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Rich Sbardella

12 Oct 2017 12 Oct '17

1:16 p.m.

Hello Friends, I need some Halloween themed dances. Any suggestions? Rich Sbardella Stafford, CT

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Angela DeCarlis

12 Oct 12 Oct

2 p.m.

Zombies of Sugar Hill (Gene Hubert) comes to mind. Perhaps Cats and More Cats by Melanie Axel-Lute? The Pirate-themed dance email I put out last month could have some useful overlap. Other key words to look for that might not be immediately obvious, but could be construed as Halloween-themed: "candy", "spirit" (has anyone written a dance called That's the Spirit, for example?). Just have the band play "Jump at the Sun" all night, and you'll be set. ;) On Oct 12, 2017 9:16 AM, "Rich Sbardella via Callers" < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hello Friends, I need some Halloween themed dances. Any suggestions? Rich Sbardella Stafford, CT _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/

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Linda Leslie

2:24 p.m.

Here are a few for you, Rich. Have fun! Linda Halloween by Al Olson Contra/Improper/Easy A1 ----------- Neighbor swing var: B & S A2 ----------- Circle left three-quarters Partner swing B1 ----------- Promenade Ladies chain B2 ----------- Long lines Right and left through Devil's Dervish by Al Olson & Linda Leslie* Four Face Four/Four Facing Four/Int A1 ----------- Forward and Back Opposite allemande right once and three-quarters Pull by this opposite to start: A2 ----------- Half hey for eight! B1 ----------- Same Opposite Balance and Swing B2 ----------- Ring Balance Circle left one-half Partner Swing *This dance beads on Devil’s Duty by Al Olson, so I include his name as an author. Ghosts in the Night variation on a dance by Don Flaherty Contra/Improper/Easy A1 ----------- Balance R,L, slide right Balance L,R, slide left A2 ----------- (16) Neighbor balance and swing B1 ----------- Ladies Do si do 1 & 1/2 (or alle R) Partner swing B2 ----------- Circle Left 3/4 Flatten to a wave, Balance Walk forward to new waves Witch's Stars by Linda Leslie Contra/Improper/Easy A1 ----------- Hands across right hand star Left hands back (gents drop out) A2 ----------- Ladies continue to partner and swing B1 ----------- Long lines forward and back Ladies chain B2 ----------- Hey (ladies center right) On Oct 12, 2017, at 9:16 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hello Friends, I need some Halloween themed dances. Any suggestions? Rich Sbardella Stafford, CT _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/

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Karin Neils

4:02 p.m.

You will need a good percentage of experienced dancers for this one; it is SO delightfully representative of a bubbling pot....! *Witches' Cauldron*by Kirston Koths**SourceCDSS "Gems" Sicilian Circle-Mixer Beg/Int Notes from Oct 2010 4^th Fri - YAY! Works with reminding gents that they are the anchors and they stay in their same inner or outer circle and ladies zig zag about as we stir the potWe only had 6 sets of four dancing and it worked all right…. The tune *OLD GREAY CAT*’s a VERY GOOD MATCHin rhythm and mood A1After forming the sets, the two ladies trade places and face your partner (partners are together in the same – inner or outer - large ring) (16) Partners balance and swing A2(8) Large rings go fwd & back; (8) Large rings circle right B1(8) Large rings circle left (8) Original foursomes circle left 3/4 (you and your partner are now facing clockwise or counter-clockwise) B2(8) You and your partner as a cpl, dosido neighbor couple (2) As individuals pass through along the set This is the progression; the one you face is your new ptr (6) New partners see-saw (left-shoulder dosido) *Author's Notes* This dance written for the Palo Alto Hallowe'en contradance. Composed Sept 10, 1988 /Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble!/ / Come and stir my pot with me. Bring a partner; come and see! / On 10/12/2017 10:24 AM, Linda Leslie via Callers wrote:

Here are a few for you, Rich. Have fun! Linda *Halloween* by Al Olson Contra/Improper/Easy A1 ----------- Neighbor swing var: B & S A2 ----------- Circle left three-quarters Partner swing B1 ----------- Promenade Ladies chain B2 ----------- Long lines Right and left through *Devil's Dervish* by Al Olson & Linda Leslie* Four Face Four/Four Facing Four/Int A1 ----------- Forward and Back Opposite allemande right once and three-quarters Pull by this opposite to start: A2 ----------- Half hey for eight! B1 ----------- Same Opposite Balance and Swing B2 ----------- Ring Balance Circle left one-half Partner Swing *This dance beads on Devil’s Duty by Al Olson, so I include his name as an author. *Ghosts in the Night* variation on a dance by Don Flaherty Contra/Improper/Easy A1 ----------- Balance R,L, slide right Balance L,R, slide left A2 ----------- (16) Neighbor balance and swing B1 ----------- Ladies Do si do 1 & 1/2 (or alle R) Partner swing B2 ----------- Circle Left 3/4 Flatten to a wave, Balance Walk forward to new waves *Witch's Stars* by Linda Leslie Contra/Improper/Easy A1 ----------- Hands across right hand star Left hands back (gents drop out) A2 ----------- Ladies continue to partner and swing B1 ----------- Long lines forward and back Ladies chain B2 ----------- Hey (ladies center right) On Oct 12, 2017, at 9:16 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:

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Bob Peterson

2:34 p.m.

There’s this no-swing dance, which I got from https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/devils_dream.html The Devil's Dream Traditional Improper Contra A1 1s face down and lead down the centre while the 2s face up and go up the outside all turn alone and lead back to give neighbour nearest hand and half turn neighbour A2 1s facing down the outside and 2s up the middle: lead up or down again you promenade in the same direction both times all turn alone and lead back to give left hands to neighbour B1 turn neighbour into a full ladies chain across B2 half promenade neighbour across set half right and left back In CDM6 and 500 Zesty Contras Note that this dance has no swing; however it is probably the most popular contra in English dance clubs. \Bob

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Maia McCormick

2:38 p.m.

Devil's Backbone? Wizard's Walk? (Okay, I no longer have an objective sense of how Halloween-y this one is because it was the tradition at my school's contradance that we'd close out the Halloween contra with this one, with the band and the dancers competing to see who could go faster... it was a good time!) On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Bob Peterson via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

There’s this no-swing dance, which I got from https://www.cambridgefolk .org.uk/contra/dances/devils_dream.html The Devil's DreamTraditional Improper Contra A1 - 1s face down and lead down the centre while the 2s face up and go up the outside - all turn alone and lead back to give neighbour nearest hand and half turn neighbour A2 - 1s facing down the outside and 2s up the middle: lead up or down again - you promenade in the same direction both times - all turn alone and lead back to give *left* hands to neighbour B1 - turn neighbour into a full ladies chain across B2 - half promenade neighbour across set - half right and left back ------------------------------ In CDM6 and 500 Zesty Contras Note that this dance has no swing; however it is probably the most popular contra in English dance clubs. \Bob On Oct 12, 2017, at 09:16, Rich Sbardella via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hello Friends, I need some Halloween themed dances. Any suggestions? Rich Sbardella Stafford, CT _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/

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Martha Wild

3:47 p.m.

Ding, Dong, the Witch Is Dead <>Duple improper October 24, 2000 A1 Women do-si-do (or gypsy or allemande right as well) Women swing (unisex style or Galway swing) A2 Men allemande right 1 ½ Men Galway swing* B1 Balance and swing your partner B2 Half a hey, women start right shoulder (Alternate: right and left through) Women chain across * Men's Galway swing is done with a hold that provides some personal space. The men maintain the right allemande hold, and they cup the other man's right elbow with their left hand, this makes for a very strong and stable, tetrahedron-like hold and a powerful swing. This swing also appears in Smog Check. This contra was written for a Halloween dance. The “Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead” riff from “The Wizard of Oz” is fun to throw into a tune if the band knows it. Originally written with the women’s role doing a unisex swing, but why should the men’s role have all the fun? You are at liberty to have both roles do the same swing. Women’s role allemande right is a little more odd from the position it is starting in though. One I wrote.

On Oct 12, 2017, at 7:38 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Devil's Backbone? Wizard's Walk? (Okay, I no longer have an objective sense of how Halloween-y this one is because it was the tradition at my school's contradance that we'd close out the Halloween contra with this one, with the band and the dancers competing to see who could go faster... it was a good time!) On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Bob Peterson via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweightnet>> wrote: There’s this no-swing dance, which I got from https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/devils_dream.html <https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/devils_dream.html> The Devil's Dream Traditional Improper Contra A1 1s face down and lead down the centre while the 2s face up and go up the outside all turn alone and lead back to give neighbour nearest hand and half turn neighbour A2 1s facing down the outside and 2s up the middle: lead up or down again you promenade in the same direction both times all turn alone and lead back to give left hands to neighbour B1 turn neighbour into a full ladies chain across B2 half promenade neighbour across set half right and left back In CDM6 and 500 Zesty Contras Note that this dance has no swing; however it is probably the most popular contra in English dance clubs. \Bob On Oct 12, 2017, at 09:16, Rich Sbardella via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:

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Don Veino

5:44 p.m.

Horror films apply? Below is my original chainsaw themed dance. I've since got several permutations on this sort of theme & motion which are not yet posted on my site - including the second simpler sequence. These have been walked through with dancers but not yet called publicly. I'm hoping to try Swinging Chainsaws this weekend. I'd love to hear feedback should anyone try these. -Don (Like) Juggling Chainsaws – DI – Don Veino 20170406 [Working/alternative title: Concord Chainsaw Massacre] A1 Neighbor Balance & Swing A2 (8) Gents LH Chain (to P) (8) Gents See Saw 1+1/2x (or See Saw 1x and pass Lefts across) WHILE Ladies Orbit CW 1/2x (Pass RT shoulder w/next Lady) B1 Partner Balance & Swing B2 Ladies RH Chain, ending Courtesy Turn facing N (up/down, reverse of progression), keep left hands w/N (pull into) See Saw 1x with THIS Neighbor, end facing NEXT Neighbor End effects: Wait out crossed over for N to come to you out of B2 See Saw. More details at http://veino.com/blog/?p=1558 Swinging Chainsaws - DI - Don Veino 20171006 A1 N B&S A2 Ladies Chain; L See Saw B1 P B&S B2 Ladies Chain; N See Saw to next (see Juggling Chainsaws B2 for details) On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

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Keith Wood

13 Oct 13 Oct

7:11 a.m.

One of mine: Polka-geist Formation: Becket formation, reverse progression Music: 32 bar polkas Source: Keith Wood November 2014 Notes: Someone at dancing mentioned "Polka-geist" as a pun. What a great dance name I thought. So developed a Contra dance with a polka feel and scary and back-to-front moves. A1 In ballroom hold, gallop across the set, the couple on the women's normal side separating to let the couple on the men's normal side pass through (4 beats) Polka balance towards the centre of the set (4 beats) Gallop across the set, the couple on the women's side separating to let the couple on the men's side through (4 beats) Polka balance towards the centre of the set (4 beats) A2 Polka once around the other couple and continue anti-clockwise around the set to progress to the next couple B1 Allemande partner right half-way (4 beats) Balance the long wavy lines (make a face or say boo to your neighbour) (4 beats) Allemande partner right half-way (4 beats) Balance the long wavy lines (make a face or say boo to your neighbour) (4 beats) B2 Men's chain across and back, left hand to other man, right hand to opposite woman and turn http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Polka-geist Cheers Keith Wood

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Angela DeCarlis
Bob Peterson
Don Veino
Karin Neils
Keith Wood
Linda Leslie
Maia McCormick
Martha Wild
Rich Sbardella