Gosh - I thought it was the Tryptophan Reel, after the amino acid found in quantity in Turkey, which is why it is called at Thanksgiving. But it would be equally appropriate at Christmas when many also serve turkey. Dorcas Hand Houston -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Richard Mckeever Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 10:16 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances? I like Susan Kevra's 'Trip to Phane' reel - but it seems to get called more around Thanksgiving - maybe it is ready for a second holiday. Mac ________________________________ From: Luke Donforth <luke.donev(a)gmail.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 8:22 AM Subject: [Callers] Shadow Dances? Hello all, Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail buddies)? Thanks -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com> www.lukedonev.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

http://www.prismnet.com/contradance/sequences/trip-to-phan-reel.html On 12/25/2011 10:28 PM, Jeff Kaufman wrote:

On 25/12/2011 19:27, Greg McKenzie wrote: Surely the objection to mixers (in The States) is that you don't get to swing your original partner every time through the dance. In most mixers you wouldn't swing the same shadow every time - if you did I'd change the starting format so that the person you swing is actually the one you asked to dance. Colin Hume ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4702 - Release Date: 12/25/11

Hey all, In the case of a hall with many same gendered couples, I am not sure how the shadow helps the person playing the opposite gender role, if they even can be said to need the opposite gender interaction. Let us assume a couple made up of two women. A shadow, by definition, is a partner analogue, so the person playing the W will likely get a man as her shadow, several men if there are several shadows, but the woman playing the gent will get all women shadows. For her, should she desire opposite gender interaction, a same gender gypsy, or swing, or allemande serves the purpose a shadow never could. Just saying I don't believe gender imbalance should be the excuse to roll out a shadow dance. Groundhog Day seems a better opportunity! One further point, shadows are so called because, at least in all the instances I can summon to mind, they follow you through the dance, or you follow them. At any rate, you are linked. While the first introduction may be a surprise, this does not make it a mixer unless the line gets very confused and you lose your original shadow as a result. I take your point about not everyone enjoying repeatedly swinging a person randomly destined to be their shadow, but it is after all, just a dance, and unless they are very horrible indeed, fun can be had with most anyone, and it is over soon enough. Perhaps with that in mind Luke, if you are going to have a number of shadow dances, let the interaction with the shadow be different in each dance: one a swing, the next allemandes, the next a gypsy, a do si do, what have you. Sounds fun. Wish I could be there. :) Andrea Sent from my iPhone On Dec 25, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance, Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f&b.  Thanks,   Dave Colestock Harrisburg, PA         --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green <bobgreen(a)swbell.net> wrote: From: Bob Green <bobgreen(a)swbell.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances? To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket A1 Shadow Gypsy once around      Partner Swing A2 Circle left 3 places      Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru B1 Next neighbor balance and swing B2 Long lines forward and back Bob : On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth <luke.donev(a)gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

I've written to Jim as I don't have the movie for this one. I will probably see him at the calling party tonight...maybe we can make a movie... Sorry about the error, he posted it that way on the website and I didn't check it before I copied it. Bob On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Dave Colestock <contradancerdave(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote: