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Re: [Callers] Pousette between mad robins

by Ron Blechner via Callers

Songbird is neat - MR to half pousette to another half pousette in the same direction to a MR with next. Ron On Feb 24, 2017 4:25 PM, "Chris Page" <chriscpage(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Songbird by Cary Ravitz > Rough Ride by Tom Hinds > > -Chris Page > San Diego > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers > <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Choreography question: > > > > Anyone encounter any dances with a mad robin, half pousette, into a mad > > Robin with new neighbors? > > > > Thanks, > > Ron Blechner > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > >

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Re: [Callers] Pousette between mad robins

by Dugan Murphy via Callers

Hi, Ron, My favorite is "Songbird" by Cary Ravitz: http://www.dance.ravitz.us/#sb2 Dugan Murphy Portland, Maine dugan at duganmurphy.com www.DuganMurphy.com www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com www.NufSed.consulting > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:16:49 -0500 > From: Ron Blechner via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> > To: callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> > Subject: [Callers] Pousette between mad robins > > Choreography question: > > Anyone encounter any dances with a mad robin, half pousette, into a mad > Robin with new neighbors? > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner >

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Re: [Callers] Pousette between mad robins

by Chris Page via Callers

Songbird by Cary Ravitz Rough Ride by Tom Hinds -Chris Page San Diego On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Choreography question: > > Anyone encounter any dances with a mad robin, half pousette, into a mad > Robin with new neighbors? > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >

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Re: [Callers] Pousette between mad robins

by Michael Barraclough via Callers

Smooth Ride - Michael Barraclough (2008) A1 1-4 Neighbor shuttles (men outside, ladies inside) 5-8 Half pousette (ladies push, men backup) A2 1-4 (Next) neighbor shuttle (men inside, ladies outside) 5-8 Half pousette (with original couple, men push, ladies backup, all back home with original couple) B1 1-4 Balance the ring, Petronella 5-8 Par tner swing B2 1-4 Promenade over 5-8 Ladies chain Michael Barracloughwww.michaelbarraclough.com On Fri, 2017-02-24 at 14:16 -0500, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: > Choreography question: > Anyone encounter any dances with a mad robin, half pousette, into a > mad Robin with new neighbors? > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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[Callers] Pousette between mad robins

by Ron Blechner via Callers

Choreography question: Anyone encounter any dances with a mad robin, half pousette, into a mad Robin with new neighbors? Thanks, Ron Blechner

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Re: [Callers] Increased number of community dance requests?

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

On 2/22/2017 6:25 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing a bump in requests for > community/family dances? I feel like the last month or so, there's been > an uptick in schools and community centers requesting them. Could be a > local fluctuation, or something bigger. Anyone else getting that impression? > > Possibly I'm projecting based on my own desire to build community > through dance, but a couple years ago I was knocking on doors trying to > make these happen, and now they're knocking on our door. > > Hope you're all having a similar experience! > > -- > Luke Donforth > Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <mailto:Luke.Donev@gmail.com> Here in the Sonoma County area (a bit north of SF), we've definitely had growing interest in family dancing over the last year. There's a quarterly family dance forming up that precedes one of our regular contras, and we're looking at possibly adding another before one of our regular English dances. Part of the interest is coming from the local home-schoolers. Kalia Kliban

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Re: [Callers] Increased number of community dance requests?

by Delia Clark via Callers

Interesting! We re booked for a community/family dance every Saturday in February and the beginning of March. I hadn’t thought about it as a trend, but now that you mention it, maybe it is. I like Tony’s theory about folks wanting to foster a feeling of community in these challenging times. > On Feb 22, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Tony Parkes via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Luke Donforth wrote: > <> > > Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing a bump in requests for community/family dances? I feel like the last month or so, there's been an uptick in schools and community centers requesting them. Could be a local fluctuation, or something bigger. Anyone else getting that impression? > > I suspect it varies from one region to the next, but who knows? You may be onto something. Beth and I are getting more calls this year, both from dance series around central New England and from schools, houses of worship, and other community groups. > > A few years ago we noticed a similar uptick in private parties; we thought that might be because at least some of the more affluent families had weathered the financial crisis of 2008 and were starting to spend money on nonessentials again. I don’t know what’s causing the current bump, unless it’s people wanting to foster a feeling of community in the face of the current divisive political – and in some cases social – climate. > > Tony Parkes > Billerica, Mass. > www.hands4.com <http://www.hands4.com/> > New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century > (to be published Spring 2017) > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> Delia Clark PO Box 45 Taftsville, VT 05073 Office/mobile: +1-802-457-2075 deliaclark8(a)gmail.com <mailto:deliaclark8@gmail.com> www.deliaclarkconfluence.com <http://www.deliaclarkconfluence.com/>

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Re: [Callers] Increased number of community dance requests?

by Tony Parkes via Callers

Luke Donforth wrote: > Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing a bump in requests for community/family dances? I feel like the last month or so, there's been an uptick in schools and community centers requesting them. Could be a local fluctuation, or something bigger. Anyone else getting that impression? I suspect it varies from one region to the next, but who knows? You may be onto something. Beth and I are getting more calls this year, both from dance series around central New England and from schools, houses of worship, and other community groups. A few years ago we noticed a similar uptick in private parties; we thought that might be because at least some of the more affluent families had weathered the financial crisis of 2008 and were starting to spend money on nonessentials again. I don’t know what’s causing the current bump, unless it’s people wanting to foster a feeling of community in the face of the current divisive political – and in some cases social – climate. Tony Parkes Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com<http://www.hands4.com> New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century (to be published Spring 2017)

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[Callers] Increased number of community dance requests?

by Luke Donforth via Callers

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing a bump in requests for community/family dances? I feel like the last month or so, there's been an uptick in schools and community centers requesting them. Could be a local fluctuation, or something bigger. Anyone else getting that impression? Possibly I'm projecting based on my own desire to build community through dance, but a couple years ago I was knocking on doors trying to make these happen, and now they're knocking on our door. Hope you're all having a similar experience! -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>

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Re: [Callers] Role term survey responses

by Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers

Neal, Can you clarify? Do you mean that you dance differently depending on which side you begin the dance on? How does your style change? Thanks, Alex On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 10:49 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I have danced at a bunch of genderfree dances, as well as my home dance > having a lot of people who dance both roles. I can't say I've ever had this > "diet contra" experience. > > My home dance is widely known among musicians and callers as a lively > crowd who brings good energy to performers. Proper and improper have little > relevance, but that doesn't stop a seeming endless supply of new > choreography being generated and called by various callers. Does it really > matter if I'm allemanding or swinging with a particular gender? I guess a > person can still choose to only dance with one gender if they really felt > strongly. > > But saying that genderfree dancing is bland? I mean, it's a folk community > dance. The whole point is we all dance in one big set together. If dancing > only to swing people of one gender means so much that contra is "diet" > without it, I would ask what exactly contra means to you? > > > Best regards, > Ron Blechner > > > > On Feb 13, 2017 6:17 PM, "Woody Lane via Callers" < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > I basically agree with Neal. I would not want to replace gents and ladies > with other arbitrary terms. For many of the same reasons. > > Woody > > -- > Woody Lane > Caller, Percussive Dancer > Roseburg, Oregon > http://www.woodylanecaller.com > home: 541-440-1926 <(541)%20440-1926> cell: 541-556-0054 > <(541)%20556-0054> > ------------------------------ > > On 2/13/2017 2:51 PM, Neal Schlein via Callers wrote: > > I do not want to replace gent and lady as terms, based on my own > experience. > > Some context: I've been dancing for between 29 and 37 years, depending on > how you count--my parents met at a square dance and I grew up dancing. I > started calling about 18 years ago, and dance/call ECD, Scottish, squares, > contra, ballroom, and folk styles at varying levels of proficiency. Seeing > a man dancing the lady's role, or a woman dancing the gent's role, has > never, ever phased me. It's fun to swap, requires technical skill, speaks > well of a dancer who can do it well stylistically, and sometimes is > necessary to fill out a set. It is also an important skill for any caller, > and one callers need to know how to handle when it happens in special > situations; the callers I grew up with talked about when they first > encountered gay or one-gender crowds in the 60s and how they struggled to > adjust on the fly. > > That said, I first encountered "gender-free" dancing at a Heather and Rose > (?) ECD dance outside of Eugene, Oregon about 15 years ago. I didn't know > what I was walking into, and thought it was a normal ECD event until they > lined up and started teaching. > > They used several dances I was familiar with; I had been teaching some > older ECD dances for a graduate folklore class and recently returned from > Berea's Christmas Country Dance School. Aside from momentary confusion, > adapting to the unfamiliar terminology and random line-up was not a problem > for me. > > What I couldn't adapt to was how being made "gender free" changed the > character of the dances I knew. They became less elegant, less > interesting, and were lessened overall. Switching between an A and a B > position meant nothing aside from (possibly) a slightly different floor > pattern. Proper and improper had no relevance. There was no stylistic > mastery needed to switch dance sides because any clue as to historically > demanded or intended stylistic differences had been stripped out--there > weren't even ROLES anymore, merely positions; there was nothing to hold > onto even as a guideline for playacting. The dances completely lost their > flavor and character. They became like Caffeine Free Diet Crystal Coke. > (I mean, honestly...WHY WAS THAT EVER MADE? Just drink water!) > > Other folks may certainly disagree with me, and I have followed and agree > with the many counterpoints, but I personally believe that the terms > "gentlemen" and "ladies" (and their derivatives) positively influence how > people behave and relate, and definitely how a dance is done. I don't > worry about that at special or family events, of course; I just want > everyone to get up and have a good time. But encouraging folks to learn > both roles to become better dancers is only meaningful if there is a > meaningful difference between the roles. > > I am a happily married man and prefer to dance with women as partners and > corners. I don't mind dancing with men, but that's not what I go to dances > for; if I wanted to get close to a bunch of sweaty guys, I'd play > football. If we're honest, we can admit that the vast majority of our > general dancers (both new and old) are probably similar. So why not let > the dance reflect that? That's more likely to win friends than taking a > wonderful dance with character and making it into "gender free diet > crystal contra." > > Just my 2 cents. > Neal > > Neal Schlein > Youth Services Librarian, Mahomet Public Library > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)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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