Import1 April 2019

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Re: [Callers] Does this exist? (Rory O'Moore > Partner Balance and Swing)

by Luke Donforth

Hi Maia, Not sure if you've already run this one (I'm behind on e-mails). Personally, I would caution that getting dancers out of the habit of Rorying to the right first might be hard. I have in my box a similar dance, called Wildabeasts (that I wrote in 2017), that replaces your A2 with a (8) Raven's Chain across (4) Circle RIGHT 1/2, pass through (4) Pass through to an Ocean Wave That sets you up with your partner in your right hand, instead of your left hand. I will say, that while I wrote it and it's in my box, I've never actually called it (along with about 150 other compositions). As for dances I have actually called. There's a variation of Donna Hunt's "This Could be the Start of Something" http://donnahuntcaller.com/dancesByDonna.html that starts with the Down the Hall, and has the ravens slide all the way to their partner for a balance and swing instead of ravens allemande->partner swing. Erik Hoffman's "Missing Duck" has an A2 Rory, and a B2 P B&S, as does Fidgety Feet/Fickle Finger of Fate by Mark Richardson/Don Lennartson. None of those three have a neighbor swing though. For that, I'd turn to Bill Olson's "Dancing With Amy" Becket-CW A1 ----------- (8) Circle Left 3/4 (8) Neighbor swing A2 ----------- (8) left diagonal Ladies’ chain across to your shadow (8) left hand star (to a long wavy line with your partner) B1 ----------- (8) Balance and slide to the right (as in Rory O’More) (8) Balance and slide to the right (as in Rory O’More) B2 ----------- (16) Partner balance and swing On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 11:14 PM Maia McCormick via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I wanted a closer with a Rory O'Moore and a partner balance and swing. > This is what I came up with. Does this (or a variant thereof) already exist? > > *Wave Goodbye* (becket L) > A1: (on the L diagonal) give and take N (to lark's side) > N swing > A2: ravens chain (to P) > ravens alle. R 1 1/2 to short waves (LH to N, ravens by R) > B1: bal. L and R, slide L (short waves, RH to N, larks by L) > bal. R and L, slide R, ravens sliding extra to pass each other > B2: P b&s > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>

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Re: [Callers] Calling techno?

by Sivier, Jonathan E

Keep calling. My experience has been that techo music has plenty of beat and no phrasing. So dancers don't know when to stop the current figure and start the next one. Some figures like circles, stars and lines forward and back have a kind of natural timing so dances with those figures work well. Some other figures such as heys, chains and swings are less well defined as far as timing goes, and dancers tend to rush heys and chains and go long on swings. So the dancers will all take different amount of time for them. This means that if you stop calling the various parts of the lines will start to diverge in where they are in the dance and soon there will be parts of the room dancing the A1 part while others places in the room they are dancing the A2 or even B1 part. I think swings may be the biggest issue. Everyone likes to swing and many dancers will go long on each swing, but they'll all go long by a different amount. Choose dances with figures that have really well-defined timing and don't stop calling and you will be OK. You may be able to reduce the amount of calling, but you will probably need to say something from time to time to re-synchronize the dancers. Jonathan On 3/28/2019 4:13 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote: > Hey folks, > > I haven't called all that many techno contras, and I'm slated to do so > this weekend. Any tips or things to keep in mind about how techno > differs from your standard contra evening? (Particularly curious about > anything relating to dance choice and dance length.) > > Cheers, > Maia

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[Callers] Trying to reach Tom Hinds

by Jerome Grisanti

I attempted to send Tom Hinds a private query today and got a message that his mailbox is full. I don't have his phone number. Can someone in direct contact with Tom let him know I'm trying to reach him? (Alternatively, share his phone number directly to me -- i.e., off list). Thanks in advance! 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

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[Callers] CDSS web chat on organizing dances that include young children and all ages

by Emily Addison

Hi fellow Shared Weight callers, CDSS has a free web chat coming up this Thursday! The topic is organizing dances that include young children and all ages ----> there are some FANTASTIC speakers lined up. I know some of you mostly call and don't organize but I also know there's a fair bit of overlap among callers/organizers so I thought it appropriate to share here. Pre-registration is required in order to receive the online access information. See some of you there! Emily Addison * * * * *Next CDSS Web Chat on 4/4* It’s not too late to sign up for the next CDSS web chat on *Thurs Apr 4* from 8:30-9:30 pm EDT! It’s for *organizers of dances that include young children and all ages. *Organizers of four thriving family and community dances in CA, NC, PA, and ME will share their stories and advice. To register, submit the *online RSVP form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcA0RodctE8qX-h-yCIKKDjXN16fwtS6Z…>* ASAP (by 4/2 if possible). This live chat also includes time for Q&A, so bring YOUR questions. Hope you can join us!

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