Hello Folks,
Does anyone have dances that they are willing to share of Colonial period
dances that are adapted to a Party Dance environment for non dances? I
instantly think of Rakes of Mallow (longways) and Haste to the Wedding (as
a Duple Minor).
I have a few others, but would like to add to my repertoire. Easy is what
I am looking for. Alcohol involved in reenactment party dance.
Thanks,
>From one of the colonies!
Rich Sbardella
Stafford, CT
Collected this from Vicki Herndon last night at Cabin Fever in Knoxville.
Anyone know the name / author? It's a really fun dance (and lots of fun to
swap roles on).
A1 Yearn Left, then straight back
R&L Thru
A2 Snuggle up to partner (arms around backs like for Star Promenade)
As a couple balance, twirl to the right once place (gents go forward,
ladies back) End facing up & down
Couple balance, twirl to the right
B1 Gents pass L Shoulder -- Hey
B2 P B&S
--
Jack Mitchell
Durham, NC
Hi: I don't usually wake up with a dance in my brain so I'm wondering if it's already been written.
Solistice '17 improper Donna Hunt
Long waves with ladies facing in
A1 Balance wave and Rory twirl to R to NEXT neighbor and Swing
A2 Pass through to a wave and Balance, walk forward to next wave and Balance
B1 Swing through (turn R 1/2, gents pull by) Partner Swing
B2 Balance ring and twirl to right, Allem L neighbor 1 1/2 to make waves
Anyone recognize this as a dance already out there?
Donna Hunt
Pretty darn nerdy, if you have a large enough group to keep it going:
https://www.jefftk.com/contras/dances/labubblesort
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers <
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> Hey callers,
>
> I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices
> to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+.
>
> This can be dances inspired by a nerdy reason (like Jurassic Redheads or
> Star Trek) or some kind of nerdy-choreography.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ron Blechner
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On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 8:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices
> to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+.
>
This one was inspired by Seth Tepfer's dance in one of the Mockingjay
movies:
To Call a Mockingjay by Dale Wilson, (2016)
Contra Improper
A1: Neighbor do-si-do & Swing
A2: Gents Allemande Left 1 ½;
Partner Swing
B1: Ring Balance, Petronella twirl (with a clap)
Ring Balance Petronella (no clap)
B2: Star Left;
Ladies Chain
Teaching notes:
B1: Encourage the dancers to clap on the first Petronella (they will
anyway), then strongly suggest that they skip the clap on the second one so
it will flow right into the star. Some of them will clap anyway because
they can't help themselves, but most of them like the flow.
B2: As they end the star, tell ladies to reach their free right hands
across the star to each other, then tell them it's a ladies chain to their
neighbors.
--
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation,
naming things, and off-by-one errors.
Hi Ron,
You might consider this one.
2-5 Allemandery, My Dear Watson – Ric Goldman, imp, Apr 2015/04
A1 1-4 (new) N alle R 1½
5-8 G alle L 1½ (end facing P in line of 4, into…)
A2 1-4 1/2 hey (PR, WL, NR, GL) into…
5-8 P sw (try to end a little early and face across; G assist W into ctr)
B1 1-4 W alle R 1½
5-8 N sw
B2 1-4 LL F+B (half-roll* W R-to-L)
5-8 N alle L 1½
* Half-roll: roll W R-to-L, but end with W facing out and W’s L hand in G’s L hand
(Works best with a leisurely tempo to help timing with A2 to B1)
Thanx, Ric
letsdance(a)rgoldman.org
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Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 6:59 AM
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Subject: [Callers] Nerdy dances
Hey callers,
I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+.
This can be dances inspired by a nerdy reason (like Jurassic Redheads or Star Trek) or some kind of nerdy-choreography.
Thanks!
Ron Blechner
Here's a dance that I think rewards good timing:
Brimmer and May Reel
by Dan Pearl
Duple improper contra
A1. Balance and swing (new) neighbor
A2. Right and left through
#1 couple swing
B1. Down the hall four in line (4!)
#1 couple (in center) California twirl (4)
Mirror allemande neighbors with handy hand (M1 and W2
by L, W1 and M2 by R) twice around (8!)
B2. Lead up the hall as couples, two's following ones; ones
cast down (unassisted, of course) around twos and
face up while twos continue up and turn in to face
down; circle left (still in original foursomes) half
way (to original places); pass through up and down
to progress (16)
The A parts are given as Dan now prefers them. The original
version had more challenging timing
A1. Swing (new) neighbor (8)
Right and left through (8)
A2. #1 couple balance and swing (16)
but that can be viewed more as a defect than as a rewarding
challenge. I'm more interested in the action in the B parts.
* If dancers take six or eight steps down the hall before
starting the California twirl, the subsequent actions can
become a "rat race."
* The key to getting the 2x allemandes done in time is not
to take huge steps but to keep your feet close to your
neighbor's feet.
* If twos don't continue up the hall as ones cast around
them, they lengthen the ones' path and may also cause
the entire set to drift towards the foot of the hall.
* If dancers start the CA twirl on time, and keep the
allemandes tight, the action in B2 need not be at all
rushed in order to bring them to their new neighbors
just in time for the balance.
--Jim
Thanks Bill! And those tight allemandes in B1 are an extra bonus.
Rick
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:31 PM Bill Olson <callbill(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Here we go...:
>
>
> Hume Fogg Reel Becket Susan Kevra
>
> A1 Circle Left 3/4, pass through and swing the next
>
> A2 LL F/B, Ladies Chain
>
> B1 Ladies Allemand R 1x Turn Partner Left 1 1/2 Gents turn R 1x
>
> B2 Partner B and Swing
>
>
>
>
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> Rick Mohr via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 7, 2018 4:31 PM
> *To:* Callers(a)sharedweight.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing
>
> Thanks all for the great suggestions! Here’s the workshop I’m planning:
>
> (1) Light, (hopefully) humorous, and (just maybe) illuminating intro
> about how timing awareness increases dancing fun.
>
> (2) A simple dance with all 8-beat figures:
> A1: DD N, N sw
> A2: Gents Al L 1½, P sw
> B1: F&B, R&L
> B2: LC, star L
> While dancing we all count out loud and say 2-beat calls together e.g. “1,
> 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Ladies Chain”.
>
> (3) Joyride (Erik Weberg) - use our 8-count awareness to take a full 8
> counts for the first three figures (gypsy, mad robin, half poussette). OK
> to keep counting out loud.
>
> (4) Hull’s Victory - demonstrate how changing your arm length allows a
> loose or tight allemande. Walk through both the loose trad way (allemande
> neighbor once [8], 1’s allemande ½ [4]) and tight modern way (allemande
> neighbor twice [8], 1’s allemande once [4]). In 5-couple sets dance it 5
> times loose and 10 times tight.
>
> (5) Princeton Petronellas (Bob Isaacs):
> A1: N B&S
> A2: Bal O, spin, P allemande L ½, half hey
> B1: P B&S
> B2: Bal O, spin, N allemande L ½, half hey
> Use our 8-count awareness to end the swings in time to be right on the
> money for the ring balances. Take 2 beats each for the allemandes and hey
> passes for a satisfying B&S.
>
> (6) If there’s time I’d like to add a dance with circle left ¾ [6], pass
> through [2], swing new neighbor [8]. In my experience most people dance it
> too loosely so you never get an 8-count swing. My favorite dance with that
> sequence is Cary Ravitz’s Heart of Glass (where I usually substitute shift
> left [2], circle left ¾ [6], swing neighbor) but this session is already
> long on heys. Anybody have another good/great dance with that sequence and
> no hey?
>
> Rick
>
> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Read Weaver via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> I find pretty much any dance that ends with three changes of rights &
> lefts has people late to the first figure, because they take 8 counts to do
> those three changes (rather than 6 counts to do the three changes, and 2
> counts to move on).
>
> Read Weaver
> Jamaica Plain, MA
> http://lcfd.org
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> On Feb 1, 2018, at 10:26 AM, Rick Mohr via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Some dances require skill to make the timing work — like starting a figure
> with dispatch so a later balance will be on time, or doing a figure
> leisurely to avoid being early for the next one. But while many dancers
> have the awareness to make things like that work, many dancers don’t. Since
> there are plenty of fantastic dances without such challenges I tend not to
> call dances which have them.
>
> But I’ve also found that such dances are great when I’m asked to lead a
> workshop helping dancers improve their skills. Longtime dancers aren't
> eager to change their habits, and having something concrete like making a
> balance on time adds motivation, ideally opening a window where learning is
> possible.
>
> Unfortunately though I've discarded or passed on collecting most such
> dances!
>
> Have any suggestions of good/great dances where the timing is tight or
> loose in spots?
>
> One of mine in that category is Crow Flight (
> http://rickmohr.net/Contra/Dances.asp#CrowFlight
> <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frickmohr.n…>).
> Learning opportunities include gents flowing from swing to circle (common
> with aware dancers but a revelation to some), ladies moving efficiently
> from circle to hey, and doing a hey with two steps per pass (possibly
> realizing the difference between a 3-change and 4-change half hey).
>
> Thanks for any ideas!
>
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Chris Page has Vector Analysis - there’s a nerdy title for you. And a good dance.
Martha
> On Feb 7, 2018, at 6:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Hey callers,
>
> I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+.
>
> This can be dances inspired by a nerdy reason (like Jurassic Redheads or Star Trek) or some kind of nerdy-choreography.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ron Blechner
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On 2/7/2018 6:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote:
> Hey callers,
>
> I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices
> to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+.
>
> This can be dances inspired by a nerdy reason (like Jurassic Redheads or
> Star Trek) or some kind of nerdy-choreography.
How about Carol Ormand's "Kinematic Vorticity"? I've never been able to
understand what kinematic vorticity actually is, but it's a geology
thing. Fun dance, too. It incorporates a gate, which is a bit
different for contra dancers. English dancers would be familiar with
the move.
Kalia
