27 Dec
2016
27 Dec
'16
10:34 p.m.
Dudley, I recall dancing a version of Simple Gifts. It was a few decades
back, so I don't recall if you called it, or if it was attributed to you.
As I recall, it was duple proper, and went:
All side with partner. Repeat.
Actives down center, turn as a couple, return and cast off
Right and left over and back
Actives Petronella turn and balance, Repeat
Is that the dance that should be attributed to Heidi?
Jacob Bloom
On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 6:34 PM, jdlaufman(a)comcast.net [trad-dance-callers]
<trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Pat concocted a dance to Simple Gifts that he borrowed from my daughter
Heidi who put a contra dance together to that music . She wanted a dance
that had all the best parts of Chorus Jig, Money Musk and Petronella in it
but ended up with mostly Petronella steps. She loves the music, and she
grew up next 3 places north of Canterbury, NH, Shaker Village so she is
steeped in the lore. I heard Pat do it once and I think he credited
Heidi. If you do this dance, be nice if you mentioned Heidi, but actually
what is more important is the dance itself. Dudley
WELCOME HERE AGAIN cd
Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra
Dudley & Jacqueline Laufman
PO Box 61, 322 Shaker Rd
Canterbury, NH 03224
www.laufman.org
603-783-4719 <(603)%20783-4719>
jdlaufman(a)comcast.net
Education book & CD at www.humankinetics.com
Performance Calendar at www.laufman.org
--
jandnbloom(a)gmail.com
http://jacobbloom.net/