1 Feb
2018
1 Feb
'18
8:11 a.m.
"The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call
it "Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver
unto you for a swing?)
I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it was
published in his first collection "Dizzy Dances" (
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/DD1.txt) which I don't have. I
never thought that was a problem, since "Dizzy Dances II" is subtitled
"Featuring the best of Volume 1 plus...". But now I wonder how many other
great dances that Gene didn't consider "the best" are hiding in that book!
I've also long struggled with the "women's arms pulled out of their
sockets" problem, and tried a couple fixes that failed spectacularly. Mac,
your solution looks brilliant and I'm excited to try it!
Rick
1 Feb
1 Feb
10:27 a.m.
New subject: Looking for "fun" dances
Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading clockwise
but like a lot of times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets clunky and I end
up going back to the original. Since the "Wheel" is the most fun with a hall
packed with dancers, I have settled on calling it only for large crowds when the original
"circle up" has the dancers pretty much pushed up against the walls. Then when
they get in promenade position, that all loosens up but during the circle lefts the
women's arms are saved.
bill
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances
"The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call it
"Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver unto you
for a swing?)
I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it was published in
his first collection "Dizzy Dances"
(https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/DD1.txt<https://nam04.safelink…)
which I don't have. I never thought that was a problem, since "Dizzy Dances
II" is subtitled "Featuring the best of Volume 1 plus...". But now I wonder
how many other great dances that Gene didn't consider "the best" are hiding
in that book!
I've also long struggled with the "women's arms pulled out of their
sockets" problem, and tried a couple fixes that failed spectacularly. Mac, your
solution looks brilliant and I'm excited to try it!
Rick
1:30 p.m.
New subject: Looking for "fun" dances
Here is a photo of The Wheel from the original Dizzy Dances
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:27 AM, Bill Olson via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading clockwise
but like a lot of times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets clunky and I end
up going back to the original. Since the "Wheel" is the most fun with a hall
packed with dancers, I have settled on calling it only for large crowds when the original
"circle up" has the dancers pretty much pushed up against the walls. Then when
they get in promenade position, that all loosens up but during the circle lefts the
women's arms are saved.
bill
From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of Rick Mohr via
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To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances
"The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call it
"Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver unto you
for a swing?)
I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it was published in
his first collection "Dizzy Dances"
(https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/DD1.txt) which I don't have. I never
thought that was a problem, since "Dizzy Dances II" is subtitled "Featuring
the best of Volume 1 plus...". But now I wonder how many other great dances that Gene
didn't consider "the best" are hiding in that book!
I've also long struggled with the "women's arms pulled out of their
sockets" problem, and tried a couple fixes that failed spectacularly. Mac, your
solution looks brilliant and I'm excited to try it!
Rick
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3 Feb
3 Feb
10:45 a.m.
New subject: Looking for "fun" dances
I really love “Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud by Mike Borshig
Not obviously silly, but much more fun if the dancers allow themselves to
be silly
A1 N B&S
A2 gents Alle L 1.5
P alle r 1.5 (end facing up / down, partners facing in opposite
directions)
B1 Walk forward, make a Left Hand Star (in theory with N, Shadow and one
other person)
LHS 1x
P Sw
B2 Circle L 3/4
Ring Balance, CA Twirl
This dance is best when people don't take it too seriously. Secret is not
to worry about whether you went the right way for the star -- turn a star
all the way around and you'll get back to your partner. Also works if you
and partner both go the same way (and make a 5 person star). Challenge
dancers to make stars with more people. Come down off the stage and jump
into the stars yourself. :-)
J
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 1:30 PM Robert Green via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Here is a photo of The Wheel from the original Dizzy
Dances
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:27 AM, Bill Olson via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading
clockwise but like a lot of times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets
clunky and I end up going back to the original. Since the "Wheel" is the
most fun with a hall packed with dancers, I have settled on calling it only
for large crowds when the original "circle up" has the dancers pretty much
pushed up against the walls. Then when they get in promenade position, that
all loosens up but during the circle lefts the women's arms are saved.
bill
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Rick Mohr via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:11 PM
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*Subject:* Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances
"The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call
it "Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver
unto you for a swing?)
I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it was
published in his first collection "Dizzy Dances" (
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/DD1.txt
<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fcontradance%2Findex%2FDD1.txt&data=02%7C01%7C%7C697c6daa31f44b462fe008d569759a6a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636530876176927415&sdata=sHtXOykMuVYBbufQ70v4aoayq3Pe3RwFtzlHHkuqgEw%3D&reserved=0>
) which I don't have. I never thought that was a problem, since "Dizzy
Dances II" is subtitled "Featuring the best of Volume 1 plus...". But now
I
wonder how many other great dances that Gene didn't consider "the best"
are
hiding in that book!
I've also long struggled with the "women's arms pulled out of their
sockets" problem, and tried a couple fixes that failed spectacularly.
Mac, your solution looks brilliant and I'm excited to try it!
Rick
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Jack Mitchell
Durham, NC
4 Feb
4 Feb
12:44 p.m.
New subject: Looking for "fun" dances
I'll second "Happy as a Cold Pig..." but you have to call it to the right
crowd. You need people who won't get upset when "everything went wrong but
I still found my partner." You'll see six people stars, three people
stars, one person stars! but everyone will be smiling.
Dale
On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 9:45 AM, Jack Mitchell via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I really love “Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud by Mike
Borshig
Not obviously silly, but much more fun if the dancers allow themselves to
be silly
A1 N B&S
A2 gents Alle L 1.5
P alle r 1.5 (end facing up / down, partners facing in opposite
directions)
B1 Walk forward, make a Left Hand Star (in theory with N, Shadow and one
other person)
LHS 1x
P Sw
B2 Circle L 3/4
Ring Balance, CA Twirl
This dance is best when people don't take it too seriously. Secret is not
to worry about whether you went the right way for the star -- turn a star
all the way around and you'll get back to your partner. Also works if you
and partner both go the same way (and make a 5 person star). Challenge
dancers to make stars with more people. Come down off the stage and jump
into the stars yourself. :-)
J
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 1:30 PM Robert Green via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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naming things, and off-by-one errors.
Here is a photo of The Wheel from the original
Dizzy Dances
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:27 AM, Bill Olson via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading
clockwise but like a lot of times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets
clunky and I end up going back to the original. Since the "Wheel" is the
most fun with a hall packed with dancers, I have settled on calling it only
for large crowds when the original "circle up" has the dancers pretty much
pushed up against the walls. Then when they get in promenade position, that
all loosens up but during the circle lefts the women's arms are saved.
bill
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*From:* Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of
Rick Mohr via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:11 PM
*To:* callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
*Subject:* Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances
"The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call
it "Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver
unto you for a swing?)
I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it
was published in his first collection "Dizzy Dances" (
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/DD1.txt
<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fcontradance%2Findex%2FDD1.txt&data=02%7C01%7C%7C697c6daa31f44b462fe008d569759a6a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636530876176927415&sdata=sHtXOykMuVYBbufQ70v4aoayq3Pe3RwFtzlHHkuqgEw%3D&reserved=0>
) which I don't have. I never thought that was a problem, since "Dizzy
Dances II" is subtitled "Featuring the best of Volume 1 plus...". But now
I
wonder how many other great dances that Gene didn't consider "the best"
are
hiding in that book!
I've also long struggled with the "women's arms pulled out of their
sockets" problem, and tried a couple fixes that failed spectacularly.
Mac, your solution looks brilliant and I'm excited to try it!
Rick
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