Import1 April 2016

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by Bradley Smith via Callers

Hello all! I'll be calling a session of challenging contras at a dance weekend next month, and find myself lacking in the aforementioned challenging contras. I want to keep the session balanced, with a mix of dances that are mind-bending or heavily technical as well as some dances that are a step or so below that but that still have something interesting or unique. Would any of you be so kind as to share some of your favorite challenging dances? Thank you in advance!

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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

by Erik Hoffman via Callers

Don't know if you call squares, but Ted Sanella called this square-a number of times when I was lucky enough to dance to his calling. Sex Change Dance Mixer from Ted Sanella Couple One Swing at Home and Promenade the outside of the Ring All the way, Man One stop at home, Woman One keep going to the left side of Gent Three Those Three go Forward to the middle and Stand There Pat Side Couples R&L Thru-Around the Line of Three Lonely Gent "Do Si Do" around the Threesome then Lonely Gent: Right Hand Round with Partner, Left Hand Round with Woman Three Left Elbow Round with Gent Three, and Take Him Home! Everybody Home with Partner Swing -Four times around and all have changed sex roles. Four more times, and all are back "home"

8 years

[Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

by Lindsey Dono via Callers

Hi Callers, I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm looking for dances with elements for each dance role that are more typically danced by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal Opportunity," which has the ones chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would love other dances with balances and waves that might fit this theme. Thanks for your ideas!Lindsey

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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

by J L Korr via Callers

Here's one of the dances Yoyo listed: The Digital Divide Jeremy Korr April 23, 2007 Duple improper A1: Neighbor balance and swing A2: Give-and-take to lady's side; partner swing B1: Long lines forward and back Gents chain to neighbor (using left hand) B2: Partner right-hand balance, square through two Partner right-hand balance, square through two to next neighbor C1: (New) neighbor balance and swing C2: Give-and-take to gent's side; partner swing D1: Long lines forward and back Ladies chain to neighbor (using right hand) D2: Partner right-hand balance, square through two Partner right-hand balance, square through two to next neighbor Jeremy Korr Rancho Cucamonga, CA Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need the notes): > > The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chain > Chain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chain > Coming Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners into a swing; petronella > The Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru > > Yoyo Zhou > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

by Lindsey Dono via Callers

Thanks! Any chance you could send Dancing Frog, Chain the Swain, and Digital Divide (I have this one in a notebook somewhere...)? From: Yoyo Zhou <yozhov(a)gmail.com> To: Lindsey Dono <lynzimd(a)yahoo.com> Cc: Caller's Discussion List <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi Callers, I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm looking for dances with elements for each dance role that are more typically danced by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal Opportunity," which has the ones chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would love other dances with balances and waves that might fit this theme. Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need the notes): The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chainChain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chainComing Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners into a swing; petronellaThe Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru Yoyo Zhou

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Re: [Callers] videos of rolling starts / musical walk thrus

by Liz and Bill via Callers

Here's a rolling start when the US contra tour came to NZ https://youtu.be/_5MDwpQ8MI0

8 years

Re: [Callers] videos of rolling starts / musical walk thrus

by Jack Mitchell via Callers

Here's one of me calling with Atlantic Crossing. Unplanned (but successful) rolling walk thru (though I did flub the first call as the dance started.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq1tKJb7z-Q On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 8:28 AM Tepfer, Seth via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Are there any videos out there of band/callers doing rolling starts or > musical walk thrus? > > > Seth Tepfer > Director of Administrative Computing > Oxford College > 770-784-8487 > seth.tepfer(a)emory.edu > > Use AskIT for fastest response: Oxford.emory.edu/AskIT > <https://app.oxford.emory.edu/WebApps/OCIT/forms/AskIT/index.cfm> > > > <https://app.oxford.emory.edu/WebApps/Directories/index.cfm?fuseaction=v.sea…> > >> >> > ------------------------------ > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution > or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly > prohibited. > > If you have received this message in error, please contact > the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the > original message (including attachments). > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > -- Jack Mitchell Durham, NC

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Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 24, Issue 2

by tavi merrill via Callers

> > "While I am sensitive to cultural issues, until someone comes up with a > term > that captures not only the physics of the move, but also the flirtatious > nature of it, I will probably grimace any time someone uses a different > term. ...It is more than a figure, it is a figure with an attitude. " > THIS. This is why i personally can no longer use the term as the name of a move. Because doing so the name of an ethnic group to mean "make sultry eye contact." Mr. Fuerst's suggestion that the direction of a term's evolution should be the deciding factor is an interesting one. However, the term's use to refer to a carefree or nomadic individual is distinct from the associations it conjures with regard to the dance move. As so many quickly point out, Romani voices lack consensus on whether the term is offensive. It's not our community's term to appropriate, until there's a Roma consensus that it ISN'T offensive we should discontinue it, and why can't we just call the move something that indicates what it involves. Er, indicates what it involves without obliquely referencing stereotypes that were well ingrained in western Europe by Victor Hugo's day and age. Naivete is forgivable. Trying to shut others down from making a positive change is not. If you want to keep using the G-word yourself, be my guest. But don't presume to educate me on the term's meaning IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR DANCE and how it relates to well-documented stereotypes.

8 years

Re: [Callers] Community Dance

by Rich Sbardella via Callers

At the suggestion of a friend, I have decided to change the Faceboook Page to a Facebook Group. The group is simply called "Community Dance" and this link should lead you there. https://www.facebook.com/groups/998379520248723/ Rich Sbardella On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Rich Sbardella <richsbardella(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have been asked to post a link to the Facebook page. > > Try this: > > https://www.facebook.com/Community-Dance-361393070697776/ > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Rich Sbardella <richsbardella(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello folks, >> >> I have set up a "Community Dance" Facebook Page as a place to share >> family friendly community dances with each other. My expectation is that >> the page will be a place to swap dances, and to provide information >> regarding caller/leader training opportunities. >> >> This page is not intended as a discussion group, nor is it intended for >> sharing contra or complicated square dances, but rather for sharing dances >> that children can easily succeed in. >> >> Since I am a visual learner, I hope that users will provide both links to >> videos, and written descriptions of dances whenever possible. >> >> I have reposted a link from a caller gathering this past weekend led by >> Patricia Campbell as the first dance to share. >> >> I am practically computer illiterate, so if any of you gurus want to help >> make the page useful and attractive. please reach out. >> >> Thanks, >> Rich Sbardella >> Stafford, CT >> > >

8 years

Re: [Callers] here it is - sorry

by Winston, Alan P. via Callers

On 4/4/2016 9:10 AM, Darwin Gregory via Callers wrote: > > While I am relatively new to contra, and just called my first dance > this weekend, The Baby Rose... I'll have never considered gypsy a term > related to a race of people, nor did I know it was applied today to a > group of people called Romas. > > However, my general position on terms that have both discriminatory > and non-discriminatory meanings is that the meaning needs to be > derived by context. > > Before reading the discussions here, I had only considered the meaning > of gypsy as related to wandering dancers... Not a particular ethnic > group. Perhaps my view has been naive. > Ok, cool. > > While I am sensitive to cultural issues, until someone comes up with a > term that captures not only the physics of the move, but also the > flirtatious nature of it, I will probably grimace any time someone > uses a different term. Orbit, no handed swing, whatever... Until > something emphasizes the flirtatious eye contact it will fall short in > my mind. It is more than a figure, it is a figure with an attitude. :) > Wait. Why does the word "gypsy" imply flirtatious eye contact? (I'm not trying to police what words you use or what you do when calling, but I don't understand your logic here, which seems to be: "gypsy in dance context harmlessly refers to dance gypsies, not ethnic Gypsies" "'gypsy' is the only satisfying term for the figure I've heard because it implies flirtatious eye contact". I'm kinda suspecting that the implication of flirtatious eye contact is because of ideas of ethnic gypsies, gypsy dance, etc, but maybe you have another reason and I'd like to hear it. -- Alan

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