Re: [Callers] Circle mixers for newbies - Contra Callers

26 Oct 2012

I do a variation of La Bastrangue that I call Black Cat Mixer, but maybe it should just be
La Bastrangue Variation:

A1) Forward and back, repeat
A2) Circle left
Single file back to the right! - at end,  women, or #2s (if you haven't got easily
established genders, i.e. children, tons of women or men, etc., tell them when they start
to choose someone to be #1 and someone to be #2, and then have the #1s on the left and #2s
on the right to start) - anyway, women or #2s TAP the person in front of them, who turns
to face them
B1) Do-si-do the person you are facing
Swing that person (or 2 hand turn, elbow swing depending on crowd)
B2) Promenade (with the #1s on the inside and the #2s on the outside, that usually aligns
them correctly) for 16 counts, swoop the 2s forward to form a circle again.

I find the TAP is very useful in telling people who they are going to dance with. The #2s
are always the tappers. In regular La Bastrangue, for newcomers, the swing is way too long
since they don't know how to do it, and figuring out who is on your left and turning
them under is sometimes confusing (some  people have left-right issues, and the turning
them under varies from person to person, wrenching arms as no one knows what to expect).
This usually works pretty well.
Martha

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   1. Re: Circle Mixers for newbies (Linda Leslie)
   2. Mystery Triplet (Maia McCormick)
   3. Re: Mystery Triplet (Linda Leslie)
   4. Re: Melanie's-Microchasmic-Star Crazy? (Andrea Nettleton)
   5. Reminder (Chris Weiler (home))

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 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:36:06 -0400
 From: Linda Leslie &lt;laleslierjg(a)comcast.net&gt;
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 EZ's Mixer is by Eric Zorn. I believe Eric is still in Chicago, which  
 where I first met him about 30 years ago!
 Linda

 On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Laur wrote:

  I have great success with EZ's Mixer. 
(Thanks Meg Dedolph)
 I'm sorry I don't have the author.

 I use it at festivals, with beginners during a dance as instruction,  
 at weddings.

 Laurie P

 EZ's Mixer

 A1
 P Rt hand turn
 P Lf hand turn

 A2
 P two hand turn
 P do si do

 B1
 P (Bal) Swing (leave out the bal if you think they can't get it or  
 do an elbow swing)

 B2
 P Promenade
 Ladies turn back (or gents move forward)

 For a non mixer change

 B1
 Promenade

 B2
 Into the middle and back 2x

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 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:43:45 -0400
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 Hi folks,

 Snagged the following lovely-looking dance from David Kaynor last week,
 only he couldn't remember the name of it. Anyone know it?

 Thanks!
 Maia

 ________ by Anne Fallon (triplet, proper)

 A1: forward and back; partner do-si-do

 A2: 2?s start contracorners

 B1: all partners balance and swing

 B2: peel the banana (1?s lead down, make arch, become 3?s)

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 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:15:36 -0400
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 The dance is Microchasmic by Ann Fallon.
 Linda

 On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:43 PM, Maia McCormick wrote:

  Hi folks,

 Snagged the following lovely-looking dance from David Kaynor last  
 week,
 only he couldn't remember the name of it. Anyone know it?

 Thanks!
 Maia

 ________ by Anne Fallon (triplet, proper)

 A1: forward and back; partner do-si-do

 A2: 2?s start contracorners

 B1: all partners balance and swing

 B2: peel the banana (1?s lead down, make arch, become 3?s)
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 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:43:20 -0400
 From: Andrea Nettleton &lt;twirly-girl(a)bellsouth.net&gt;
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 I like the pull out to be from a star R, as the tug then gives you the correct clockwise
rotation to swing.

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 On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:57 PM, Sue Robishaw &lt;sue(a)manytracks.com&gt; wrote:

  Hi,
   In trying to organize my dances I have "Melanie's Triplet" and "Star
Crazy" (with a note that it's also called "Six Hand Reel") that look to
be the same (Circle / Star / Lowest pull out / promenade). And someone gave me yet another
name.  But in searching online and on this list to see if they indeed are the same, I also
found a different "Melanie's Triplet" that is the same as one I have as
"Microchasmic" (with Contra Corners).
   I know dances often have many names and no matter what you call them they're both
great dances, but I'd like to get the names right if possible. Any help sorting this
out would be appreciated!
   Also, on the "Lowest Pull Out" dance above, which Star first have you found
to work best (Right Hand or Left Hand)?
       Thanks much,
       Sue Robishaw, U.P. MI
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