On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Dugan Murphy via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Question two: are there other 3-33-inspired dances out there you know
> about?
>
Tom Hinds has written Four, Forty-Four, Forty-Four (similar to, but not
identical to, your name) and Five, Fifty-Five, Fifty-Five.
Ants Marching by Ron Blechner is also fun:
http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/10510984149/ants-marching
Yoyo Zhou
Dugan: I'm sure there are many out there.
Here's one that I wrote.
Ken's 60th Birthday Bash
by Donna Hunt
Duple Improper
A1
Neighbor #1 Balance and pull by Right
Neighbor #2 pull by Left
Neighbor #3 Balance and Box the Gnat with Right
A2
Neighbor #3 pull by Right, Neighbor #2 pull by Left,
Swing Neighbor #1
B1
Gents Allemande Left 1 1/2
Partner Swing
B2
Promenade across set
Ladies Chain
Note: Credit for A1 and A2 goes to Steve Zakon-Anderson's 3-33-33
Donna
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Subject: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson
Dear Shared Weighters,
I wanted to call "3-33" by Steve Zakon-Anderson recently, but with a different B2 progression that would be easier for dancers to execute and for me to teach. Does this dance already exist under another title? If not, I'd like to call it "4-44" to present it in clear homage to Steve's creation.
4-44 by Dugan Murphy
A1 Neighbor one right hand balance (4); pull by right (2); neighbor two pull by left (2); Neighbor three right hand balance (4); box the gnat (4)
A2 Neighbor three pull by right (2); Neighbor 2 pull by left (2); Neighbor one swing (12)
B1 Circle left three places (8); Partner swing (8)
B2 Ladies chain (8); Left hand star (8)
Please let me know if this sequence already has a name.
I am already aware of "334" by Diane Silver
A1 Neighbor one right hand balance (4); pull by right (2); neighbor two pull by left (2); Neighbor three right hand balance (4); box the gnat (4)
A2 Neighbor three pull by right (2); Neighbor 2 pull by left (2); Neighbor one swing (12)
B1 Gents left hand allemande 1.5 (8); Partner swing (8)
B2 Circle left three places (8); Balance the ring (4); Partner California twirl (4)
Question two: are there other 3-33-inspired dances out there you know about?
Dugan Murphy
Portland, Maine
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Hi Dugan and all,... let's get the original dance down here: originally the dance was titled 3-33-33. The title had to do with the way the money split on a tour Steve took with "Fresh Fish" back in the 80's (I think). I have the author as Steve Zakon back then.. but now this guy Steve Zakon-Anderson takes credit and changed the name of the dance to 3-33 (hah hah) ... anyway...
3-33-33
Steve Zakon (Duple improper)
A1 Balance N1, N1 pull by R, N2 pull by L , N3 Balance, box the gnat
A2 N3 pull by R, N2 pull by L, N1 swing
B1 Circle L 3/4, Partner Swing
B2 Long Lines F&B, Ladies dosido 1.5
I'm aware of a "fix" to 333 where the W DSD 1.5 at the end of B2 was replaced by a W allem L 1.5.. I think I remember talking to Steve about this and he referred to this as an "approved alternative" HIMSELF..
I personally like the original best of all and don't really think it's hard to teach if you pay attention to telling everyone where they're going to end up after B2 (basically that the Women are crossing the set to find new Neighbors). The LLF&B leads nicely to the gents assisting the women to start the DSD..
so that's my $.02 worth..
bill
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Subject: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson
Dear Shared Weighters,
I wanted to call "3-33" by Steve Zakon-Anderson recently, but with a different B2 progression that would be easier for dancers to execute and for me to teach. Does this dance already exist under another title? If not, I'd like to call it "4-44" to present it in clear homage to Steve's creation.
4-44 by Dugan Murphy
A1 Neighbor one right hand balance (4); pull by right (2); neighbor two pull by left (2); Neighbor three right hand balance (4); box the gnat (4)
A2 Neighbor three pull by right (2); Neighbor 2 pull by left (2); Neighbor one swing (12)
B1 Circle left three places (8); Partner swing (8)
B2 Ladies chain (8); Left hand star (8)
Please let me know if this sequence already has a name.
I am already aware of "334" by Diane Silver
A1 Neighbor one right hand balance (4); pull by right (2); neighbor two pull by left (2); Neighbor three right hand balance (4); box the gnat (4)
A2 Neighbor three pull by right (2); Neighbor 2 pull by left (2); Neighbor one swing (12)
B1 Gents left hand allemande 1.5 (8); Partner swing (8)
B2 Circle left three places (8); Balance the ring (4); Partner California twirl (4)
Question two: are there other 3-33-inspired dances out there you know about?
Dugan Murphy
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Dear Shared Weighters,
I wanted to call "3-33" by Steve Zakon-Anderson recently, but with a
different B2 progression that would be easier for dancers to execute and
for me to teach. Does this dance already exist under another title? If
not, I'd like to call it "4-44" to present it in clear homage to Steve's
creation.
4-44 by Dugan Murphy
A1 Neighbor one right hand balance (4); pull by right (2); neighbor two
pull by left (2); Neighbor three right hand balance (4); box the gnat (4)
A2 Neighbor three pull by right (2); Neighbor 2 pull by left (2); Neighbor
one swing (12)
B1 Circle left three places (8); Partner swing (8)
B2 Ladies chain (8); Left hand star (8)
Please let me know if this sequence already has a name.
I am already aware of "334" by Diane Silver
A1 Neighbor one right hand balance (4); pull by right (2); neighbor two
pull by left (2); Neighbor three right hand balance (4); box the gnat (4)
A2 Neighbor three pull by right (2); Neighbor 2 pull by left (2); Neighbor
one swing (12)
B1 Gents left hand allemande 1.5 (8); Partner swing (8)
B2 Circle left three places (8); Balance the ring (4); Partner California
twirl (4)
Question two: are there other 3-33-inspired dances out there you know about?
Dugan Murphy
Portland, Maine
dugan at duganmurphy.comwww.PortlandIntownContraDance.comwww.NufSed.consulting
Terrific research, Jeff! Let me add a couple "variables" and info bits...
-Because Ladies at Play (from OK) and I (from TX) were both at C-13, we had
a great turnout of dancers, and bookers from that area in Atlanta... You'll
notice that Austin, Dallas, and OKC are among the best at booking Catapult
talent, and the class of '13 benefitted most.
Except me, which is easy to understand--I was a familiar face who could be
hired anytime, and wouldn't be a "special selling point" for any weekends
there.
-The TX/OK dance groups have a friendly/competitive attitude about "booking
the hot new band first", and I think that may drive booking the emerging
bands a little.
-And the only way those two states can get big-name bands is to book them
for weekends, and they don't want to book the same legacy bands year after
year. They want freshness and variety. So maybe that drives the willingness
to hire less-known bands more, too.
-Ladies at Play also played the High Tea ECD weekend 2016.
-I did have a "2nd caller" role at Fire Ant Frolic '13. And I became the
featured caller at Flamingo Fling, June '13 when/where George Marshall had
his heart attack, and I was asked to fill in, calling with Crowfoot that
evening. So, technically, I guess I got my first weekend job quicker than
any other caller after appearing at Catapult...;-)
Keith Tuxhorn
Springfield, IL
On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Jeff Kaufman <jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu>
wrote:
> This thread got me thinking about whether I could figure out the
> effect of catapult from looking at later dance weekend bookings. I
> didn't make much progress, but people might be interested in the data:
> http://www.jefftk.com/p/effect-of-catapult
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Keith Tuxhorn via Callers
> <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > What Luke said! I answered in much the same way on a FB post to a similar
> > query.
> >
> > I was a caller on the 2013 roster with Luke. It was one of the most
> > enjoyable experiences of my life.
> >
> > And what Rob said! Catapult get a good amount of national attention,
> thanks
> > to the way Rob's done it. The majority of attendees still come from the
> > southeast, but increasing numbers are coming from all over.
> >
> > And Rob, if you need any help, get in touch, I'd be happy to.
> >
> > Keith Tuxhorn
> > Springfield, IL
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers
> > <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> How many of you out there have participated in this? What did you
> think
> >>> of it? I'm curious, but not sure whether I'm what they're looking
> for, or
> >>> vice versa. And it's a long way to travel for a short gig.
> >>>
> >>> Kalia
> >>>
> >>
> >> I'll weigh in as someone who called there in 2013.
> >>
> >> I had a great time
> >> It helped me get some other festival gigs
> >> It nucleated relationships with bands
> >> I've directly mentioned this to some callers who aren't on this list,
> >> encouraging them to apply
> >> If selected, they cover the direct cost for you to come out
> >> It's a short gig, but it's also a dance festival you get to attend ~70%
> of
> >> as a dancer with expenses paid
> >> I think the process of going through the application is worthwhile in
> >> helping define your own goals
> >> I'm enough in favor of it that I've volunteered to help as I can for
> >> future years
> >> It puts you in Georgia during peach season (I think I ate half a crate
> >> while I was there, fresh at the farmers market. SO good)
> >>
> >>
> >> It got some initial buzz as a sort of America's Got Talent - Contra
> >> Edition. That wasn't the vibe fore me at all. The 6 callers got
> together and
> >> had wonderful chats about calling; both the stage craft and the
> >> back-of-house stuff. I'm closer with all of them as a result. It's
> probably
> >> one of the few opportunities for that many callers to get together and
> work
> >> a festival together (I found it a much more collaborative and bonding
> >> experience than calling at NEFFA, which doesn't cover travel costs)
> >>
> >> I'm happy to talk about it one-on-one if you have more specific
> questions.
> >> I'm also happy to publicly endorse applying if you're interested.
> >>
> >> And like Rob, I'll also admit to being biased.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Luke Donforth
> >> Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com
> >>
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This thread got me thinking about whether I could figure out the
effect of catapult from looking at later dance weekend bookings. I
didn't make much progress, but people might be interested in the data:
http://www.jefftk.com/p/effect-of-catapult
On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Keith Tuxhorn via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> What Luke said! I answered in much the same way on a FB post to a similar
> query.
>
> I was a caller on the 2013 roster with Luke. It was one of the most
> enjoyable experiences of my life.
>
> And what Rob said! Catapult get a good amount of national attention, thanks
> to the way Rob's done it. The majority of attendees still come from the
> southeast, but increasing numbers are coming from all over.
>
> And Rob, if you need any help, get in touch, I'd be happy to.
>
> Keith Tuxhorn
> Springfield, IL
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers
> <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>> How many of you out there have participated in this? What did you think
>>> of it? I'm curious, but not sure whether I'm what they're looking for, or
>>> vice versa. And it's a long way to travel for a short gig.
>>>
>>> Kalia
>>>
>>
>> I'll weigh in as someone who called there in 2013.
>>
>> I had a great time
>> It helped me get some other festival gigs
>> It nucleated relationships with bands
>> I've directly mentioned this to some callers who aren't on this list,
>> encouraging them to apply
>> If selected, they cover the direct cost for you to come out
>> It's a short gig, but it's also a dance festival you get to attend ~70% of
>> as a dancer with expenses paid
>> I think the process of going through the application is worthwhile in
>> helping define your own goals
>> I'm enough in favor of it that I've volunteered to help as I can for
>> future years
>> It puts you in Georgia during peach season (I think I ate half a crate
>> while I was there, fresh at the farmers market. SO good)
>>
>>
>> It got some initial buzz as a sort of America's Got Talent - Contra
>> Edition. That wasn't the vibe fore me at all. The 6 callers got together and
>> had wonderful chats about calling; both the stage craft and the
>> back-of-house stuff. I'm closer with all of them as a result. It's probably
>> one of the few opportunities for that many callers to get together and work
>> a festival together (I found it a much more collaborative and bonding
>> experience than calling at NEFFA, which doesn't cover travel costs)
>>
>> I'm happy to talk about it one-on-one if you have more specific questions.
>> I'm also happy to publicly endorse applying if you're interested.
>>
>> And like Rob, I'll also admit to being biased.
>>
>> --
>> Luke Donforth
>> Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Callers mailing list
>> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
>>
>
>
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What Luke said! I answered in much the same way on a FB post to a similar
query.
I was a caller on the 2013 roster with Luke. It was one of the most
enjoyable experiences of my life.
And what Rob said! Catapult get a good amount of national attention, thanks
to the way Rob's done it. The majority of attendees still come from the
southeast, but increasing numbers are coming from all over.
And Rob, if you need any help, get in touch, I'd be happy to.
Keith Tuxhorn
Springfield, IL
On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>>> How many of you out there have participated in this? What did you think
>> of it? I'm curious, but not sure whether I'm what they're looking for, or
>> vice versa. And it's a long way to travel for a short gig.
>>
>> Kalia
>>
>>
> I'll weigh in as someone who called there in 2013.
>
> - I had a great time
> - It helped me get some other festival gigs
> - It nucleated relationships with bands
> - I've directly mentioned this to some callers who aren't on this
> list, encouraging them to apply
> - If selected, they cover the direct cost for you to come out
> - It's a short gig, but it's also a dance festival you get to attend
> ~70% of as a dancer with expenses paid
> - I think the process of going through the application is worthwhile
> in helping define your own goals
> - I'm enough in favor of it that I've volunteered to help as I can for
> future years
> - It puts you in Georgia during peach season (I think I ate half a
> crate while I was there, fresh at the farmers market. SO good)
>
>
> It got some initial buzz as a sort of America's Got Talent - Contra
> Edition. That wasn't the vibe fore me at all. The 6 callers got together
> and had wonderful chats about calling; both the stage craft and the
> back-of-house stuff. I'm closer with all of them as a result. It's probably
> one of the few opportunities for that many callers to get together and work
> a festival together (I found it a much more collaborative and bonding
> experience than calling at NEFFA, which doesn't cover travel costs)
>
> I'm happy to talk about it one-on-one if you have more specific questions.
> I'm also happy to publicly endorse applying if you're interested.
>
> And like Rob, I'll also admit to being biased.
>
> --
> Luke Donforth
> Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
>
>
On 12/14/2016 7:44 AM, Rob Harper via Callers wrote:
> Following up on original post in case anyone is applying or knows of
> others who are. The caller (and band) applications deadline has been
> extended to December 29, 2016.
>
> Please spread the word to your caller, musician, dancer and organizer
> friends. Thanks.
>
> Happy holidays all!
>
> ciao,
> rah
How many of you out there have participated in this? What did you think
of it? I'm curious, but not sure whether I'm what they're looking for,
or vice versa. And it's a long way to travel for a short gig.
Kalia
Following up on original post in case anyone is applying or knows of others
who are. The caller (and band) applications deadline has been extended to
December 29, 2016.
Please spread the word to your caller, musician, dancer and organizer
friends. Thanks.
Happy holidays all!
ciao,
rah
On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Rob Harper <thatrobharper(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Any rising star callers out there ready for a chance to get out on the
> national circuit? Catapult is built to help you along the way.
>
> A stage.
> A mic.
> A fantastic collection of breakout bands.
> A hall full of dancers and organizers excited to find the best
> ready-to-be-discovered contra talent.
> A spotlight.
>
> Memorial Day 2017.
>
> For all the details check out www.catapultshowcase.com.
>
> ciao,
> rah
>
> --
>
> Rob Harper
> thatrobharper(a)gmail.com
> (404) 307-3444
>
--
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thatrobharper(a)gmail.com
(404) 307-3444
Hi everyone.
I just picked up a couple contra dances on Sunday and the caller didn’t know the titles or callers.
I hope you can help to ID these 2 dances?
BECKET
A1 CL3
N Sw, face down
A2 DTH, TA
Ret, bend to ring
B1 CL 1/2 , across from P
as couple slide out Left & slide R until Gents meet
Gents allem L 1x
B2 P R-sh round & Sw
Improper
A1 N B &Sw
A2. Gents Allem 1.5
P sw
B1. LLFB
L CH to N
B2 bal ring
P Roll lady across with 1/2 sashay
Bal ring
N rolls lady along
Thanks for your help!
Claire (Campbell CA)
