On 30/08/2012 12:17, Laur wrote: I agree, Borrowdale Exchange is a hoot, no matter the group. Great fun watching circles form of two or four couples. Once had a five couple one (ONS), actually said on mic, "This'll be a fun hands across/star!" A two couple mixer I like, again for many settings, is Set A Crochet (The Hook Dance). Picked it up from the Ralph Page dance legacy weekend (15th & 18th) syllabi. I use it for any kind of dance setting. "Regular" dancers are much quicker to teach it, due to the Ladies Chain, however that could be substituted. Tennessee Mixer is fun, as is the Atlantic Mixer (20th RPDLW) If you like Tom Green's place try John Brown. Yeah, quite funny. I had, "one of those colour names" from June (we were at a Morris Ale). Also Peter Foster's Bush Dance pages are highly useful and have some choreographer attributions missing on others. http://www.ceilidhcalling.co.uk/ http://pfoster.pcug.org.au/index.htm I don't seem to have Tennessee Mixer on my netbook or jump drive. From memory it's: Concentric circles Men inside facing out, ladies outside facing in A1 Left diagonal, Allemande left Partner see-saw A2 Right diagonal, Allemande right Partner do si do B1 Partner (balance &) swing (?) B2 Promenade in LOD Either ladies turn over right shoulder to promenade briefly with the one behind, OR men move up, can't recall via Susan Michaels, possibly via Fred Park. Cheers, John -- J.D. Erskine Victoria, BC Skype: island.dance Island Dance - Folk & Country dance info - site & mail list http://members.shaw.ca/island.dance/

Thank you Greg. I am looking for a mixer, probably a circle mixer, that is fun and interesting for regular contra dancers, not new dancers, and not for a festival or a ONS. I have, for instance, Esmeralda’s Revenge (and the easier versions January mixer and Atlanta mixer); I have Teds mixer. So something maybe in the middle of those two. Something not so involved that people will scratch their heads, and with flow. Lp --- On Thu, 8/30/12, Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Bob Dalsemer has some good mixers here: http://bobdalsemer.com/Bob_Dalsemers_Web_Pages/Other_Dances.html ‘Old Bob’s Mixer’ is one of my favorites but might be a bit more complex than what you are looking for. Please let us know what you call and how it goes. Bree Kalb Carrboro, NC

Thanks all - I am stretching out here - I do not like to call things I have not danced, so I am doing a test of faith ! I'll look at all the suggestions, and hope more are coming. Lp (threads clipped for sake of digest)

I have used the following circle mixers. They are all easy and fun. La Bastringue Experanza (medium) Cabot school mixer Alabama Jubilee Family Waltz When calling contras I now tend to look at the entire evening as a "mixer." Still, mixers can certainly add variety and intense social interaction to the evening. Announce them in advance so the regulars can seek partners with that knowledge. (I like to always keep the regulars on the inside of my calling effort. I want the regulars to be invested in hall integration.) - Greg McKenzie On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com> wrote: