given that hint - I will submit Roger Diggle's Roll in the Hey (but many others from Roger might also qualify as candidates - and the same could be said for Gene Hubert - lots of great dances from the Midwest). Mac ________________________________ From: Michael Fuerst <mjerryfuerst(a)yahoo.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite Dances I did have one specific dance in mind when I started this thread. I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet. It almost always gets called at dance weekends with open calling--at least in the Midwest, where such weekends are popular Of course that could be because its author is from the Midwest. (hint! hint!) But other suggestions can still be offered. Also Donna Hunt wrote: "The Wizard's Walk tune is often played without the Wizard's Walk dance in dance halls these days. So why aren't some of the Chestnut tunes played without the corresponding dance?" The answer lurks in these lyrics from Fiddler on the Roof: "Tradition, tradition! Tradition!" Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 ________________________________ From: Paul Wilde <zenyente(a)gmail.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 3:36 PM Subject: [Callers] Favorite Dances Hey everyone, I'd like to return to Michael's original thread, before it is forgotten. The idea of posting our favorite 2 or 3 dances seems like a wonderful chance to share resources and enrich our dance communities. Thanks, Paul On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Michael Fuerst <mjerryfuerst(a)yahoo.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ 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

I thought it would be fun to look at the Dance Video Archives and see what the top dances were by number of hits. The top 10 were: 1. Hull's Victory http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/95-hulls-victory 2. Chorus Jig http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/68-chorus-jig 3. Money Musk http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/69-money-musk 4 .Lady of the Lake http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/135-hulls-victory2 5. Jefferson & Liberty http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/123-jefferson-a-l… 6. California Twirlin' http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/146-california-twirl… 7. Wizard's Walk http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/85-wizards-walk 8. Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/55-happy-warm-pig 9. Another Cure for the Claps http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/207-anothyer-cure-fo… 10 .Al's Safeway Produce http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/175-als-safeway-prod… On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Paul Wilde <zenyente(a)gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers