4 Jul
2017
4 Jul
'17
4:46 a.m.
Pistol Packin' Mama Swings use two phrases such as:
1st ole Couple out to the right - circle four you do (8)
Swap and Swing new partners all - she's waiting there for you (8)
Push the lady away with a great big smile - Pull her right in and swing 'er awhile
(8)
Push her away now with a grin - come right back and swing 'er again (8)
Then go on... The whole tune is 16 beats. As discussed before, certain fiddlers will
only play it on a good day.
Regarding single active dances such as Uptown/Downtown or Golden Slippers each position is
active twice before relinquishing.
So it's "same ole gent with a brand new girl" down the center etc. All lady
positions active equally at the end of the dance.
Bob LivingstonMiddletown, CT
From: "Tony Parkes tony(a)hands4.com [trad-dance-callers]"
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Sent: Monday, July 3, 2017 4:09 PM
Subject: [trad-dance-callers] Re: Other Old-Time Singers?
Ridge wrote: I've noted before that I do this dance every year for a lakeside
community
(dancers arrive in boats) where we do dances from the 40s and 50s…
I've thought I should come up with a good Pistol Packin Mamma figure but
have not found one I like. Ridge, do you know the Jitterbug Square? I believe it was
the “standard” figure to Pistol Packin’ Mama in some communities. First old couple out
to the right and circle four hands round; Swing your opposite lady, swing her up and down.
Push her away and pull her in and give her a great big hug; Push her away and pull her in
just like a jitterbug. Take *that* lady on to the next/last and circle four hands
round… So Gent 1 takes Lady 2 to Couple 3, then he takes Lady 3 to Couple 4, then he
takes Lady 4 home with him, so each lady has moved one place to the right and everyone has
their corner. Normally it’s not good practice to combine a partner change with a
one-couple-active figure. Uptown, Downtown is a prime example: If each couple is called
out once, the same lady is active four times and no other lady is active at all. But in
the Jitterbug figure, the “active” and “passive” couples do basically the same thing, so
it doesn’t matter as much who is officially active. The “push her away” action is the
same as the patter figure “Step right back and watch her smile, step right up and swing
her awhile.” From a swing in closed (waltz) position, the couple retain their “pointy”
joined hands (lady’s right, gent’s left) and separate to arms’ length, then move in and
resume closed position. I used Jitterbug to Pistol Packin’ at the huge DC Square Dance
(200 noisy people on the floor). They got it right away and loved it. Tony Parkes
Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New
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