I've gotten good mileage out of "Up the Sides and Down the Middle" (which has its own tune that changes meters in the B part, but works just fine to bouncy jigs, polkas, etc.)
UP THE SIDES AND DOWN THE MIDDLE (CDM, own tune or any bright jig)
Long set for four to six couples. (Seven is doable but makes the timing tight).
A1: Step-swing balance in lines twice; cross over with polka step.
A2: Repeat to places
B1: (Reel time) 1s down the middle (walking, 8 bars) while 2s lead a single
cast (polka step) down, then up through the 1s moving arch.
[I can never get the dances to actually do B1 as described. The 1s zoom down the middle, they get there before the 2s (and everybody else) get to the bottom, so the trip takes longer than eight bars. I make B2 "swing when you get there if there's time". ]
B2: Swing partners.
(Repeat until 1s at top again).
-- Alan Winston
On 9/19/2018 1:55 PM, Rick Mohr via Callers wrote:
I call a small monthly dance for teenagers, a blast and interesting in many ways.
We always do a few barn dances -- great fun, and a nice break from worrying about progressing the wrong way and ending swings on the wrong side. But the kids are smart and game, so most of the family dances in my box are too easy.
Here are some favorites. Have other good ones to add?
Bottoms Up - https://www.barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Bottoms_Up
Country Bumpkin - https://www.barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Country_Bumpkin
Falling Masonry - http://www.ceilidhcalling.co.uk/danceviewpage.php?id=33
Firehose Reel
Intersection Reel
Roll the Arches
Sashay the Donut
Waves of Tory
Dances that can include everybody are best (longways, circles) rather than fixed-size sets (squares, triplets) where some people have to sit out.
Thanks!
Rick
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I call a small monthly dance for teenagers, a blast and interesting in many
ways.
We always do a few barn dances -- great fun, and a nice break from worrying
about progressing the wrong way and ending swings on the wrong side. But
the kids are smart and game, so most of the family dances in my box are too
easy.
Here are some favorites. Have other good ones to add?
Bottoms Up - https://www.barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Bottoms_Up
Country Bumpkin -
https://www.barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Country_Bumpkin
Falling Masonry - http://www.ceilidhcalling.co.uk/danceviewpage.php?id=33
Firehose Reel
Intersection Reel
Roll the Arches
Sashay the Donut
Waves of Tory
Dances that can include everybody are best (longways, circles) rather than
fixed-size sets (squares, triplets) where some people have to sit out.
Thanks!
Rick
I call a small monthly dance for teenagers, a blast and interesting in many
ways.
My easiest “regular evening” contras are a good challenge for the group, so
I’m looking for some varied easy contras to lead up to those. (Also
interesting barn dances -- asking about those in a separate thread.)
The teens are fine with swings but aren’t hooked on them like most contra
dancers. So contras with no partner swing, no neighbor swing, or no swings
at all are just fine, and good for variety. And our lines are fairly short,
so unequal dances are OK.
Here are some favorites. Have other good ones to add? The group is all
about having fun, so it’s fine to have chases, basket swings, sashaying,
and other goofiness.
Family Contra (Sherry Nevins)
A1: Bal ring x2, circle R
A2: Bal ring x2, circle L
B1: Dosido P, dosido N
B2: Dosido as couples 1.5
Andy White's (Amy Cann)
A1: Circle L, dosido P
A2: As couples dosido Ns, 2 hand turn N
B1: Clap both/R/both/L with P, same with N; repeat all
B2: 2s arch, 1s duck; 1s arch, 2s duck BACK; 2s arch, 1s duck
Jefferson & Liberty
A1: Circle L/R
A2: Star R/L
B1: 1s balance & swing
B2: Down center, 1's arch, 2's duck; return (1s backing up)
Monterey Detour (Bob Dalsemer)
A1: Down center (turn alone) & back
A2: Circle R/L
B1: Dosido N, sw N
B2: F&b, 1s sw
Thanks!
Rick
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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
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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
matched, essentially doubling your gift. I just made a gift this morning,
as a matter of fact.
https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organizations/dancing-well-
the-soldier-project
Read more about the organization and its work here:
http://www.dancingwell.org/
--Jerome
Jerome Grisanti
660-528-0858
http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
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and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 11:58 PM Linda S. Mrosko via Callers <
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> I saw this photo on Dancing Well and wondered if anyone knew which
> dance(s) this could be.
>
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