Mary Cay's Reel (also by David Kaynor) and Poetry in Motion (Lisa
Greenleaf) have expeditions out of your hands-4 to your future neighbor,
and Little Green Heron (Joseph Pimentel) to the previous ones. Angel's
Flight (Sue Rosen) is a really lovely dance with a jaunt to your future
neighbor and back, but beginners may have trouble doing the gypsy the right
distance, it needs careful teaching. In Cahoots (Rick Mohr) and Train Delay
(one of mine) are some dances with brief shadow interaction that are pretty
hard to mess up--no weird diagonal action or similar. Choreography below.
Mary Cay's Reel by David Kaynor || becket left
A1: circle L 3/4; pass N to alle. L with next N
A2: orig. N b&S
B1: long lines; ladies alle. R 3/4 (4), new lady by L 3/4 (4)*
B2: P b&s
*gents slide a little L to meet partner. Also, ladies should locate 2nd
lady before starting (look across, and one lady to the right)
Poetry in Motion by Lisa Greenleaf || improper
A1: RH star; N alle. R 1 1/2
A2: gypsy next N L; swing N*
B1: g&t to gent's side; P swing
B2: ladies chain (to N); LH star 1x (to new Ns)
* CURRENT N: the one you alle'd, NOT the one you gypsied
Little Green Heron by Joseph Pimentel || improper
A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R
A2 with current N b&s
B1 gents alle L 1.5; P swing
B2 circle L 1.25 (till the ones are looking down, twos looking up); with P
zig left past current neighbors, zag right to greet new neighbors
Angel's Flight by Sue Rosen || improper
A1: N gypsy R 1 1/2*; RH star (ladies follow N) 1x
A2: next N gypsy L 1x; orig. N swing
B1: circle L 3/4; P swing
B2: ladies chain (to N); LH star 1x
* identify next N before starting the star (look away from this N along
the side)
In Cahoots by Rick Mohr || becket, CW
A1: (slide left to) circle L 3/4 w/ next N swing
A2: ladies alle. R 1 1/2 P alle. L 1 1/2 → short wave (gents R in middle)
B1: bal. wave, walk forward to new wave (gents R, shadows L) bal. wave,
shadow alle. L 3/4
B2: P b&s
Train Delay by Maia McCormick || becket right
A1: ladies alle. R 1 1/2*; N swing
A2: ladies chain (to P); LH star 1x
B1: w/ shadow, bal. & box the gnat; do-si-do shadow 1 1/2
B2: P b&s
* look R for a new lady (gents will scooch R here)
In the second half of B1, pull by R at the start of the do-si-do for some
extra momentum (depending on the crowd, may be useful to teach this)
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 12:36 PM, K Panton via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 3-33-33 is not a good choice for introducing beginners to extra-4some
> expeditions. I've also found that a diagonal chain followed by a
> straight-across figure causes confusion.
>
> The Young Adult Rose,and others, have a pass-through to shadow allemande
> which is doable.
>
> Does anyone have some reliable key to unlock this mystery for new dancers,
> thereby opening up a whole new world!
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken
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I like this one a lot:
*Becky's Brouhaha - Rhiannon (Giddens) Laffan
*>>* A1 N Bal and Box the Gnat, Pull by R, (Previous N) Allemande L
*>* A2 (Current) N B&S
*>* B1 Circle L 3/4, P Sw
*>* B2 Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star*
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 11:36 AM K Panton via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 3-33-33 is not a good choice for introducing beginners to extra-4some
> expeditions. I've also found that a diagonal chain followed by a
> straight-across figure causes confusion.
>
> The Young Adult Rose,and others, have a pass-through to shadow allemande
> which is doable.
>
> Does anyone have some reliable key to unlock this mystery for new dancers,
> thereby opening up a whole new world!
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken
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I've never heard "millstone" or "mill" before, but it sounds like it has
precedence. My guess is that it was (is?) a useful term at dances where
hands-across stars are default. Since that isn't generally the case in many
places any longer, it makes sense that "hands-across" has become the more
useful modifier.
On Oct 10, 2016 11:37 AM, "Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers" <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> When I attended the Berea Christmas Dance School forty years ago, and put
> my hand on the wrist in front of me during a walk through, someone
> complained, saying, "He said a star, not a mill!"
>
> Is the term "mill", or the term "millstone", commonly used to refer to
> wrist stars in areas where hands-across is the default way of doing a star?
>
> Jacob Bloom
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Jerome Grisanti via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> I agree with Chet that Louisville's default star is hands-across,
>> although weekend festivals in nearby cities tend toward the millstone star.
>> I avoid the terms wrist-lock or even wrist-grip star, as I prefer the
>> fingers to lay atop the adjoining wrist without using the thumb to "grip"
>> in any way.
>>
>> The Midwest where I dance/call now is pretty solidly wrist-star territory
>> (St. Louis, Columbia MO, Kansas City, Lawrence). When I call one-night
>> events (parties, weddings), I dictate hands-across stars, but when calling
>> for an established contra community I ask for the default.
>>
>> --Jerome
>>
>>
>> Jerome Grisanti
>> 660-528-0858
>> http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
>>
>> "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and
>> power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 3:31 AM, John Sweeney via Callers <
>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I have been to contra dances and festivals all over America and
>>> everywhere I have danced everyone automatically uses a wrist-lock star
>>> (unless the caller has specified hands-across because of the subsequent
>>> choreography).
>>>
>>> But I am constantly challenged in England by people claiming that
>>> wrist-lock stars are not the standard in America.
>>>
>>> When I go to somewhere like The Flurry and see 600 people from
>>> all
>>> over the country all doing wrist-locks it seems to me that it must be the
>>> standard way of doing things.
>>>
>>> And obviously it has been common in America for a long time; this
>>> video is from 1964 in Northern Vermont and shows wrist-lock stars:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZubTju7g_s
>>>
>>> So, are there still significant communities that don't use
>>> wrist-locks?
>>>
>>> Is the wrist-lock the de facto standard?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Happy dancing,
>>> John
>>>
>>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 &
>>> 07802
>>> 940 574
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>>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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3-33-33 is not a good choice for introducing beginners to extra-4some
expeditions. I've also found that a diagonal chain followed by a
straight-across figure causes confusion.
The Young Adult Rose,and others, have a pass-through to shadow allemande
which is doable.
Does anyone have some reliable key to unlock this mystery for new dancers,
thereby opening up a whole new world!
Thanks
Ken
When I attended the Berea Christmas Dance School forty years ago, and put
my hand on the wrist in front of me during a walk through, someone
complained, saying, "He said a star, not a mill!"
Is the term "mill", or the term "millstone", commonly used to refer to
wrist stars in areas where hands-across is the default way of doing a star?
Jacob Bloom
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Jerome Grisanti via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I agree with Chet that Louisville's default star is hands-across, although
> weekend festivals in nearby cities tend toward the millstone star. I avoid
> the terms wrist-lock or even wrist-grip star, as I prefer the fingers to
> lay atop the adjoining wrist without using the thumb to "grip" in any way.
>
> The Midwest where I dance/call now is pretty solidly wrist-star territory
> (St. Louis, Columbia MO, Kansas City, Lawrence). When I call one-night
> events (parties, weddings), I dictate hands-across stars, but when calling
> for an established contra community I ask for the default.
>
> --Jerome
>
>
> Jerome Grisanti
> 660-528-0858
> http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
>
> "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and
> power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 3:31 AM, John Sweeney via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been to contra dances and festivals all over America and
>> everywhere I have danced everyone automatically uses a wrist-lock star
>> (unless the caller has specified hands-across because of the subsequent
>> choreography).
>>
>> But I am constantly challenged in England by people claiming that
>> wrist-lock stars are not the standard in America.
>>
>> When I go to somewhere like The Flurry and see 600 people from all
>> over the country all doing wrist-locks it seems to me that it must be the
>> standard way of doing things.
>>
>> And obviously it has been common in America for a long time; this
>> video is from 1964 in Northern Vermont and shows wrist-lock stars:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZubTju7g_s
>>
>> So, are there still significant communities that don't use
>> wrist-locks?
>>
>> Is the wrist-lock the de facto standard?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Happy dancing,
>> John
>>
>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
>> 940 574
>> http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs
>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>>
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Hi all,
I have been to contra dances and festivals all over America and
everywhere I have danced everyone automatically uses a wrist-lock star
(unless the caller has specified hands-across because of the subsequent
choreography).
But I am constantly challenged in England by people claiming that
wrist-lock stars are not the standard in America.
When I go to somewhere like The Flurry and see 600 people from all
over the country all doing wrist-locks it seems to me that it must be the
standard way of doing things.
And obviously it has been common in America for a long time; this
video is from 1964 in Northern Vermont and shows wrist-lock stars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZubTju7g_s
So, are there still significant communities that don't use
wrist-locks?
Is the wrist-lock the de facto standard?
Thanks.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
Where I've called recently, in the Northeast and in New England, wrist-grip
is definitely the default, and I wasn't aware that parts of the south
default to hands-across. Neat!
Here to comment that Florida, where I'm from originally, holds true to its
role as the Exception to the Rule: despite being in the South, they
definitely default to wrist-grip there, as well.
Angela
On Oct 10, 2016 9:44 AM, "Chet Gray via Callers" <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I tend to consider my home dance, Louisville, KY, and nearby Lexington, as
> two of the last bastions of hands-across-by-default. Wrist-grip seems to be
> the default (for contra; squares are a different matter) even in relatively
> nearby cities: Indianapolis, Bloomington, IN, Nashville, Cincinnati. Not
> sure about Berea and Somerset, KY, also nearby.
>
> I'd be hesitant to use weekends, Flurry in particular, as bellwethers of
> what is typical in anything but weekends. I'd wager that the vast majority
> of contra dancers, even habitual dancers, have never been to a dance
> weekend, perhaps not even their "home" weekend. Just as there is a sort of
> "weekend-style" dance program, there is a "weekend-style" of dancing that
> is a pidgin not necessarily representative of any particular regional style.
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Tim Klein via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> I call for dances in Knoxville, TN and occasionally in the surrounding
>> area (Jonesboro, Chattanooga). I've been dancing here for 30 years. Kaufman
>> was correct. I recall hands across stars in Knoxville, Atlanta, Brasstown,
>> Asheville and points between, but wrist grip stars in Lexington, Louisville
>> and Nashville. I'm certain about Knoxville, but perhaps others can confirm
>> for the other cities.
>>
>> The wrist star has gradually taken over as the default in the area, but a
>> couple of us old-timers are still holding out. I still teach the hands
>> across star in the pre-dance lesson because it's quicker, but acknowledge
>> that there are variations. When I call and dance, I still prompt and
>> encourage the hands-across grip. We've got to hold onto our traditions and
>> fight the globalization of contra, right?
>>
>> Of course, there are situations where one variety works better than
>> another - to/from a move with an adjacent person (star to alemande,
>> courtesy turn to star) suggests a wrist star, while moves where the contact
>> is across (star old neighbors to star with new, ladies start star then
>> gents join in) suggest the hands across. In those cases, I'll explicitly
>> suggest one version in the walk through.
>>
>> Tim Klein
>> Knoxville, TN
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Dave Casserly via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
>> *To:* John Sweeney <john(a)modernjive.com>
>> *Cc:* "callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 10, 2016 8:37 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Callers] Wrist-Lock Stars
>>
>> Jeff Kaufman wrote a paper on regional variations in contra dance.
>> Here's what he found
>> <https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/linguistics…>
>> for wrist-grip stars (page 31 of the link). Basically, they're common
>> everywhere in the US except in some parts of the South. This is based on
>> data from ten or more years ago, so I'm not sure if that's still true. I
>> would not be surprised if it isn't-- there's enough cross-contamination
>> that wrist-grips could have taken over even in the South. We do have
>> people from Georgia and North Carolina on the list; hopefully they'll chime
>> in.
>>
>> -Dave
>> Washington, DC
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 4:31 AM, John Sweeney via Callers <
>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been to contra dances and festivals all over America and
>> everywhere I have danced everyone automatically uses a wrist-lock star
>> (unless the caller has specified hands-across because of the subsequent
>> choreography).
>>
>> But I am constantly challenged in England by people claiming that
>> wrist-lock stars are not the standard in America.
>>
>> When I go to somewhere like The Flurry and see 600 people from all
>> over the country all doing wrist-locks it seems to me that it must be the
>> standard way of doing things.
>>
>> And obviously it has been common in America for a long time; this
>> video is from 1964 in Northern Vermont and shows wrist-lock stars:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=pZubTju7g_s
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZubTju7g_s>
>>
>> So, are there still significant communities that don't use
>> wrist-locks?
>>
>> Is the wrist-lock the de facto standard?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Happy dancing,
>> John
>>
>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
>> 940 574
>> http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs
>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>>
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I call for dances in Knoxville, TN and occasionally in the surrounding area (Jonesboro, Chattanooga). I've been dancing here for 30 years. Kaufman was correct. I recall hands across stars in Knoxville, Atlanta, Brasstown, Asheville and points between, but wrist grip stars in Lexington, Louisville and Nashville. I'm certain about Knoxville, but perhaps others can confirm for the other cities.
The wrist star has gradually taken over as the default in the area, but a couple of us old-timers are still holding out. I still teach the hands across star in the pre-dance lesson because it's quicker, but acknowledge that there are variations. When I call and dance, I still prompt and encourage the hands-across grip. We've got to hold onto our traditions and fight the globalization of contra, right?
Of course, there are situations where one variety works better than another - to/from a move with an adjacent person (star to alemande, courtesy turn to star) suggests a wrist star, while moves where the contact is across (star old neighbors to star with new, ladies start star then gents join in) suggest the hands across. In those cases, I'll explicitly suggest one version in the walk through.
Tim KleinKnoxville, TN
From: Dave Casserly via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
To: John Sweeney <john(a)modernjive.com>
Cc: "callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Wrist-Lock Stars
Jeff Kaufman wrote a paper on regional variations in contra dance. Here's what he found for wrist-grip stars (page 31 of the link). Basically, they're common everywhere in the US except in some parts of the South. This is based on data from ten or more years ago, so I'm not sure if that's still true. I would not be surprised if it isn't-- there's enough cross-contamination that wrist-grips could have taken over even in the South. We do have people from Georgia and North Carolina on the list; hopefully they'll chime in.
-DaveWashington, DC
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 4:31 AM, John Sweeney via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all,
I have been to contra dances and festivals all over America and
everywhere I have danced everyone automatically uses a wrist-lock star
(unless the caller has specified hands-across because of the subsequent
choreography).
But I am constantly challenged in England by people claiming that
wrist-lock stars are not the standard in America.
When I go to somewhere like The Flurry and see 600 people from all
over the country all doing wrist-locks it seems to me that it must be the
standard way of doing things.
And obviously it has been common in America for a long time; this
video is from 1964 in Northern Vermont and shows wrist-lock stars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=pZubTju7g_s
So, are there still significant communities that don't use
wrist-locks?
Is the wrist-lock the de facto standard?
Thanks.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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The wrist lock is the common star formation in the Northwest, with a hands
across being the exception.
-Amy
Seattle
On Oct 10, 2016 5:37 AM, "Dave Casserly via Callers" <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Jeff Kaufman wrote a paper on regional variations in contra dance. Here's what
> he found
> <https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/linguistics…>
> for wrist-grip stars (page 31 of the link). Basically, they're common
> everywhere in the US except in some parts of the South. This is based on
> data from ten or more years ago, so I'm not sure if that's still true. I
> would not be surprised if it isn't-- there's enough cross-contamination
> that wrist-grips could have taken over even in the South. We do have
> people from Georgia and North Carolina on the list; hopefully they'll chime
> in.
>
> -Dave
> Washington, DC
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 4:31 AM, John Sweeney via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been to contra dances and festivals all over America and
>> everywhere I have danced everyone automatically uses a wrist-lock star
>> (unless the caller has specified hands-across because of the subsequent
>> choreography).
>>
>> But I am constantly challenged in England by people claiming that
>> wrist-lock stars are not the standard in America.
>>
>> When I go to somewhere like The Flurry and see 600 people from all
>> over the country all doing wrist-locks it seems to me that it must be the
>> standard way of doing things.
>>
>> And obviously it has been common in America for a long time; this
>> video is from 1964 in Northern Vermont and shows wrist-lock stars:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZubTju7g_s
>>
>> So, are there still significant communities that don't use
>> wrist-locks?
>>
>> Is the wrist-lock the de facto standard?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Happy dancing,
>> John
>>
>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
>> 940 574
>> http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs
>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>>
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Dave, Andrea,and Yoyo,
My apologies, you are absolutely correct. I somehow confused "Boys from
Urbana" with another dance. The two dances are very similar, and the
untitled dance could easily be considered a variation of "Boys from
Urbana".
Rich Sbardella
On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Dave Casserly <david.j.casserly(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> I agree with Andrea and Yoyo that this dance is very similar to Boys from
> Urbana, enough certainly to qualify as a variation of the same dance.
> Literally the only difference is that there's a 1/2 gents allemenade after
> the progression in Boys from Urbana. And this one starts at a different
> spot than Boys from Urbana usually starts, but there's no reason Boys has
> to start there.
>
> I also agree with Yoyo about the timing. The reason Boys from Urbana
> works well is that there are 2 beats to veer each direction, then 4 beats
> for the gent to allemande left 1/2. In this dance, timing in B2 is
> unclear: 3/4 circle left is typically 6 beats, which leaves 10 for the veer
> left and veer right. Dancers won't split that into 5 beats and 5 beats, so
> it's uneven. Some dancers will compensate by taking extra time to circle
> left, and doing it in 8 beats instead of 6, but other dancers find such
> circles unsatisfying.
>
> -Dave
> Washington, DC
>
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my external brain
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <
>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>> While we are at this, here is another untitled dance. I am not sure
>> where I collected it.
>>
>> Can anyone name it?
>>
>> a1 N B&S
>> a2 LL, Ladies Alle R 1 1/2
>> b1 P B&S
>> b2 CL 3/4, Veer Left, Veer Right
>>
>>
>> This looks like Boys from Urbana
>>
>>
>> Rich Sbardella
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:29 PM, frannie via Callers <
>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I have it as a variation of Berkeley Bind by Erik Hoffman. Long lines
>>> instead of a full circle Left. If it's actually something else I'd love
>>> to give it correct credit.
>>>
>>> ~Frannie
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
>>> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any insights?
>>>>
>>>> A1: neighbor B&S
>>>> A2: long lines
>>>> gents alle. L 1 1/2
>>>> B1: PB&S
>>>> B2: circle L 3/4
>>>> Bal. the ring, CA twirl to face new neighbors
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Maia
>>>>
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