23 Jan
2013
23 Jan
'13
11:23 a.m.
I've had some success with Mike Richardson's dance "Another Jig Will
Do."
It's not a waltz, but dances as one. Musically, it fits a two-part slip-jig
such as "The Snowy Path" or two parts of the three-part "The
Butterfly."
See http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_10.html for details of
the figure.
I can generally find a waltz rhythm within the 9/8 signature, but I've seen
some dancers struggle with this, so check the tune with the band
beforehand. These same dancers were upset with me for asking them to use a
waltz step during a contra, so it might not have been the tune.
--Jerome
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM, <callers-request(a)sharedweight.net> wrote:
Re: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?
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660-528-0858
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For the good are always the merry,
Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
23 Jan
23 Jan
3:20 p.m.
New subject: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?
On 1/23/2013 11:23 AM, Jerome Grisanti wrote:
I've had some success with Mike Richardson's
dance "Another Jig Will Do."
It's not a waltz, but dances as one. Musically, it fits a two-part slip-jig
such as "The Snowy Path" or two parts of the three-part "The
Butterfly."
See http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_10.html for details of
the figure.
I can generally find a waltz rhythm within the 9/8 signature, but I've seen
some dancers struggle with this, so check the tune with the band
beforehand. These same dancers were upset with me for asking them to use a
waltz step during a contra, so it might not have been the tune.
When I've danced that dance it's never occurred to me to use a waltz
step. (And it's never occurred to me
to use a waltz step when dancing to a slip jig at all, although it's
pretty easy with most 6/8 jigs to play them
as (sometimes nice, sometimes dorky) waltzes.)
Slip-jgs are usually played with DAH-du-dum DAH-du-dum DAH-dum-dum
(nine beats in a measure, with emphasis on the first beat of each triplet).
Are you taking three (ONE-two-three) waltz steps per measure, or one
(ONE...TWO...THREE) waltz step per measure? I generally move to a slip
jig either
with three walking steps per measure on the three strong beats or with a
modified skip-change (left-right-left-right-left(hop),
right-left-right,left-right(hop)).
-- Alan
24 Jan
24 Jan
11:17 a.m.
New subject: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?
I have found that "United We Dance" by Bob Isaacs works well as a waltz.
Doing Rory o More setting in waltz time is very satisfying (to me).
Instead of a swing, folks can either do a two hand turn or just waltz to
the end of the phrase.
*United We Dance* Improper – long
waves (1)
Intermediate
A1. 4,4 Balance R and L, slide/spin R
4,4 Balance L and R, slide/spin L
A2. 4,12 N1 balance, swing (Waltz or 2 hand turn)
B1. 6 Circle L ¾
10 Partner swing (Waltz/2 hand turn)
B2. 8 Ladies chain to N1
8 Star L into long waves
(1)
Written on September 12, 2001, the morning after the terrorist attacks,
revised on January 2, 2004, and first called on September 11, 2004 at CD*NY.
(1) – With N1 in R hand and N0 in L hand, ladies facing in and gents facing
out.
(2) – Any kind of swing is good here – gypsy and swing, do-si-do and swing,
swing and swing, whatever. At NEFFA in 2005 I used this dance to introduce
the neighbor swing choice, where neighbors can choose how they want to
swing. In this dance they do so by conferring during the balances in A1.
Video at Florida Snow Ball, 2006 (Lisa Greenleaf calling with music by Honk
the Moose):
http://www.contrausa.com/Page4.html
Tom
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Alan Winston <winston(a)slac.stanford.edu>wrote;wrote:
On 1/23/2013 11:23 AM, Jerome Grisanti wrote:
--
Tom Senior
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I've had some success with Mike
Richardson's dance "Another Jig Will Do."
It's not a waltz, but dances as one. Musically, it fits a two-part
slip-jig
such as "The Snowy Path" or two parts of the three-part "The
Butterfly."
See
http://www.quiteapair.us/**calling/acdol/dance/acd_10.**html<http://www.…
details of
the figure.
I can generally find a waltz rhythm within the 9/8 signature, but I've
seen
some dancers struggle with this, so check the tune with the band
beforehand. These same dancers were upset with me for asking them to use a
waltz step during a contra, so it might not have been the tune.
When I've danced that dance it's never occurred to me to use a waltz step.
(And it's never occurred to me
to use a waltz step when dancing to a slip jig at all, although it's
pretty easy with most 6/8 jigs to play them
as (sometimes nice, sometimes dorky) waltzes.)
Slip-jgs are usually played with DAH-du-dum DAH-du-dum DAH-dum-dum
(nine beats in a measure, with emphasis on the first beat of each triplet).
Are you taking three (ONE-two-three) waltz steps per measure, or one
(ONE...TWO...THREE) waltz step per measure? I generally move to a slip jig
either
with three walking steps per measure on the three strong beats or with a
modified skip-change (left-right-left-right-left(**hop),
right-left-right,left-right(**hop)).
-- Alan
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25 Jan
25 Jan
9:05 a.m.
New subject: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?
My favorite waltz contra (or is it contra waltz?) goes back to the 19th
century (I believe). I first danced it as the Santa Fe Waltz at Clifftop a
number of years ago. I've seen it since done in contra lines, though I
prefer it in circles--if there are enough couples. I've also seen it
listed as The Spanish Waltz and the St. Paul Waltz. I think I copied a
version from the Lloyd Shaw Foundation, but was unable just now to locate
the link. There is a wonderful youtube video of it here:
http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/109 -- Pretty
much the way I learned it. I like it done with a certain elegance, though
others may like it a little faster. Different strokes, eh? I also learned
it to go with a specific tune that I've usually heard named the St. Paul
Waltz. The A (or B) part was adapted as the yodel part Tex Owens' Cattle
Call (Eddy Arnold had a hit in the late 1940s), but the tune is older. I
have a recording of a (I believe) Polish accordion player (Bruno Rudzinski
as Pawel Walc) in Chicago playing in the late 1920s. The tune is also
popular with polka bands throughout the midwest. A very good version of
the tune (as the St. Paul Waltz) can be heard on Barbara Lamb & Vivian
Williams' Twin Sisters CD (Voyager 316) which can be found here:
http://www.voyagerrecords.com/catnw.htm. There are a number of variations
online. The one in the attached video is my favorite. Thanks, George
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Jerome Grisanti
<jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
I've had some success with Mike Richardson's
dance "Another Jig Will Do."
It's not a waltz, but dances as one. Musically, it fits a two-part slip-jig
such as "The Snowy Path" or two parts of the three-part "The
Butterfly."
See http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_10.html for details
of
the figure
I can generally find a waltz rhythm within the 9/8 signature, but I've seen
some dancers struggle with this, so check the tune with the band
beforehand. These same dancers were upset with me for asking them to use a
waltz step during a contra, so it might not have been the tune.
--Jerome
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM, <callers-request(a)sharedweight.net>
wrote:
Re: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their
box?
--
Jerome Grisanti
660-528-0858
http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
For the good are always the merry,
Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
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