Dear All,
I'll send something longer and more informative in a while, but this is a
heads up.
We are planning to make a change with the trad-dance-caller list. It will
move away from yahoogroups and over to the "SharedWeight" platform. The
general operation of the list will be pretty much the same. All that will
be missing will be ads and fussing with a Yahoo ID.
the list content will continue in the direction it has followed in recent
years. We'll be dealing dances in formations other than contra -- squares
in particular, as we have a fair number of folks with strong square dance
backgrounds on the list. And we'll be a resource for dance parties -- one
night stands, wedding dances, community dances -- and all that sort of
thing.
When the transition comes -- after it -- I intend to make a little effort
at stimulating communication on those topics. I have a few old things that
I want to complete -- eg. a checklist for dance party communication. And
I'm interested in building and sharing repertoire in the everything but
contra world -- especially the things that work for dance parties.
I am also interested in locating a few brave individuals who might be
interest in becoming moderators and regular contributors to this list. If
you think you'd like to be involved in helping in the revitalization
effort, contact me off list at mailto:ridgek@gmail.com .
Thanks, as ever, for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Ridge
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Ridge Kennedy [Exit 145]
www.ridgekennedy.com
When you stumble, make it part of the dance.
Hello,
My name is Kelly Macklin and I am learning to call contras. A few of the
cards I have collected over the years have no title. Can anyone help me
with name and author of the following two dances?
Improper
A1: Long Lines Forward ladies roll away (new) neighbor with 1/2 sashay
Ladies chain
A2: 1/2 Hey
Partner Swing
B1: Down the Hall
Turn ALONE
B2: Balance the ring slide Right (petronella)
Neighbor swing
And the second
Improper
A1: Ladies walk forward to form long wavy lines
Balance right and left
Allemande right 1/2 to face (new) neighbor
Balance right and left
A2: Gents walk forward to form long wavy lines (ladies back out)
Balance left and right
Allemande Left 1/2 to face partner
Balance left and right
B1: Gents walk forward to swing partner
B2: circle left 3/4
Neighbor swing
Thank you,
Kelly Macklin
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Ignore typos. Blame the phone.
I've sent this to two other lists but not to this one!
I've updated my Dance Organiser program so that when you display the dance instructions full-screen you have the option
of converting "man" to "lark" and "lady" or "woman" to "raven", etc.
You can download the latest version and try it out free of charge:
http://colinhume.com/download
There may be one or two quirks - I noticed that the dance title "Les Manches Vertes" was displayed as "Les Larkches
Vertes" but I can live with that! If you find more serious problems please let me know.
Colin Hume
