8 Jul
2015
8 Jul
'15
3:35 p.m.
Hi Callers,
In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the second
time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with nautical themes/jokes, so
this year I'll really need to go "overboard."
I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not distracting) maritime
moves/terminology/jokes/trivia to add into my program. The majority of folks in my area
have at least been on a boat other than a ferry, and a number sail regularly, but I'd
rather keep the references from becoming too obscure.
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Lindsey(Tacoma, WA)
8 Jul
8 Jul
4 p.m.
If you can get the band on-board, any number of sea chanteys are
contra-tune-able--for instance, Drunken Sailor and South Australia, in
addition to the sea songs already in the repertoire like Sailor's Hornpipe
(which turns up in the Popeye theme!). Also, He's a Pirate from Pirates of
the Caribbean is loads of fun to dance to (I've got a version that I
engraved if you/the band wants).
As far as dances in the theme, A Pirate's Life for Me by Nathaniel Jack,
High Seas by Diane Silver, and Captain Shank's Revenge by Maggie Jo Saylor
all come to mind, and I'm sure there are loads more! (Though my favorite
part about Captain Shank can be applied to pretty much any dance: in a
Petronella, instead of clapping, shout "yo ho!")
If it's a gender-neutral dance, call with Ports and Starboards?
And my current favorite joke:
"What do octogenarian pirates say?"
"Aye, matey!"
Best of luck--sounds like fun!
On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi Callers,
In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the
second time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with
nautical themes/jokes, so this year I'll really need to go "overboard."
I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not distracting)
maritime moves/terminology/jokes/trivia to add into my program. The
majority of folks in my area have at least been on a boat other than a
ferry, and a number sail regularly, but I'd rather keep the references from
becoming too obscure.
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Lindsey
(Tacoma, WA)
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4:13 p.m.
On 7/8/2015 1:00 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
If you can get the band on-board, any number of sea
chanteys are
contra-tune-able--for instance, Drunken Sailor and South Australia, in
addition to the sea songs already in the repertoire like Sailor's
Hornpipe (which turns up in the Popeye theme!). Also, He's a Pirate from
Pirates of the Caribbean is loads of fun to dance to (I've got a version
that I engraved if you/the band wants).
As far as dances in the theme, A Pirate's Life for Me by Nathaniel Jack,
High Seas by Diane Silver, and Captain Shank's Revenge by Maggie Jo
Saylor all come to mind, and I'm sure there are loads more! (Though my
favorite part about Captain Shank can be applied to pretty much any
dance: in a Petronella, instead of clapping, shout "yo ho!")
Andrea Nettleton may have already responded offline, but she's written a
really fun contra called Pirates Across The Atlantic, based on an
English dance called Dancing Across The Atlantic (by Loretta Holz). The
distinctive opening figure has a chase move that can get really silly.
Did someone already mention Nathaniel Jack's "Walk the Plank"?
Kalia
4:06 p.m.
At least 2 dances commemorate naval victories in the war of 1812: Hull's
Victory and Sacketts Harbor.
On Jul 8, 2015 3:36 PM, "Lindsey Dono via Callers" <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi Callers,
In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the
second time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with
nautical themes/jokes, so this year I'll really need to go "overboard."
I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not distracting)
maritime moves/terminology/jokes/trivia to add into my program. The
majority of folks in my area have at least been on a boat other than a
ferry, and a number sail regularly, but I'd rather keep the references from
becoming too obscure.
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Lindsey
(Tacoma, WA)
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11:59 p.m.
Margate Hoy is a simple English dance that can be done quite zestily. "Hoy"
is some kind of ship. I heard somewhere that Margate Hoy was a ferry boat
named for the town of Margate, but I have not found "hoy" defined as a
ferry boat anywhere online (yet). I did find this definition of Hoy from
Dictionary.com:
noun, Nautical
1.
a heavy barge used in harbors.
2.
a vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually slooprigged, used for
fishing and coastal trading.
You can find different takes on the dance on youtube; in particular, one
from a Civil War Ball and another from a Jane Austen convention:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPD2LYYc1bA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRWwLX2qvGg (it doesn't start right away)
Then we have eight children (it's usually a dance for three couples) in a
video you can download (or perhaps just play) from the Constant Billy Trust
schools resource pack:
http://constantbilly.org.uk/Resources/2009%20Resource%20Pack.htm
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Hi Callers,
In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the
second time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with
nautical themes/jokes, so this year I'll really need to go "overboard."
I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not distracting)
maritime moves/terminology/jokes/trivia to add into my program. The
majority of folks in my area have at least been on a boat other than a
ferry, and a number sail regularly, but I'd rather keep the references from
becoming too obscure.
Looking forward to your suggestions!
Lindsey
(Tacoma, WA)
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