A couple of us mirrored a copy of the most recent version of Linda's site,
just in case.
Bob is working on getting the Weebly account re-enabled in the short term
and we're looking toward a longer term hosting solution from there.
-Don
On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 2:24 PM, Anne Lutun via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Thank you, Cary! Yes, I am aware of the web archive, and it solved my
> immediate problem when I was looking for one of Linda's dances the other
> day. However, I am hoping for a more permanent solution, since other
> callers (including some who are not on this list) may run into this problem
> too. A number of resources, including Chris and Michael's new database (The
> Caller's Box) link to her website — so there are a lot of broken links out
> there.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anne
>
Thank you, Cary! Yes, I am aware of the web archive, and it solved my
immediate problem when I was looking for one of Linda's dances the other
day. However, I am hoping for a more permanent solution, since other
callers (including some who are not on this list) may run into this problem
too. A number of resources, including Chris and Michael's new database (The
Caller's Box) link to her website — so there are a lot of broken links out
there.
Thanks,
Anne
On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 12:32 PM, Cary Ravitz <caryravitz(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20170403120150/http://www.
> lindalesliecaller.website/dances.html
>
> On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 10:48 AM, Robert Golder via Callers
> <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > Thanks for pointing it out. I will see whether I can address the site
> problem. … Robert Golder
> >
> >> On Sep 15, 2018, at 9:25 AM, Anne Lutun via Callers <
> callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Linda Leslie's website has been down for days. Does anybody know if
> this is permanent, or just a glitch? In the former case, is there any
> chance another website — such as CDSS's for instance — might host her
> dances?
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Anne Lutun
> >> Philadelphia
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Thanks for pointing it out. I will see whether I can address the site problem. … Robert Golder
> On Sep 15, 2018, at 9:25 AM, Anne Lutun via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Linda Leslie's website has been down for days. Does anybody know if this is permanent, or just a glitch? In the former case, is there any chance another website — such as CDSS's for instance — might host her dances?
> Thanks,
>
> Anne Lutun
> Philadelphia
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Hi all,
Linda Leslie's website has been down for days. Does anybody know if this is
permanent, or just a glitch? In the former case, is there any chance
another website — such as CDSS's for instance — might host her dances?
Thanks,
Anne Lutun
Philadelphia
Fellow Callers,
Deborah Denenfeld of Dancing Well confirms that this is indeed Bottoms Up.
And if I might put in a plug here: Dancing Well does wonderful and worthy
work, and while gifts are always welcome, TODAY is a special fundraising
opportunity, as all gifts on Sept. 13, 2018 (before 11:59 EST) will be
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Read more about the organization and its work here:
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--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 Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 11:58 PM Linda S. Mrosko via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I saw this photo on Dancing Well and wondered if anyone knew which
> dance(s) this could be.
>
> [image: 26.JPG]
> --
>
>
>
> *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko*
>
> *102 Mitchell Drive*
>
> *Temple, Texas 76501*
> *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)*
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>
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"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power
and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Bottoms Up (Author unknown)
Five Couples; Longways; Proper
A1: Top Two Men Arch; #1 Lady leads Thread the Needle
A2: Top Two Ladies Arch; #1 Man leads Thread the Needle
B1: Circle Left; Circle Right [OR Partner Swing; Long Lines – gives recovery time if they are late]
B2: Bottoms Up: Bottom Couple Gallops Up
Top Couple put their hands on the Bottom Couples waists and all four Gallop Down - #1s falling into place below the Bottoms
Travelling Thread the Needle: The #1 making the arch dances around the set – everyone goes through the arch twice
http://www.ceilidhcalling.co.uk/danceviewpage.php?name=bottoms%20up
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
From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> On Behalf Of Linda S. Mrosko via Callers
Sent: 13 September 2018 05:58
To: Callers List <Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [Callers] Intrigued by a Photo
I saw this photo on Dancing Well and wondered if anyone knew which dance(s) this could be.
--
Looking forward,
Linda S. Mrosko
102 Mitchell Drive
Temple, Texas 76501
(903) 292-3713 (Cell)
contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>
www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more)
I saw this photo on Dancing Well and wondered if anyone knew which dance(s)
this could be.
[image: 26.JPG]
--
*Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko*
*102 Mitchell Drive*
*Temple, Texas 76501*
*(903) 292-3713 (Cell)*
*contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>*
*www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance
buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
A Box the Gnat finishes with you facing the person you did it with. So everyone has to turn 90 degrees to face their neighbour for A2.
On another point. It is not a Square Through! (Sorry, just checked Callerlab: Square Thru!)
A Square Thru finishes with your back to the last person you passed. In this dance, after the last Pull By you need to turn to face your Partner who is at 90 degrees to you.
It is actually Two Changes (of Rights & Lefts).
Square Thru N is a particular case of N Changes; in Square Thru the end facing (not normally defined in N Changes) is specified.
Or has the Contra community now redefined this square dance term for their own purposes? :-)
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
From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> On Behalf Of Jerome Grisanti via Callers
Sent: 09 September 2018 16:43
To: Jean Gibson-Gorrindo <jgorrindo(a)charter.net>; callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: Re: [Callers] does this dance already exist?
Jean,
At the end of the A2 Box the Gnat, the gents have their backs toward their original neighbor and so must release the box-the-gnat hand with intention in order to turn their body into the neighbor balance & swing. Not necessarily a problem, just a heads-up. The ladies, it appears, will be facing toward their neighbor so not an issue for them.
--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 Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:34 AM Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it is already out there? Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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In contra, I find 2 beats per pull-by and 1 beat per quarter turn
works out nicely.
When it's done with balances, and quick pull-bys, people can cheat by
trimming the balance times.
When it gets done as 8 beats for a square through four without
balances, the floor becomes rather choppy, to say the least.
-Chris Page
San Diego, CA
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 7:57 AM Rich Sbardella via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> In MWSD it is the fact that the dancers are not adjacent to each other, the two beats allow them to get into the center and then they have 8 beats to square thru.
> -Rich
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 2:48 AM Nick Cuccia via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>> Could hand technique be contributing to square thrus taking more than
>> two beats per exchange? One of my long-past English dance instructors
>> taught pull-by hands as almost a quick handshake-and-release, where
>> you're no longer in contact by the time you're shoulder-to-shoulder. If
>> the dancers maintain contact for longer than that, one of them is almost
>> certainly going to have less than a 1/4 turn after the exchange, while
>> the other will have more than a 1/4 turn. I've observed this phenomena
>> even in 16-beat square thrus with balances preceding the first and third
>> exchanges.
>>
>> --Nick
>>
>> [Stuff below Rich's response snipped]
>>
>> On 09/08/2018 09:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
>> > The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10 beats from a
>> > static square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they
>> > would be after the heads star thru.
>> >
>> > In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
>> >
>> > Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
>> > Lines F&B
>> > 2 ladies Chain Across and Back
>> > Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at
>> > the sides static position.
>> > Corner Swg & Promenade
>> >
>> > In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
>> >
>> > Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
>> > RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
>> > Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
>> > Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
>> >
>> > In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose
>> > rather than across the set.
>> >
>> > Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10
>> > is a good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
>> >
>> > Rich
>> >
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