Import1 June 2016

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Re: [Callers] Dolphin Heys in contra dances

by Yoyo Zhou via Callers

Hi Luke, I also love dolphin heys! Earlier this year I made a substitution of a dolphin hey for an ordinary hey for 3 (with the 1s acting as a unit). That appears as a figure in several contra dances (e.g. Kittyhawk Hornpipe by Don Armstrong or Nils's Maggot by Martha Wild, where you end up back where you started, 1s in the middle, in a line of 4 to go down the hall, so it's forgiving even if you don't get the hey quite right). I think it worked well for the crowd at the time, but I haven't determined how best to teach the dolphin hey to contra dancers. I used a demonstration. Any suggestions? Yoyo Zhou

7 years, 10 months

Re: [Callers] Dolphin Heys in contra dances

by Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers

Nice! I love Dolphin heys! As an aside, I was thinking how great it would be if contra dancers had hey for 3s in their rep so they could more easily adapt a dance if one of their hands-four dropped out for some reason. Then the other couple wouldn't have to go to the bottom. Kind of like when at the end of a 4 x 4 people do it with just the 4 dancers. A On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 11:36 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm sharing a link to a pod of dances I recently wrote: > http://www.madrobincallers.org/2016/06/13/dolphinheys/ > rather than putting all 5 and the descriptions up here. I'll put one at > the bottom. > > I was at the English Country Dance in Brattleboro before the Dawn Dance, > and Nikki Herbst called a dance with a dolphin hey; and it was such fun I > decided to write contra dances with it. > > For those of you (like recently me) not familiar with a dolphin hey, it's > 4 people doing a hey for 3; with the 1s acting as a unit and trading leads > (like a school of fish) when the reach either end and loop back in. For > instance, at 1:32 in this lovely video of Sapphire Sea: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8LyExynvA > > I don't have video of the contra dances (although I have called a couple > of them at contras and they've worked). > > Also, if you just search Dolphin Hey on google, you find: > > > Which, given how much time I've spent navel gazing about the move, I > admit to thinking is hilarious. > > My favorite > (so far) of the 5 I've written is below. I'm curious if anyone else has > already ported this move from ECD into contra. > > Enjoy: > > > Kinematic Dolphin Vorticity > Luke Donforth > Type: Contra > Formation: Duple-Improper > > A1 ----------- > (8) Long lines, forward and back > (8) 2s hand cast the 1s down through the middle to a line of 4 > 1s turn to face lady 2 > A2 ----------- > (16) Dolphin hey for 3, 1s (gent starting in lead) pass lady 2 by left > 7 changes, until at gents home side with partner second time > B1 ----------- > (16) Partner gypsy and swing > B2 ----------- > (6) Circle Left 3/4 > (10) Swing neighbor > > Notes: The dancers will probably get to the partner gypsy a little early. > They can get a little more gypsy, or swoop wideley on the hey. > > Other Notes: The title comes from Carol Ormand’s Kinematic Vorticity, > which has the same A1 and B2. > > -- > Luke Donforth > calling.luke(a)gmail.com > <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

7 years, 10 months

[Callers] Dolphin Heys in contra dances

by Luke Donforth via Callers

Hello all, I'm sharing a link to a pod of dances I recently wrote: http://www.madrobincallers.org/2016/06/13/dolphinheys/ rather than putting all 5 and the descriptions up here. I'll put one at the bottom. I was at the English Country Dance in Brattleboro before the Dawn Dance, and Nikki Herbst called a dance with a dolphin hey; and it was such fun I decided to write contra dances with it. For those of you (like recently me) not familiar with a dolphin hey, it's 4 people doing a hey for 3; with the 1s acting as a unit and trading leads (like a school of fish) when the reach either end and loop back in. For instance, at 1:32 in this lovely video of Sapphire Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8LyExynvA I don't have video of the contra dances (although I have called a couple of them at contras and they've worked). Also, if you just search Dolphin Hey on google, you find: Which, given how much time I've spent navel gazing about the move, I admit to thinking is hilarious. My favorite (so far) of the 5 I've written is below. I'm curious if anyone else has already ported this move from ECD into contra. Enjoy: Kinematic Dolphin Vorticity Luke Donforth Type: Contra Formation: Duple-Improper A1 ----------- (8) Long lines, forward and back (8) 2s hand cast the 1s down through the middle to a line of 4 1s turn to face lady 2 A2 ----------- (16) Dolphin hey for 3, 1s (gent starting in lead) pass lady 2 by left 7 changes, until at gents home side with partner second time B1 ----------- (16) Partner gypsy and swing B2 ----------- (6) Circle Left 3/4 (10) Swing neighbor Notes: The dancers will probably get to the partner gypsy a little early. They can get a little more gypsy, or swoop wideley on the hey. Other Notes: The title comes from Carol Ormand’s Kinematic Vorticity, which has the same A1 and B2. -- Luke Donforth calling.luke(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>

7 years, 10 months

[Callers] Does This Dance Exist Already?

by Jerome Grisanti via Callers

In 2015 I wrote (and called) a dance that may already exist; if it's unique I'm sure it's only slightly so. Wondering if anyone knows of this sequence (or very similar one) under a different title. Thanks! Jerome Grisanti Another Equal Turn By Jerome Grisanti (?) Improper Contra June 2015 A1 (New) Ladies Allemande Left 1X Neighbor Swing. A2 Long Lines, Men allemande Left 1 1/2 B1 Partner Balance & Swing B2 Pass the Ocean, Balance the wave, Women allemande Left halfway, Balance the wave, walk forward to next neighbor 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

7 years, 10 months

[Callers] Dance I wrote

by Amy Wimmer via Callers

Hi All, Remember that I posted a dance I wrote, which I finished at the WA State caucus (called "Feelin' the Bern")? I called it at Northwest Folklife Festival and it went well. There's a 16-count swing at the end. I got several comments here that that was too long and I should shorten it and add something else. I left it long. That swing was the thing I got the most positive feedback about on that dance. There is video of it on Facebook, courtesy of Matt Fisher, though if you are not his friend you may not be able to see it. -Amy

7 years, 10 months

Re: [Callers] Anyone know this dance?

by David Harding via Callers

We danced it at Meet Me In St Louis (can't remember which caller) and I enjoyed it, so countthat as an endorsement. -Dave On 6/8/2016 4:45 PM, Mark Hillegonds via Callers wrote: > > Looks like Little Green Heron, by Joseph Pimentel. > > On Jun 8, 2016 4:40 PM, "Vicki Morrison via Callers" > <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: > > Hello. I saw a video recently from Raindance with Deb Comly > calling. Anyone know the name and author of this dance? Thanks! > > A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R > A2 with current N b&s > B1 men 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 > > Vicki Morrison > Tallahassee, FL > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:Callers@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] Anyone know this dance?

by Vicki Morrison via Callers

Hello. I saw a video recently from Raindance with Deb Comly calling. Anyone know the name and author of this dance? Thanks! A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R A2 with current N b&sB1 men 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 Vicki MorrisonTallahassee, FL

7 years, 10 months

[Callers] Music advice followup

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

The gig itself is not on Wednesday, thankfully. That's just when I fly, and thus my deadline for getting things sorted with the band. The gig is on Saturday night. The structure is that we're tacking a half hour of community dances onto the front of a full evening that this band was already going to be playing. So they'll get plenty of time to shine doing their own thing, and we'll only to work together for a short set. There have been some excellent and very helpful tune suggestions. Thank you all! I've sent the band a list of tunes and links, and will try to connect by phone later today. They claim to have some "folk and country" in their repertoire, and perhaps some of these tunes will be familiar to them. The band's instrumentation is promising -- accordion, banjo, bass, drums, fiddle, washboard, harmonica and guitar. Once again, I want to say how much I appreciate these email discussion lists. It's wonderful to be able to connect with the larger community of callers, musicians and organizers. I'll keep you all posted as things progress. Thank you! Kalia Kliban

7 years, 10 months

[Callers] Need musical advice

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

Hi all I'm posting this to several different callers' lists (ECD, trad-dance-callers and shared weight) in hopes of some speedy advice. I'm heading off shortly (Weds. evening, 6/8) for an event that is not a dance event, but at which I've been asked to lead a short community dance session on "honky tonk night." The band for this is _not_ a traditional dance band. They're more of a garage band with bar-band aspirations. I wrote to them several weeks ago to check in about music, and when I didn't hear back, wrote again about a week ago. Then again, and finally heard back right as I was getting ready to leave for the airport for a weekend gig, from which I've just returned. Their contact person tells me that sheet music would be useful, which puts me in the position of trying to figure out a very small assortment of tunes to send them. We're doing about 1/2 hour of dancing, so at the most it'll be 3 dances. With 2 jigs and 2 reels I can make this work. The question is "which ones?" And that's where you all come in. I'm looking for recommendations for a small assortment of simple, enjoyable tunes for community dancing. As a non-musican, I have no idea which tunes are easy to pick up quickly and which aren't, so I'm hoping some of you can help me out. Kalia Kliban

7 years, 10 months

Re: [Callers] Gents doing "ladies" chain

by Maia McCormick via Callers

While we're at it, I've got one as well: Too Many Joshes <http://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#toomanyjoshes> (improper) *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1:* gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2:* ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1:* gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2:* gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.**Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* *Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center* *A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4 neighbor swing *A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2 partner swing *B1*: gents chain by L (to N) circle L 3/4 *B2*: gents chain by R (to N) gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent) *Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.* On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I was overdue actually publishing my Gents right-hand chain dances. I > wrote a bunch, settled on 5 that I liked, have called 2 of them so far: > > http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/145541215310/gents-right-hand-chains > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

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