Import1 May 2015

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by Grant Goodyear via Callers

Here's some good advice and a few dances: http://jolainejonespokorney.blogspot.com/2012/12/one-night-stand-dances.html -Grant Goodyear- On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 3:08 PM Ben Hornstein via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm calling a dance this weekend at Comicpalooza, a large comic book > convention. The crowd will be at least 95% people who have never danced. > What are some dances that you all recommend for this sort of crowd? > > -Ben > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >

8 years, 11 months

[Callers] Dances for Novice Crowds

by Ben Hornstein via Callers

Hi All, I'm calling a dance this weekend at Comicpalooza, a large comic book convention. The crowd will be at least 95% people who have never danced. What are some dances that you all recommend for this sort of crowd? -Ben

8 years, 11 months

[Callers] Lost a posting, please help

by jean francis via Callers

I thought I'd saved a fairly recent discussion on 'transgressive contras'...there was one posting that had a link to a video of 2 contra lines where the 1's bounced back and forth from line to line in subsequent verses. Could some kind soul who did save that please email me the link and any relevant discussion they saved at catherineaura(a)yahoo.com. Sadly I do not know how to access any archives...tried googling 'transgressive contra shared weight' and just brought up a long discussion from 2006 Many thanks!

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Callers] monkey in the middle instructions?

by James Saxe via Callers

The author of "Monkey in the Middle" is Sherry Nevins of Seattle. Her original version is slightly different from the version (collected by Lynn from Carol) in Val's recent message. Monkey in the Middle, by Sherry Nevins 9-person set: circle of 8, plus 1 in the middle A1 Circle left (8) Circle right (8) A2 Into the middle & back (8) Into the middle & back (8) B1 One in the middle, swing [some]one [Ballroom, elbow, or 2-hand swing. Choose fast!] (8) Those 2, swing 2 [The swinging pair let go of each other, and each swing someone new.] (8) B2 Those 4, swing 4 [Each swings one of the remaining five. The left-over person becomes the ...] (16) New monkey in the middle. [The other eight] join hands and ... In a message I have from Sherry, she wrote (in 2011): > ... I found a page > from late December 2003 or early January 2004 headed "9 Pin Var." > with the dance written out ... It appears I first called > it (listed as "9 Pin Var.") at the South End Square Dance on > 1/30/04. On 2/1/04 it was written on the set list for the Family > Dance as "Monkey in the Middle". Note that Sherry considers the formation to be a "circle" of eight-- rather than a "square"--plus one extra person. While Sherry got her inspiration from traditional versions of Ninepin Reel, her dance has no calls directed to "heads" or "sides", and there needn't be any presumption that swinging pairs will be in opposite gender roles. Another thing that distinguishes the dance from traditional versions on Ninepin Reel is the sequence in the B part One in the middle, swing [some]one Those 2 swing 2 Those 4 swing 4 with the person left over becoming the new "Monkey in the Middle". This contrasts with the usual method of choosing a new "ninepin", in which five dancers race to dance with four potential partners. The result of Sherry's method is that the person not chosen in one round of the dance gets to be the first chooser in the next round. The pattern of having 2, then 4, then 8 dancers swinging is reminiscent of a "multiplication" (a/k/a "snowball") dance of the sort sometimes done at wedding receptions or used as an ice-breaker at teen parties. I can remember seeing such dances in the 1960s, and I'm sure the idea wasn't new then. But so far as I know, Sherry is the first to have integrated the multiplication/snowball idea into a version of the ninepin dance. Sherry composed her dance as a 32-bar phrased sequence (though as you can see, her version is just a little different from what Carol apparently called at RPDLW). Some of the people who have since spread the dance call it unphrased, for example Michael Ismerio as heard in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg2xx9tkxmE Note also that Michael only has dancers go in and back once before the middle person starts the series of swings. It didn't take many steps of folk processing to produce these differences: Michael tells me he learned the dance from Sherry. While Sherry understands that once a dance is released "into the wild", the folk process will follow its course, I believe that if the dance is published anywhere, she'd like her original phrased version to be given. The words ... swing one. Those 2 swing 2 Those 4 swing 4 are the way Sherry calls the action in the B parts. I use those calls also. But during the walk-through, I explicitly tell the first swinging pair to let go of each other and each swing someone new. I do that because the very first time I called the dance, I said "Those 2 swing 2 more" during the walk-through, and I saw some people swinging in a basket of four. Note, by the way, that the dance adapts very easily to a 10-person version. Just have two people in the middle each time and have them start the sequence of swings by swinging each other. --Jim On May 18, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Val Medve wrote (to the SharedWeight callers' forum): > Hi all. Several folks asked me off-line for the Monkey directions. Here's Lynn Ackerson's note and dance instructions, with her permission -- and our thanks. And thanks, too, to Rich Goss for his even speedier reply to my request! Val > > From Lynn Ackerson: > The [RPDLW 2015] syllabus will be available for sale soon. We usually wait a year before putting it online. But as a sneak peak, here's how the dance will look in the syllabus: > > Monkey in the Middle > > As called by Carol Ormand > Source: Unknown > Formation: Ninepin: 4 couples in a square, with an extra person (the “monkey”) in the middle > Music: Joys of Quebec > > A1 Circle left > Circle right > A2 Into the middle and back > Monkey in the middle, swing someone > B1 Those two separate and swing two more > B2 Those four separate and swing four more; finish in a square with a new monkey in the middle > > > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Val Medve <val.medve(a)gmail.com> wrote: > That was quick! > > Two list members sent the instructions to me. Thank you! Val > > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Val Medve <val.medve(a)gmail.com> wrote: > At the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (RPDLW) in January, Carol Ormand called a fun & silly little dance that I liked: Monkey in the Middle. I think there were 4 couples plus 1 extra person ("the monkey"). I don't think that the 2015 RPDLW syllabus is available yet online. Would anyone have instructions they're willing to share? Val Medve, Essex, Vermont (val.medve(a)gmail.com) > > -- > My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com <snip>

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Callers] monkey in the middle instructions?

by Val Medve via Callers

Hi all. Several folks asked me off-line for the Monkey directions. Here's Lynn Ackerson's note and dance instructions, with her permission -- and our thanks. And thanks, too, to Rich Goss for his even speedier reply to my request! Val >From Lynn Ackerson: The [RPDLW 2015] syllabus will be available for sale soon. We usually wait a year before putting it online. But as a sneak peak, here's how the dance will look in the syllabus: Monkey in the Middle As called by Carol Ormand Source: Unknown Formation: Ninepin: 4 couples in a square, with an extra person (the “monkey”) in the middle Music: *Joys of Quebec* A1 Circle left Circle right A2 Into the middle and back Monkey in the middle, swing someone B1 Those two separate and swing two more B2 Those four separate and swing four more; finish in a square with a new monkey in the middle On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Val Medve <val.medve(a)gmail.com> wrote: > That was quick! > > Two list members sent the instructions to me. Thank you! Val > > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Val Medve <val.medve(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> At the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (RPDLW) in January, Carol Ormand >> called a fun & silly little dance that I liked: Monkey in the Middle. I >> think there were 4 couples plus 1 extra person ("the monkey"). I don't >> think that the 2015 RPDLW syllabus is available yet online. Would anyone >> have instructions they're willing to share? Val Medve, Essex, Vermont ( >> val.medve(a)gmail.com) >> >> -- >> My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com >> > > > > -- > My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com > -- My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Callers] monkey in the middle instructions?

by Val Medve via Callers

That was quick! Two list members sent the instructions to me. Thank you! Val On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Val Medve <val.medve(a)gmail.com> wrote: > At the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (RPDLW) in January, Carol Ormand > called a fun & silly little dance that I liked: Monkey in the Middle. I > think there were 4 couples plus 1 extra person ("the monkey"). I don't > think that the 2015 RPDLW syllabus is available yet online. Would anyone > have instructions they're willing to share? Val Medve, Essex, Vermont ( > val.medve(a)gmail.com) > > -- > My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com > -- My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com

8 years, 11 months

[Callers] monkey in the middle instructions?

by Val Medve via Callers

At the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (RPDLW) in January, Carol Ormand called a fun & silly little dance that I liked: Monkey in the Middle. I think there were 4 couples plus 1 extra person ("the monkey"). I don't think that the 2015 RPDLW syllabus is available yet online. Would anyone have instructions they're willing to share? Val Medve, Essex, Vermont ( val.medve(a)gmail.com) -- My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates

by Ron Blechner via Callers

And tried. Like it better like that. Playground Stomp Duple Improper Contra Ron T Blechner Start: Long waves with Gents facing out, Ladies facing In, N in RH A1. Bal, Slide R past N (4, 4) Bal, Slide L past N (4, 4) A2. Bal, Box Circulate (4, 4) Bal, Gents Alle L 1x (4, 4) B1. P Gypsy + Swing (16) B2. Ladies Chain (8) Star L 1x (8) (to long wavy lines) On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Ron Blechner <contraron(a)gmail.com> wrote: > For Playground Stomp, next time I'll try the B2 as: > Ladies Chain (8) (to N) > Star L to long waves (8) > > It's slightly harder, but reduces balances from 5 to 4, and reduces the > raised arms in the dance, which may mean less fatigue. > > Ron > > On Apr 30, 2015 8:06 PM, "Ron Blechner" <contraron(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thought I'd share the fruits of my thinking. >> >> Wrote a few dances. Have 2 keepers: >> >> Astral Navigation >> Becket Contra >> Ron T Blechner >> Called 4/15/15 Baltimore >> >> A1. Circle L 3/4 (6) >> NS (10) >> A2. Star L 1x (8) to Long Waves * >> Bal Wave, Box Circulate ** (4, 4) >> B1. Bal R, Slide R past P (4, 4) *** >> Bal L, Slide L past P (4, 4) >> B2. P B+S (4, 12) >> >> * Gents face out, Ladies face in, Prev N in LH, New N in RH >> ** Ladies Cross, Gents Loop R. This is the progression! >> *** As in Rory O'Moore >> >> One of several dances I wrote mixing Rory O'Moore spins and box >> circulates. This one has a strong partner focus, but still manages a >> neighbor swing. The title refers both to using the star to enter the >> long ocean waves, as well as one's partner being a guiding star to >> keep in the right place. >> >> >> Playground Stomp >> Duple Improper Contra >> Ron T Blechner >> Called 4/1/15 Amherst, refined, called 4/16/15 Mt. Airy, Philadelphia >> Thursday dance >> >> Start: Long waves with Gents facing out, Ladies facing In, N in RH >> >> A1. Bal, Slide R past N (4, 4) * >> Bal, Slide L past N (4, 4) >> A2. Bal, Box Circulate (4, 4) ** >> Bal, Gents Alle L 1x (4, 4) *** >> B1. P Gypsy + Swing (16) >> B2. Ladies Alle R 1.5x (8) to wave of 4 **** >> Bal Wave, N Alle L 3/4 (4, 4) to long waves. ***** >> >> * as in Rory O'Moore >> ** Ladies cross, gents loop R >> *** Ladies loop R as if it's a box circulate. This flows nicely into the >> gypsy. >> **** N in LH >> ***** New N in RH >> >> Difficulty: Intermediate - the individual moves aren't bad, but >> there's a lot going on. This is a very stompy dance, hence the title. >> "Playground" refers to slides and boxes one might play on/in. >> >> I'm going to play with this more... Maybe turn the gents allemande to >> a gypsy left. >> >> This dance I wrote to mix up 2 Rory spins and 2 Box Circulates. The >> gents allemande was an innovation born out of necessity. There's no >> neighbor swing, but you get a lot of interaction with them. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers >> <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> > This is a category where there is a lot of dances, those that have both >> > Petronella and Rory O'More figures. I know of Bob Isaacs "Flaherty Will >> > Get >> > you Everywhere", plus my own "Cheat Lake Twirl", and there are a few >> > others >> > that I know of but forget the authors/names of dances. >> > >> > Perry >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Dugan Murphy via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> >> > To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> > Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 3:22 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates >> > >> > 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 >> >

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

by Michael Fuerst via Callers

Rather than "Head couples pass through, separate and go around one to form lines at the sides," the following might be helpful "Head couples pass through, separate and go around one to the position of lines at the sides, with partners facing each other across." Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844 On Friday, May 8, 2015 3:03 PM, Jack Mitchell <jmitchell.nc(a)gmail.com> wrote: Could you clarify the B2 of this dance? You say that you form lines at the sides and swing. But the lines don't go forward and back at any point. Is your partner in the opposite line from you or in the same line? Sent from Outlook _____________________________ From: Michael Fuerst via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2015 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> A four couple contra I call sometimes is "Vet's Revenge" by Colin Hume Duple Improper A1 Neighbor couples (1's with 2's, 3's with 4's) star left Middle couples (2's with 3's) star right A2 Neighbor couples allemande left 1 1/2 Women chain to partner B1 All four couples promenade in a circle a bit more than 1/2 around to form a square (until the original couple 1 is in position 3 of a square, i.e., facing the music) This must be done somewhat quickly Side couple women chain across B2 Head couples pass through, separate and go around one to form lines at the sides All swing partner, finish with the two couples now in the middle facing the nearest end, and the two couples at the end facing the middle Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844 On Sunday, May 3, 2015 2:54 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: I just called a tiny dance last night, and went through several of my triplets along with a big pile of English 3-couple dances that we did to old-time tunes (that was a little weird for me but the dancers enjoyed them, so what the heck). I was grateful to have the few triplets I had, and I'd like to expand my collection. The ones I used were Microchasmic, David's Triplet #7 and Ted's Triplet #24, which all have distinctive bits in them (contra corners, round two/drop through, and a cast to invert then 1s lead up, respectively). I like triplets that have some choreographic substance to them, something for the dancers to chew on. Do you have favorites you enjoy dancing as well as calling? I get the impression sometimes that triplets are "that thing you do to fill time until the real dancing starts," but 3-couple sets can be a whole lot of fun. And sometimes they can save your butt as a caller. We had lots of odd numbers last night, so in addition to the triplets and 3-couple English dances I used dances like Domino 5 (5 dancers) and Pride of Dingle (for 9). For a short while we had 4 couples and did contras but most of the evening was "other." Got any good dances for odd numbers? Kalia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 11 months

[Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

I just called a tiny dance last night, and went through several of my triplets along with a big pile of English 3-couple dances that we did to old-time tunes (that was a little weird for me but the dancers enjoyed them, so what the heck). I was grateful to have the few triplets I had, and I'd like to expand my collection. The ones I used were Microchasmic, David's Triplet #7 and Ted's Triplet #24, which all have distinctive bits in them (contra corners, round two/drop through, and a cast to invert then 1s lead up, respectively). I like triplets that have some choreographic substance to them, something for the dancers to chew on. Do you have favorites you enjoy dancing as well as calling? I get the impression sometimes that triplets are "that thing you do to fill time until the real dancing starts," but 3-couple sets can be a whole lot of fun. And sometimes they can save your butt as a caller. We had lots of odd numbers last night, so in addition to the triplets and 3-couple English dances I used dances like Domino 5 (5 dancers) and Pride of Dingle (for 9). For a short while we had 4 couples and did contras but most of the evening was "other." Got any good dances for odd numbers? Kalia

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