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Meetup/BBQ after Colin Hume/Tony Parkes doubleheader in Dummerston tomorrow?

by Amy Cann via Callers

If you're planning on coming to the Caller's Delight English/American mix in VT tomorrow, you are MORE than welcome to stay after and eat/ talk shop. If the weather is good, the Top Of The Hill Grill on the north end of Brattlebore is the most likely candidate; if it's raining (please no..) then Chinese might work better - we can decide just after the last waltz. (Details are on the Dance Gypsy/Monadnock Folklore sites) Cheers, Amy 802-222-7598

8 years, 11 months

Toronto meetup?

by Aahz via Callers

I know at least three of us will be there next weekend, any interest in a group meal or something? Or just crash into each other on the dance floor? ;-> -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html

8 years, 11 months

24th of June

by Richard Hopkins via Callers

FWIW: June 24 is the feast day of St John the Baptist, patron saint of Quebec. So June 24 is Quebec's national holiday, bigger there than Canada Day a week later. (Camped last night in a state park in the Adirondacks, full of Québécois enjoying a long weekend....). Richard Hopkins Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2016, at 4:01 PM, via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > callers-request(a)lists.sharedweight.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > callers-owner(a)lists.sharedweight.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 24th of June (Amy Wimmer via Callers) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:56:18 -0700 > From: Amy Wimmer via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> > To: callers(a)sharedweight.net > Subject: [Callers] 24th of June > Message-ID: <-8010775640843658219@unknownmsgid> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Anybody know the origins of Steve Schnur's dance "Twenty Fourth of > June"? I plan to call it tonight, because.... > > -Amy > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 26, Issue 14 > ***************************************

8 years, 11 months

24th of June

by Amy Wimmer via Callers

Anybody know the origins of Steve Schnur's dance "Twenty Fourth of June"? I plan to call it tonight, because.... -Amy

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Callers] Rorys + Grand R+L?

by Ron Blechner via Callers

I like these two at a glance; I'll take a closer look later. Thank you. At the same time, I was asking for pulling by both ways, not just one way, so more suggestions still welcome. On Jun 20, 2016 4:50 PM, "Bob Isaacs" <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Ron and All: I hope this isn't too weird for you. It adapted the diagonal Rory spins first seen in Bill Olson's Eleanor's Reel into a single progression dance: Let It Flow Becket-L Bob Isaacs, 7/26/04 A1. 8 L diagonal circle L ¾ 2,2,4 N1 pull by R, N2 pull by L, N3 allemande R ¾ to wave/4 (1) A2. 4,4 Balance R and L, spin R forward to wave/4 w/N2 (2) 4,4 Balance L and R, spin L forward B1. 4,12 N1 balance, swing B2. 4 Give and take to gent’s side 12 Partner swing (1) – With gents taking L hands in the center and N3 keeping R hands on the side. (2) – With ladies taking R hands in the center and N2 taking L hands on the side. *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eMPU6Enh-M* <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eMPU6Enh-M> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LecYtmgdLLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZneH9zwsw Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:34:47 -0400 To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Rorys + Grand R+L? From: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Any contra dances out there with a grand right and left around the set and Rory OMoore spins? (Standard 32bar, nothing too weird) I thought I've danced one that went something like: Indecent A1. N1 Pull by R, N2 Pull by L, N3 Pull by R, N4 Alle L 1x, N3 by R, form wavy lines with N2, LH to N2, ladies in center. A2. Bal, Spin L, Bal, Spin R ... Then something? Maybe ladies spin all the way across on that second spin, B+S partner, circle, do-si-do? Or maybe the pull-bys go back to N1, and RH to N1 in waves? Thanks, Ron Blechner _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

8 years, 12 months

Culture Club "Erlanger Tanzhaus"; spear phishing, or legit?

by Luke Donforth via Callers

Hello all, Just got a request from Axel Roehborn of the Erlanger Tanzhaus in Germany asking for dances to be submit for a workbook. Anyone have any familiarity with Axel or the group? http://www.erlanger-tanzhaus.de/ As an academic, I get all sorts of requests for papers with publication fees. This seems different, but set off my internal phishing sensors. Thanks -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com <Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com>

8 years, 12 months

Rorys + Grand R+L?

by Ron Blechner via Callers

Any contra dances out there with a grand right and left around the set and Rory OMoore spins? (Standard 32bar, nothing too weird) I thought I've danced one that went something like: Indecent A1. N1 Pull by R, N2 Pull by L, N3 Pull by R, N4 Alle L 1x, N3 by R, form wavy lines with N2, LH to N2, ladies in center. A2. Bal, Spin L, Bal, Spin R ... Then something? Maybe ladies spin all the way across on that second spin, B+S partner, circle, do-si-do? Or maybe the pull-bys go back to N1, and RH to N1 in waves? Thanks, Ron Blechner

8 years, 12 months

Alternating Rang Tang Contra - anyone?

by K Panton via Callers

I'm calling Rang Tang Contra tonight. As it stands, the gents alone cross the set in the rang Tang. In the same way as Alternating Corners, has anyone ever called this dance alternating between gents and ladies crossing in the rang Tang? I figure it could be done easily enough by having 2ladies alle L to start. The timing would be slightly different than starting with a N alle R but as the timing seems imprecise in this move anyhow...... Anyone?

8 years, 12 months

Dolphin Heys in contra dances

by Edmund Croft via Callers

Luke Donforth wrote: > I didn't know it came via Scottish, but that makes sense. It's called tandem or alternating tandem reels there? > It's not clear to me how it ended up being called a dolphin hey instead of a falcon hey; but I'm not going to try to change that vernacular. You've got several possible concepts here (where, how much, with or without change of lead); 'dolphin reel' and 'falcon reel' in SCD are just shorthand terms for a couple of them: [Non-alternating] tandem full reel[=hey] across: Scott Meikle http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/10920/, Cranberry Tart http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/9157/ Alternating tandem full reel across: Raven's Dance http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/10773/ (though I haven't heard this called a Raven Reel!) Alternating tandem full reels on the diagonal [falcon reels]: Flight of the Falcon http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/2222/ Alternating tandem half reels on the diagonal [dolphin reels]: Pelorus Jack [a dolphin] http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/5209/ Alternating tandem (for two pairs!) full reel on the centre line: Eileen Watt's Reel http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/12793/ > When I ran it for contras, I had a demo on the floor (jumping down myself to do it, or working with a couple I had taught ahead of time). If I keep it rotation, I'll see if I can develop the language to teach it completely verbally; but for now I'll rely on a demo. I'd also be curious how other folks teach it; and I'll query some instructors of Scottish and/or English. I have called Scottish, English and some contra in Cambridge. We're in the unusual position that our contra dancers pretty much all also dance ECD or SCD or both. So they're already familiar with heys for three (and at least for SCD we plan the programme for the first term to build up the figures gradually, as we have new students joining each year, and we won't introduce dolphin reels until we've taught the basic figure). So alternating tandem reels are relatively straightforward to teach. I begin by getting people to walk the reel with the dancing couple stuck together probably in promenade hold, then get them to walk it again but stop when the dancing couple have got out to the corner of the set. Then I get them to turn round and notice that the back person is now in the lead. I may warn people that a dance features a pantomime dolphin, which is much more interesting than a pantomime horse / cow, in that the people get to swap between the head and tail ends : p. Edmund Croft, Cambridge & Worcestershire, UK

9 years

Re: [Callers] Dolphin Heys in contra dances

by John Sweeney via Callers

When I teach a Dolphin hey with lots of people who don't know the concept I get the active couple to link together (leader lets hands trail behind back, trailer hooks on) and dance a hey for three without the active couple trading places (this is also known as a Shetland Reel). Once they understand the basic track I explain about the active couple trading places. One of the keys to success it to persuade the leader to go wide at the end of the line, in order to give the trailer plenty of room to take the lead. Just Skylarking by Rhodri Davies is a contra dance with a Dolphin Reel. Since it is visible at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iKdR6B7hnw I assume he won't mind if I post it here. Just Skylarking (by Rhodri Davies) Contra; Improper A1: (Balance the Circle; Petronella Turn) x 2 A2: Neighbour Balance & Swing - end facing down B1: Lines of Four Down The Hall (4); Dixie Twirl Lines of Four Up the Hall - finish facing #2 Lady B2: Dolphin Hey - finish with #1s looking down the hall for a new couple, #2s looking up the hall Dixie Twirl: #1s (in middle) Arch, #2 Lady leads the line through the arch while #2 Man leads to the other end - no letting go Dolphin Hey: #1 couple (in the middle) act as a single unit, but switch leader at each end of the Hey Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

9 years

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