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by Chet Gray via Callers

4 couple longways proper (or whatever, it really doesn't matter much for this dance, only if you you care about what role your corners are). Stretch the set out in your mental picture. The contra corners pattern is Ts for everyone instead of Ys for the actives as it typically is. — Chet Gray dance caller Louisville, KY (502) 419-7008 <+1-502-419-7008> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 10:51 PM, Jerome Grisanti via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Yoyo, > > What's the starting formation -- four couple longways proper? I'm having > trouble picturing all turn contra corners but perhaps I'm missing something. > > --Jerome > > Jerome Grisanti > 660-528-0858 <(660)%20528-0858> > 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 Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Yoyo Zhou via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hi callers, >> >> I've been looking for a funky dance, a variation on Chorus Jig for 4 >> couples, alternating, everybody turns contra corners. Does anyone know who >> to thank for it? >> >> (I remember dancing it at one of the Monte Toyon camps (Spring Fever or >> Queer Contra Camp) but I can't remember which! For bonus points, I'd love >> to figure out whom I learned it from.) >> >> The dance goes like this: >> >> A1: top couple down the outside and back >> B1: top couple down the middle and back, cast off with 2s >> C: all turn contra corners in the middle >> (All turn partner right 3/4, 1st corner left 1, parter right 1/2, 2nd >> corner left 1. >> It looks like a wave of 8 down the middle.) >> B2: all balance and swing partner; end swing facing up (?) >> >> (? = Do you alternate facing up/down?) >> >> Then, every other time, alternate: the bottom couple goes up the set and >> casts off with the 3s. So the 1s and 2s just change places with each other, >> and the 3s and 4s change places with each other, and everyone has a turn. >> >> Thanks, >> Yoyo Zhou >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >

7 years, 5 months

Re: [Callers] 4 couple set Chorus Jig

by Jerome Grisanti via Callers

Yoyo, What's the starting formation -- four couple longways proper? I'm having trouble picturing all turn contra corners but perhaps I'm missing something. --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 Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Yoyo Zhou via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi callers, > > I've been looking for a funky dance, a variation on Chorus Jig for 4 > couples, alternating, everybody turns contra corners. Does anyone know who > to thank for it? > > (I remember dancing it at one of the Monte Toyon camps (Spring Fever or > Queer Contra Camp) but I can't remember which! For bonus points, I'd love > to figure out whom I learned it from.) > > The dance goes like this: > > A1: top couple down the outside and back > B1: top couple down the middle and back, cast off with 2s > C: all turn contra corners in the middle > (All turn partner right 3/4, 1st corner left 1, parter right 1/2, 2nd > corner left 1. > It looks like a wave of 8 down the middle.) > B2: all balance and swing partner; end swing facing up (?) > > (? = Do you alternate facing up/down?) > > Then, every other time, alternate: the bottom couple goes up the set and > casts off with the 3s. So the 1s and 2s just change places with each other, > and the 3s and 4s change places with each other, and everyone has a turn. > > Thanks, > Yoyo Zhou > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >

7 years, 5 months

[Callers] 4 couple set Chorus Jig

by Yoyo Zhou via Callers

Hi callers, I've been looking for a funky dance, a variation on Chorus Jig for 4 couples, alternating, everybody turns contra corners. Does anyone know who to thank for it? (I remember dancing it at one of the Monte Toyon camps (Spring Fever or Queer Contra Camp) but I can't remember which! For bonus points, I'd love to figure out whom I learned it from.) The dance goes like this: A1: top couple down the outside and back B1: top couple down the middle and back, cast off with 2s C: all turn contra corners in the middle (All turn partner right 3/4, 1st corner left 1, parter right 1/2, 2nd corner left 1. It looks like a wave of 8 down the middle.) B2: all balance and swing partner; end swing facing up (?) (? = Do you alternate facing up/down?) Then, every other time, alternate: the bottom couple goes up the set and casts off with the 3s. So the 1s and 2s just change places with each other, and the 3s and 4s change places with each other, and everyone has a turn. Thanks, Yoyo Zhou

7 years, 5 months

[Callers] has this dance been written?

by Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers

Hi All! I am working on a dance to call for a special occasion. It needs to be “play friendly” - that is, a dance where the figures facilitate partner swapping. Figures I was given to work with are allemandes in the center (either gender role), heys, shadows, petronellas and LLFB next to your partner (not necessarily including all of those figures, of course). I am wondering if this dance has already been written by someone else? Also, those of you who like to play, would this dance work well? Is it too weird to have the full hey cross the phrase? Is it awkward to get into Long Lines from the Hey? I am not sure I love the B1 part. Thanks for your feedback in advance! Jean Gorrindo (as yet untitled) - Becket A1 (8) Ladies allemande R 1 1/2 (8) Neighbor swing A2 (8) Left diagonal chain to Shadow (8) Begin a full hey, Ladies passing R B1 (8) Finish the hey (8) LLFB - on the way back Gent’s role Shadow away with a half-sashay to face Partner B2 (16) Partner B&S - slide left to new Neighbors

7 years, 6 months

[Callers] Prior? Trip to Santa Fe

by Don Veino via Callers

I came up with this one for a particular gig. Given the simplicity it was probably already written - if so I'd like to give proper credit. Please let me know. Thanks, Don Shortly before calling the Santa Fe NM dance last month I was informed that a group of 20+ international students who’d never done contra were planning on attending (turned out to be ~60% of the attendees at the start). In planning my program I realized the existing mixers in my deck were either too risky for those folks or too simple for the regulars. I wanted something that would build on the sequence of moves introduced in my teaching plan (which factored in language challenge) so I came up with the following. It worked out well with that group. Trip to Santa Fe – Circle Mixer – Don Veino 20170622 *A1* Into the Center and Back Circle Left *A2* Circle Right Partner Dosido (and turn away from P) [so Gents look CW, Ladies CCW] *B1* Neighbor Balance and Swing *B2* (new) Partner Promenade http://veino.com/blog/?p=1722

7 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] Positional Calling

by Read Weaver via Callers

I haven’t looked in detail at your (Jeremy’s) post, but quite a few of the “who goes first” questions are answered with “first diagonals” or “second diagonals”—which would be new terminology for folks who haven’t done English country dancing, but it’s pretty easy to learn. I agree that ending the swing, though, is difficult to easily describe by position. There was a contra dance in the States 1981-89 that used calling based on position, “Les be Gay and Dance,” in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I believe Carol Ormand was quite involved with that dance, but I don’t think she’s on this list. (You’ll find references to that dance online that say that style of calling in contra ended up being unsustainable, but as far as I can tell all of that traces back to one article, and that article doesn’t give its sources.) I wrote the lcfd.org piece on GF English calling; The Heather and the Rose http://heatherandrose.org/terms.shtml is another place to look. (This has been called “global terminology” for quite a long time.) Read Weaver Jamaica Plain, MA http://lcfd.org > On Jul 6, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Mark Hillegonds via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Hi, Jeremy, > > The Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) use some positional references in their gender-free English Country Dances. Might want to check it out: http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html <http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html> > > Looking forward to hearing more about this as others respond. > > > On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Jeremy Child via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: > Hi Everyone > > In the past there has been a lot of discussion on this group about gender free calling, and in particular about the terms used for the two roles. > > This got me thinking as to whether it would be possible to eliminate the use of role names and call using just positional references. > > Some significant thought later, I came up with a system that I believe could, in theory, work. This is largely an intellectual exercise rather than a serious suggestion, but I would appreciate any comments / feedback / thoughts / ideas you have. > > The details are at: http://barndancecaller.net/PositionalCalling.html <http://barndancecaller.net/PositionalCalling.html> > > (There is a link to another document I have written about gender free calling - this is primarily aimed at English Barn Dance / Ceilidh calling.) > > Jeremy > > > > > -- > Mark Hillegonds > > Cell: 734-756-8441 > Email: mark.hillegonds(a)gmail.com <mailto:mark.hillegonds@gmail.com>

7 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] Positional Calling

by Mark Hillegonds via Callers

[EDITED TO ADD] Just want to add some transparency that I'm not affiliated with LCFD nor have I yet been to one of their dance (though I hope to at some point). I found their site and this link when I was doing some research a couple of years ago around setting up a gender-free dance in MI. Hi, Jeremy, The Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) use some positional references in their gender-free English Country Dances. Might want to check it out: http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html Looking forward to hearing more about this as others respond. On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Mark Hillegonds <mark.hillegonds(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, Jeremy, > > The Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) use some positional > references in their gender-free English Country Dances. Might want to check > it out: http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html > > Looking forward to hearing more about this as others respond. > > > On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Jeremy Child via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone >> >> In the past there has been a lot of discussion on this group about gender >> free calling, and in particular about the terms used for the two roles. >> >> This got me thinking as to whether it would be possible to eliminate the >> use of role names and call using just positional references. >> >> Some significant thought later, I came up with a system that I believe >> could, in theory, work. This is largely an intellectual exercise rather >> than a serious suggestion, but I would appreciate any comments / feedback / >> thoughts / ideas you have. >> >> The details are at: http://barndancecaller.net/PositionalCalling.html >> >> (There is a link to another document I have written about gender free >> calling - this is primarily aimed at English Barn Dance / Ceilidh calling.) >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> > > > -- > *Mark Hillegonds* > > Cell: 734-756-8441 <(734)%20756-8441> > Email: mark.hillegonds(a)gmail.com > -- *Mark Hillegonds* Cell: 734-756-8441 Email: mark.hillegonds(a)gmail.com

7 years, 6 months

Re: [Callers] Positional Calling

by Mark Hillegonds via Callers

Hi, Jeremy, The Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) use some positional references in their gender-free English Country Dances. Might want to check it out: http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html Looking forward to hearing more about this as others respond. On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Jeremy Child via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi Everyone > > In the past there has been a lot of discussion on this group about gender > free calling, and in particular about the terms used for the two roles. > > This got me thinking as to whether it would be possible to eliminate the > use of role names and call using just positional references. > > Some significant thought later, I came up with a system that I believe > could, in theory, work. This is largely an intellectual exercise rather > than a serious suggestion, but I would appreciate any comments / feedback / > thoughts / ideas you have. > > The details are at: http://barndancecaller.net/PositionalCalling.html > > (There is a link to another document I have written about gender free > calling - this is primarily aimed at English Barn Dance / Ceilidh calling.) > > Jeremy > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > -- *Mark Hillegonds* Cell: 734-756-8441 Email: mark.hillegonds(a)gmail.com

7 years, 6 months

[Callers] Positional Calling

by Jeremy Child via Callers

Hi Everyone In the past there has been a lot of discussion on this group about gender free calling, and in particular about the terms used for the two roles. This got me thinking as to whether it would be possible to eliminate the use of role names and call using just positional references. Some significant thought later, I came up with a system that I believe could, in theory, work. This is largely an intellectual exercise rather than a serious suggestion, but I would appreciate any comments / feedback / thoughts / ideas you have. The details are at: http://barndancecaller.net/PositionalCalling.html (There is a link to another document I have written about gender free calling - this is primarily aimed at English Barn Dance / Ceilidh calling.) Jeremy

7 years, 6 months

[Callers] Traditional Dance and Music Retirement Community in NC

by Bree Kalb via Callers

Hello Everyone, A group of dancers/callers/musicians in the Triangle area of North Carolina are in the midst of exciting plans to create a continuing care retirement community centered around music and dance. We have been meeting with groups of interested people, conducted a market study (with an excellent outcome), started working with a group of consultants who design innovative retirement communities, and have begun fundraising to pay for the design process. So far, we have focused on reaching out to local folks; now we are spreading the word more widely. If you are curious, please visit our website. http://dancingintoretirementnc.org/ Right now, the website is the way we communicate with people out of town, but I'll soon create a Facebook page and then an electronic newsletter. If you are close enough to Durham, NC to attend a 1/2 day informational session, let me know if you would like to be invited. We offer one every few months--the next is August 26. You can write to me directly or leave a message at the website if you want more information or have comments/reactions. Bree Kalb Carrboro, NC

7 years, 6 months

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