Does anybody call Show of Hands by Melanie Axel-Lute? I have the first
figure as neighbor allemande right once around in eight beats, which is
enough time to go twice around. Is there some reason the extra time is
necessary? Or should it be twice around?
Jacob Bloom
--
jandnbloom(a)gmail.com
http://jacobbloom.net/
View my Arlington Food Pantry fundraiser at
https://www.youcaring.com/arlington-food-pantry-621657
On 6/9/2018 7:41 AM, Mary Collins via Callers wrote:
> I just put this together as i wanted a dance with just right & left
> through. I'm sure somebody already wrote this and I probably have
> it....somewhere...thx in advance.
>
> A1- N bal swg
> A2- R&L thru (courtesy turn) O/B
> B1- in the ring Bal & Petronella 2X
> B2- P swg; pass thru to NN
>
> Thanks everyone.
> Mary Collins
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> List Name: Callers mailing list
> List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
*Beginner dances withR and L thruONLY*
*Road to California*trad
DANCE MOVES ARE THE SAME AS LAMPLIGHTER’S HORNPIPE
*_Proper_*contra
Beg
Music: Road to California – on Ptlnd. Col.CD 3 (don’t have 01 09)
A11^st man and 1^st girl cross over the set to the place below and face
out; all join hands down each line and dancers balance. All turn with
right hand once round and balance in line again.
A2All turn with left hand once round and then 1^st couple meet in the
centre of the set and swing.
B11^st couple down the centre, back and cast round 2^nd couple who move
up [progression]
B2Right and left through
The Tourist
By Ted Sannella <http://ted_sannella.html>
Improper contra
A1Ones go down the outside and back
A2Ones do si do; all four circle left
B1balance and swing on the side
B2half promenade across the set
half right and left through
**
*After the Solstice*Lisa Geenleaf
Improper
Beginner
A1 (16) DSD Neighbor and Swing
A2 (8) For & Back; (8) Men Allem L 1-1/2
B1 (16) Bal & Swing Partner
B2 (8) 1/2 R&L;(8) Circle L 3/4 pass through
*Root Beer /Float/*
[/Root Beer Reel**/ADAPTED to teach right and left through]
Original dance by Christine Hale
Improper duple minor
Beginner*
*A1*(8) Long lines forward & back
(8) Circle right
*A2*(8) Star left (same direction)
(8) Circle left
*B1*(8) Neighbor do-si-do
(8) Neighbor swing, face across
*B2*(8) RIGHT AND LEFT THROUGH
(8) RIGHT AND LEFT BACK
*Signs of Spring*by Roberta Kogut (March 2003)
Improper
Easy
A1: Do-Si-Do Neighbor, Swing Neighbor
A2: Ladies Do-Si-Do, Gents Allemande Left 1½
B1: Balance and Swing Partner
B2: Rights & Lefts, Circle Left ¾ and Pass thru up and down
*Washington Quickstep*- Traditional Contra Dance*CAN BE GF*
duple improper
Music: JIGPalm Sunday (jig); Da Full Rigged Ship (Shetland jig)
Tempo: dotted quarter note = Metronome Marking 120
*/Nice dance for learning Actives / COUPLE ONES/*
*/And for practicing being OUT ON THE ENDS/*
A1 Star Right
Star Left
A2 Active couple down the middle
Turn alone, come back, cast off with inactives
B1 Right and Left Through (across set)
Right and Left back
B2 Long lines forward and back
Active couple Swing(end facing down, towards next couple)
*Monday*by Jim Hemphill
Improper
Beg
A1 Neighbor allemande right once and a half
Men allemande left once and a half
A2 Partner Gypsy, then swing
B1 Circle left 3 places
Neighbor swing
B2 Right left thru
Star left
*Ted Under the Tent*by Glen Morninstar
Improper
Beg
A1Neighbor balance and box the gnat
Neighbor swing
A2Gents cross the set to your partner; swing
B1Right and Left through; over and back
B2Circle Left 1X; twos arch, ones go thru
/When I want to focus on teaching courtesy turns, I begin with Right and
Left Through dances. When I need more than these for our monthly dances,
I look for dances having a full Ladies Chain, then see if the flow of
the dance works with a simple substitution of Rights and Lefts./
/Happy dancing! Karin/
---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus
On 2018-06-09 07:41 AM, Mary Collins via Callers wrote:
> I just put this together as i wanted a dance with just right & left through.
> I'm sure somebody already wrote this and I probably have
> it....somewhere...thx in advance.
>
> A1- N bal swg
> A2- R&L thru (courtesy turn) O/B
> B1- in the ring Bal & Petronella 2X
> B2- P swg; pass thru to NN
It's structurally similar to "That Old Time Elixir" by Mike Boerschig,
published in "Midwest Folklore and other dances"
(and not on the web that I know of),
but that has a ladies chain in the second half of A2,
and a circle left 3/4 in the middle of B2.
-Michael
I just put this together as i wanted a dance with just right & left
through. I'm sure somebody already wrote this and I probably have
it....somewhere...thx in advance.
A1- N bal swg
A2- R&L thru (courtesy turn) O/B
B1- in the ring Bal & Petronella 2X
B2- P swg; pass thru to NN
Thanks everyone.
Mary Collins
In remembrance of our dear Linda Leslie, and in partial thanks to all who have been so kind to me since her passing, I'd like to share two contra dances that you may not have in your collections, that were written for (not by) Linda Leslie.
I wrote "Fun Dance for Linda" fourteen years ago, and first called it on May 15, 2004. I think it truly is a fun dance, and so did Linda, but I called it infrequently - whenever Linda was on the dance floor, and I was on stage, and those gigs were few and far between. I thank Lisa Greenleaf for including "Fun Dance for Linda" at Linda's celebration of life at the Concord Scout House on May 20. There are no circle-left figures in this lively and upbeat dance, which makes it a nice choice at times to drop into an otherwise-circly program.
FUN DANCE FOR LINDA (for Linda Leslie)
Bob Golder
Duple Improper
Two swings, Partner & Neighbor (P. & N.)
A1) Gents Allemande Left 1-1/2 (face P. ) / Half Hey (pass P. by R. to start)
A2) Partner Balance & Swing (end facing N. across set; give inside hand to N. - gents R. hand, ladies L. hand)
B1) (With N.) Inside-Hand Balance; Star Through / (Same 4) Ring Balance, Twirl to the Right
B2) (Same) Neighbor Balance & Swing
An earlier dance, written for Linda Leslie by Danish dance leader Frede Olsen, is "Linda's Surprise." My notes show that I first called it in 1998. There are several surprises, the first of which was that Linda didn't know that Frede had written a dance in her honor until he announced it from the stage. Another surprise is that the full hey for four travels beautifully across the musical phrase from the end of the A2 into the beginning of the B1. The transition is smooth as silk when the band plays romantic reels. Still another surprise is that although there are two swings, they are both danced with one's partner. Linda liked the dance but did not often call it because she worried about dancers who might be stuck with a less-than-satisfactory partner. I loved to call the dance because it is so beautiful and was written for Linda. For brevity I use here Frede's original instruction to "gypsy." Please substitute your preferred term when calling the dance.
LINDA'S SURPRISE (for Linda Leslie)
Frede Olsen
Becket
Two swings, both with Partner
A1) Ladies Gypsy by the Right (once, and a little bit more) / Partner Swing
A2) Gents Gypsy by the Left (once around; face P.) / Begin full Hay, passing by R. shoulder to start
B1) Continue the full Hay for Four / Partner Swing
B2) Long Lines Forward & Back / Circle Left once around, Slide Left to new N.'s
To these dances written for Linda Leslie may be added Don Veino's "¡Que Linda!," which he shared on this list in April. Enjoy! … Bob Golder
