The very same person - but known more in the Scottish dance scene than English or Irish. However he is a dance researcher, interpreter and scholar. He has some authoritative and definitive works published. And he worked with Tom and Joan Flett on promoting traditional (non-RSCDS) Scottish dancing. Chris B.
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On Tue, 8/12/15, BBullimore(a)aol.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [trad-dance-callers] Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston - Kitchen Junket (1968)
To: trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 8 December, 2015, 14:43
Chris
I think this is the same Hugh Thurston who taught me
Maths at Bristol
University in 1957/8. He also ran the Undergraduate
Scottish Dance
Group.
Barrie Bullimore
In a message dated 06/12/2015 21:36:36 GMT Standard
Time,
trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com writes:
Hi -
We are scanning
a photocopy of an article on Irish Dancing by
Hugh Thurston that appeared in Kitchen Junket in 1968.
This was a magazine
edited by Ralph Page. It was sent to us by Joan Flett. If
anyone has access to
this please could you scan the pages that we have missing
(see below) and
email them to us. Many thanks.
===
Irish
Dancing by Hugh
Thurston
Northern Junket
- Vol 9 no. 3? - April 1968 - Part 1 pps 2
thru' 11 <=== we have all pages
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. ?? -
????? 1968 - Part 2 pps ? thru' 17 <=== we have pps
14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Northern Junket - Vol 9
no. 6? - July 1968 - Part 3 pps 15 thru' 20
<=== we have all pages
We are missing Part 2 from the start of the
'To Be Continued' article up to p.14.
===
Chris
B.
chrisjbrady AT gmail DOT com
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Hello Folks,
I am relatively new at calling contras and I am looking for some asy to
intermediate contras to introduce the hey to a group that includes many
beginners. and/or club square dancers.
"Butter" by Gene Hubert is my go to dance, but I am looking for a few
more. I like Butter because the flow from ladies chain into a RH hey is
great, and because all the other calls are introduced earlier in most
evening.
I love simple, but different choreography, so I am open to most suggestions.
Rich Sbardella
Chris
I think this is the same Hugh Thurston who taught me Maths at Bristol
University in 1957/8. He also ran the Undergraduate Scottish Dance Group.
Barrie Bullimore
In a message dated 06/12/2015 21:36:36 GMT Standard Time,
trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com writes:
Hi -
We are scanning a photocopy of an article on Irish Dancing by Hugh
Thurston that appeared in Kitchen Junket in 1968. This was a magazine edited by
Ralph Page. It was sent to us by Joan Flett. If anyone has access to this
please could you scan the pages that we have missing (see below) and email
them to us. Many thanks.
===
Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 3? - April 1968 - Part 1 pps 2 thru' 11 <===
we have all pages
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. ?? - ????? 1968 - Part 2 pps ? thru' 17 <===
we have pps 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 6? - July 1968 - Part 3 pps 15 thru' 20 <===
we have all pages
We are missing Part 2 from the start of the 'To Be Continued' article up
to p.14.
===
Chris B.
chrisjbrady AT gmail DOT com
Just the links we needed. All accessed and the articles are great, But what a cornucopia of dance and other information!! A real labour if love by Ralph Page. Check the links out folks - there's great info. there. Thanks again especially to the team who scanned them all in. Chris B.
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On Sun, 6/12/15, Hugh Stewart hugh.stewart.cambridge(a)gmail.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [trad-dance-callers] Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston - Kitchen Junket (1968)
To: trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, 6 December, 2015, 22:07
See https://www.library.unh.edu/find/special/northern-junket
for an index to scanned-in copies of Northern Junket
https://www.library.unh.edu/find/special/northern-junket/editorials
will get you to specific editions (though I'm sure there
is an easier way somewhere)
Hugh Stewart
On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 9:33
PM, Chris J Brady chrisjbrady(a)yahoo.com
[trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Hi -
We are scanning a photocopy of an article on Irish Dancing
by Hugh Thurston that appeared in Kitchen Junket in 1968.
This was a magazine edited by Ralph Page. It was sent to us
by Joan Flett. If anyone has access to this please could you
scan the pages that we have missing (see below) and email
them to us. Many thanks.
===
Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 3? - April 1968 - Part 1 pps 2
thru' 11 <=== we have all pages
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. ?? - ????? 1968 - Part 2 pps ?
thru' 17 <=== we have pps 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 6? - July 1968 - Part 3 pps 15
thru' 20 <=== we have all pages
We are missing Part 2 from the start of the 'To Be
Continued' article up to p.14.
===
Chris B.
chrisjbrady AT gmail DOT com
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Good idea - thank you. Chris B.
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On Mon, 7/12/15, English Country Dance and related forms <ecd(a)bacds.org> wrote:
Subject: Re: [ECD] Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston - Kitchen Junket (1968)
To: "English Country Dance and related forms" <ecd(a)bacds.org>
Cc: "Diana Jewitt" <dianadancer(a)btinternet.com>, "Trad-Dance-Callers" <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, 7 December, 2015, 1:42
You might consider
posting this on the Scottish Dance list. Hugh was primarily
a Scottish dancer and there might be someone still around
who has, or knows of the whereabouts of, his publications or
personal files. That assumes that he kept copies of articles
he submitted to publications like Kitchen Junket.
Ken McFarland
> On Dec
6, 2015, at 12:33 PM, English Country Dance and related
forms <ecd(a)bacds.org>
wrote:
>
> We are
scanning a photocopy of an article on Irish Dancing by Hugh
Thurston that appeared in Kitchen Junket in 1968. This was a
magazine edited by Ralph Page. It was sent to us by Joan
Flett. If anyone has access to this please could you scan
the pages that we have missing (see below) and email them to
us. Many thanks.
>
>
===
>
> Irish Dancing
by Hugh Thurston
>
>
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 3? - April 1968 - Part 1 pps 2
thru' 11 <=== we have all pages
>
> Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. ?? - ?????
1968 - Part 2 pps ? thru' 17 <=== we have pps 14 /
15 / 16 / 17
>
>
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 6? - July 1968 - Part 3 pps 15
thru' 20 <=== we have all pages
>
> We are missing Part 2 from the start
of the 'To Be Continued' article up to p.14.
>
> ===
>
> Chris B.
> chrisjbrady AT gmail DOT com
>
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Hi -
We are scanning a photocopy of an article on Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston that appeared in Kitchen Junket in 1968. This was a magazine edited by Ralph Page. It was sent to us by Joan Flett. If anyone has access to this please could you scan the pages that we have missing (see below) and email them to us. Many thanks.
===
Irish Dancing by Hugh Thurston
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 3? - April 1968 - Part 1 pps 2 thru' 11 <=== we have all pages
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. ?? - ????? 1968 - Part 2 pps ? thru' 17 <=== we have pps 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Northern Junket - Vol 9 no. 6? - July 1968 - Part 3 pps 15 thru' 20 <=== we have all pages
We are missing Part 2 from the start of the 'To Be Continued' article up to p.14.
===
Chris B.
chrisjbrady AT gmail DOT com
Gang --
Merry Christmas. Some holiday stuff that I hope may be useful to you.
Christmas Mixer is on my website at http://k-1.us This is a mixer we've
been using for years as part of the Winter Solabration (now in its 30th!
year). The first part of this is similar to Gay Gordons. It is designed
to use a medley of march-like Christmas tunes — Hark the Herald Angels
Sing, Here We Come a-Wassailing, and Joy to the World.
There is a video as well, along with a pdf of the sheet music you can
download. If you also lead English Dance, and need an easy Christmas
dance, you might want to look at I Saw Three Ships.
--Chris Kermiet
PS -- More about the Winter Solabration at http://wsolstice.org
Re: Stray contras needing identification:
My answer seems to have gotten buried in the response, so just in case,
here's the run-down again:
Were you in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2014? These all happen to be in the
program I called that night with Steam Shovel.
#1) You Can't Get There from Here by Carol Ormand
#2) Sugar Hill Stomp, by Ron Buchanan
#3) Serenity Knoll Stroll, by Charley Harvey -- see notes below
#4) Dog Leaf Reel, by Lisa Greenleaf. Adaptation of Dog Branch Reel by
Bob Dalsemer
note: #3 is Serenity Knoll Stroll, by Charley Harvey, but as Jerome
transcribed it, it has been tweaked, with the A & B parts
switched.Charley's original version goes like this:
Improper contra (not Becket)
A1) Whole set promenade ccw; turn as a couple and return single, file,
women in the lead.
A2)Women Al. Rt. 1&1/2 (with the woman in front of your partner)
Partner swing
B1) Right Diagonal R&L thru; across the set R&L thru
B2) New women gypsy right 1&1/2
New Neighbor swing.
The version that Jerome transcribed is an adaptation to which I confess
credit or blame. I was calling a Jonesborough event and I wanted to
include this dance to honor David Wiley, since Charley wrote it for the
opening of the fabulous dance pavilion at his idyllic place in
Jonesborough. But it was a little too complex for the crowd, so by
switching the A&B parts, the progression seemed a little easier. Also, I
changed the R&Ls to 1/2 heys because the floor was crowded. Charleys
note for the original says: /This should feel as if the ladies are
taking off with another guy after getting a look at him during the
womens gypsy.She returns alone for the allemande and resolves it in the
Partner swing./I think this original storyline makes for a nice
advanced dance!Apologies to Charley for messing with his dance.
Happy Dancing,
--Diane Silver
Country Dances from Sussex
Continuing upon the theme of country dances from Sussex - these were written up in one Heathfield gentleman's diary: Sylvan Harmer.
The instructions are brief - likely mere aide-de memoires. No tunes are given. They likely date to post Regency. However bearing in mind that country dancing was one of the Prince Regent's favourite past-times in Brighton, they may well date from that time.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n9tyqykuuhpz9ka/AAB7HHkaaqUE6hB2xeW7Mwy4a?dl=0
Download the scans or the PDF file.
More Sussex dances to come.
Chris B.
On 12/1/2015 5:06 AM, trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
>
> Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:51 pm (PST) . Posted by:
>
>
> "Jerome Grisanti" jerome_grisanti
> <mailto:jerome.grisanti@gmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20Stray%20Contras%20needing%20identification>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone can provide title and author information for the
> following stray dances that I recently transcribed from postie notes
> written in my wife's handwriting. I'm sure I downloaded these from my
> memory while I was driving and she took dictation, but I'm not sure how
> long ago, or where we'd been dancing, or who might have been calling.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jerome
>
> ------------
> Were you in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2014? These all happen to be in the
> program I called that night with Steam Shovel. Scroll through for the
> info:
>
> Stray Dance #1 By Author ? --
>
> You Can't Get There from Here, by Carol Ormand
>
> Improper Contra, start in Wave of four, ladies in center
>
> A1)Balance the wave, allemande Right 3/4 (to long wave)
> Balance the wave, allemande Right 3/4 (to new short waves)
>
> A2)Neighbor Balance & Swing
>
> B1)Circle Left 3/4,
> Partner Swing
>
> B2)Circle Left 3/4,
> Neighbor Do-si-do 1 1/2 (& step into new wave)
> -----------------------
>
> Stray Dance #2 By Ron Buchanan? --
>
> Sugar Hill Stomp, by Ron Buchanan
>
> Becket Contra
>
> A1)Balance, Petronella
> Balance, CA Twirl with Partner
>
> A2)In New Ring Balance, Petronella
> Balance, Partner Roll Away
>
> B1)Men pull by the Right,
> Neighbor Swat the Flea & Swing
>
> B2)Men pull by the Left,
> Partner Box the Gnat and Swing
>
> ----------------------
>
> Stray Dance #3 By Author ?
>
> Serenity Knoll Stroll, by Charley Harvey, but see notes below
>
> Becket Contra
> A1) Half hey across set,
> On right diagonal, half hey.
>
> A2) Women weave back on right diagonal & swing that guy.
>
> B1) Whole set promenade counterclockwise,
> turn & come back single file, lady in the lead.
>
> B2) Ladies allemande Right 1 1/2,
> Partner swing
>
> This is Serenity Knoll Stroll, by Charley Harvey, but as Jerome
> transcribed it, it has been tweaked, with the A & B parts
> switched.Charley's original version goes like this:
>
> Improper contra (not Becket)
> A1) Whole set promenade ccw; turn as a couple and return single, file,
> women in the lead.
> A2)Women Al. Rt. 1&1/2 (with the woman in front of your partner)
> Partner swing
> B1) Right Diagonal R&L thru; across the set R&L thru
> B2) New women gypsy right 1&1/2
> New Neighbor swing.
>
> The version that Jerome transcribed is an adaptation to which I (Diane
> Silver) confess credit or blame. I was calling a Jonesborough event
> and I wanted to include this dance to honor David Wiley, since Charley
> wrote it for the opening of the fabulous dance pavilion at his idyllic
> place in Jonesborough. But it was a little too complex for the crowd,
> so by switching the A&B parts, the progression seemed a little easier.
> Also, I changed the R&Ls to 1/2 heys because the floor was crowded.
> Charleys note for the original says: /This should feel as if the
> ladies are taking off with another guy after getting a look at him
> during the womens gypsy.She returns alone for the allemande and
> resolves it in the Partner swing./I think this original storyline
> makes for a nice advanced dance!Apologies to Charley for messing with
> his dance.
>
> -----------------
>
> Stray Dance #4 By Author ?
> Dog Leaf Reel, by Lisa Greenleaf
> Adaptation of Dog Branch Reel by Bob Dalsemer
>
> Improper Contra
>
> A1)Circle Left 1x;Ones swing
>
> A2)Down the hall, ones in center,
> Turn alone, come back
>
> B1)Neighbors Balance & Swing
>
> B2) Long lines Forward & Back,
> Twos swing, end facing up.
>
>
