Import1 April 2015

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by Ric Goldman via Callers

Hi folks, In the midst of a discussion with some dancers during the break at a recent gig, this dance sequence came up. Has anyone seen its like? Allemandery, My Dear Watson improper A1 1-4 (New) Nbrs alle R 1-1/2 5-8 Gents alle L 1-1/2 (end in front of and facing Ptnr) A2 1-4 ½ hey (PR, WL, NR, GL) 5-8 Ptnr swing B1 1-4 Women alle R 1-1/2 5-8 Nbrs swing B2 1-4 Balance ring; pass by Nbr (pass thru backwards) L-shoulder and turn back L to 5-8 (Old) Nbrs alle L 1-1/2 (to next cpl) Thanx, Ric Goldman

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[Callers] Alemandery (WAS: Anyone seen this sequence?)

by Ric Goldman via Callers

Hi Kalia, As written, at the beginning of B2, folks come out of the nbr swing - 1s below, 2s above. The balance ring gives folks a chance to reorient (1s facing up, 2s facing down). The pass-by L (and turn L around to face the "normal" direction) flows into the subsequent allemande L 1-1/2. Another possible alternative for the pass-by might be a L-shoulder gypsy, which might flow into the nbr allemande L more easily (a "gypsy/allemande meltdown"?) However, going the other way with a normal pass-thru and turn to the R brings the L hands around to connect (perhaps with a clap) for the allemande: B2 1-4 Balance the ring; pass thru (and turn back R into) 5-8 Nbrs allemande L 1-1/2 (to new cpl...) This avoids the counter intuitive pass-by, and while not as smooth a flow, might be an exciting contact point for the dancers. Definitely worth considering :-) Thanx, Ric Goldman -----Original Message----- From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Kalia Kliban via Callers Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:52 PM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Anyone seen this sequence? I'm not entirely clear on what's happening in B2 1-4. One possible stumbling point, though, is that pass-throughs are almost always by the right shoulder, so you'll need to come up with a really strong way to teach that it's left (LEFT, no, the _other_ left). Kalia On 4/16/2015 3:32 PM, Ric Goldman via Callers wrote: > Hi folks, > > In the midst of a discussion with some dancers during the break at a > recent gig, this dance sequence came up.Has anyone seen its like? > > Allemandery, My Dear Watson improper > > A11-4(New) Nbrs alle R 1-1/2 > > 5-8Gents alle L 1-1/2 (end in front of and facing Ptnr) > > A21-4½ hey (PR, WL, NR, GL) > > 5-8Ptnr swing > > B11-4Women alle R 1-1/2 > > 5-8Nbrs swing > > B21-4Balance ring; pass by Nbr (pass thru backwards) L-shoulder and > turn back L to > > 5-8(Old) Nbrs alle L 1-1/2 (to next cpl) > > Thanx, Ric Goldman > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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[Callers] Names and authors for a few dances

by Martha Wild via Callers

OK, I've got a few dances here (actually more than a few but I'll start with a few) that I don't have attribution for. I'd appreciate any help, thanks! Number 1 4 face 4 A1 Forward and back Swing corner A2 Heads right and left through Sides right and left through B1 Men star left Do-si-do the one you swung once and a bit more to see partner B2 Balance and swing partner Number 2 Duple Improper A1 Allemande right neighbor 1 1/2 With NEXT neighbor, left shoulder do-si-do once A2 Swing original neighbor Lines forward and back (note, this is how I took it down but in practice I would probably rather Balance and swing original here) B1 Circle left 3/4 Swing partner B2 Women chain FULL and zesty square through Number 3 Duple improper A1 Wave balance with the MEN in the middle (left to partner, men right), men do Rory O'More move past each other to partner Swing partner A2 Women chain Women pull by the right and allemande left neighbor 1X to form a wave with the women in the middle B1 Wave balance, women Rory past each other to neighbor Swing neighbor B2 Pass through across the set to an ocean wave and balance (women in the middle) Step forward and with new neighbor facing you, allemande left 1 1/2 to form a wave with the men in the middle Number 4 Duple improper A1 Lines forward and back Swing neighbor A2 4 in line down the set, turn as couples come back up B1 Circle left Swing partner B2 Men allemande left 1 1/2 Star promenade, butterfly whirl That'll do for now. Thanks in advance!

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Re: [Callers] Bob Isaacs?

by Amy Larkin via Callers

I'm really sorry, This was thoughtless of me. I'll finish my taxes, and then use my brain to track him down. It will not be hard. Sorry for the inconvenience. Back to Shared Weight's regular programming; talking about dances & calling and stuff. Amy On Apr 15, 2015 12:00 PM, "Amy Larkin" <amylarkin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Would you kindly get in touch regarding NEFFA? > Thank you, > Amy for Heyday >

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[Callers] Bob Isaacs?

by Amy Larkin via Callers

Would you kindly get in touch regarding NEFFA? Thank you, Amy for Heyday

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[Callers] ANNOUNCE Contra in Exeter, UK next Friday (17th)

by Jeremy Gmail via Callers

Trying to set up a new contra series in the West Country. All welcome! Details: http://barndancecaller.net/exetercontra.html https://www.facebook.com/events/362877833923477/ Jeremy

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Re: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates

by Dugan Murphy via Callers

Hi Ron, I don't know of any dances with a Rory O'More figure and a box circulate in the same dance, but if you're looking for a Petronella figure and a Rory O'More figure in the same dance, check "Wave-Particle Duality" by Ryan Smith: http://www.twirlyshirts.com/dances/by-ryan/wave-particle-duality/. Dugan Murphy dugan(a)duganmurphy.com > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:44:18 -0400 > From: Ron Blechner via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> > To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > Subject: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates > Message-ID: > < > CALf+g+5B02YzKizDh1E-YMoJx-n1V9sgjsR4rqxDjuwOy3JecA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Long wave Rory O'Moore balance and slides/spins and box circulates ... in > the same dance, adjacent to one another? > > I've not yet seen or danced any. Anyone have? > > I have a few dances; trying one or two this week. > > In dance, > Ron Blechner >

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Re: [Callers] Irish Contra Dances

by Don Heinold via Callers

Thanks to one and all for their inpu and support! Just what I needed. ~ Don From: Liz and Bill via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> To: John Sweeney <info(a)contrafusion.co.uk> Cc: John Sweeney via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>; callers-request(a)lists.sharedweight.net Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2015 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Irish Contra Dances Hi John and Don, The "English" people in the clip you mentioned are mostly Kiwis but close enough. That was taken at our monthly dance when we were joined by a contra tour from the USA and also John and Hilary Turner from the UK. We often get a large group of teens coming because I used to run barn dances for them. As a 'reward' for supporting the contra dance I usually have Waves of Tory for them half way. They are so 'good' at dipping and diving that they want it even faster than normal, so they form a set of 7 couples and dance double speed while the rest are dancing the 5 couple version to the 48 bar music. > English people dancing Waves of Tory: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1qtN-kw6Mg > > Note how the timing, styling, speed are all completely different, especially > on the Dip 'n' Dive - the Irish take their time, the English rush through > it. Scroll down the page http://christchurch.contradance.nz/past.html to February 2012 to see more the dances we ran at that time when we had the contra (and English) visitors. Cheers, Bill PS - Similar visits will happen Feb 2016, so NZ will be the place for contra gypsies. _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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