ol' rollaway. Jim Saxe
presented the dance Roll Away as an example of a contra with a
rollaway without a half-sashay. Can anyone else name/post
choreography for any CONTRAS (or 4-face-4s, I suppose... not
looking for squares at the moment, though) that include a rollaway
without a half-sashay?
Cheers,
Maia
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11:47 a.m.
I think the full title is "If It Were Dead It Would Not Go to Waste". Something
like that.
Perry
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Rollaway sans sashay?
I believe it's called If You Were Dead. I called it in England recently and out of
all the dances I called, that was the most popular. I understand it was the first one
she's written!!!!!
T
On Sep 9, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers wrote:
| I happen to know of one by Rachel Fifer, Gaye Fifer's daughter. I don't recall
the title offhand but I can check later on. But the roll away is not along the line but
in a ring. You balance, and gents roll away a neighbor from their left hand to their
right hand, but the gents stay in place.
Perry
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
| From:"Maia McCormick via Callers" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Date:Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:16 PM
Subject:[Callers] Rollaway sans sashay?
Recently there was some discussion of the difference between a "rollaway with a
half-sashay" and a plain ol' rollaway. Jim Saxe presented the dance Roll Away as
an example of a contra with a rollaway without a half-sashay. Can anyone else name/post
choreography for any CONTRAS (or 4-face-4s, I suppose... not looking for squares at the
moment, though) that include a rollaway without a half-sashay?
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11:53 a.m.
The instructions for If I Was Dead and It Wouldn't Go to Waste can be found at this
link (page 9):
http://www.lloydshaw.org/Resources/adc/201303.pdf
On Sep 10, 2015, at 8:47 AM, Perry Shafran via Callers wrote:
I think the full title is "If It Were Dead It
Would Not Go to Waste". Something like that.
Perry
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To: Perry Shafran <pshaf(a)yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Rollaway sans sashay?
I believe it's called If You Were Dead. I called it in England recently and out of
all the dances I called, that was the most popular. I understand it was the first one
she's written!!!!!
T
On Sep 9, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers wrote:
I happen to know of one by Rachel Fifer, Gaye
Fifer's daughter. I don't recall the title offhand but I can check later on. But
the roll away is not along the line but in a ring. You balance, and gents roll away a
neighbor from their left hand to their right hand, but the gents stay in place.
Perry
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From:"Maia McCormick via Callers" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Date:Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:16 PM
Subject:[Callers] Rollaway sans sashay?
Recently there was some discussion of the difference between a "rollaway with a
half-sashay" and a plain ol' rollaway. Jim Saxe presented the dance Roll Away as
an example of a contra with a rollaway without a half-sashay. Can anyone else name/post
choreography for any CONTRAS (or 4-face-4s, I suppose... not looking for squares at the
moment, though) that include a rollaway without a half-sashay?
Cheers,
Maia
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12:18 p.m.
Virtual Relief by Byron Rickers is a Beckett with a long lines and ladies
roll/long lines and men roll progression. If the non-roller moves, they
are out of position. Lovely dance, which I use regularly.
Neal
On Sep 9, 2015 7:16 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Recently there was some discussion of the difference
between a "rollaway
with a half-sashay" and a plain ol' rollaway. Jim Saxe presented the dance Roll
Away <http://contradances.blogspot.com/2012/03/roll-away.html> as an
example of a contra with a rollaway without a half-sashay. Can anyone else
name/post choreography for any CONTRAS (or 4-face-4s, I suppose... not
looking for squares at the moment, though) that include a rollaway
*without* a half-sashay?
Cheers,
Maia
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