Can anyone help with this? Don is part of another group, but I am curious
as well. I will forward the source, if one is found.
Rich
Stafford, CT
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From: Don Yosten via sd-callers <sd-callers(a)all8.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 2:52 PM
Subject: [sd-callers] Traditional Music
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I'm looking for the music to an old traditional square dance. The dance is
called "The Lady Around the Lady". The song used is "Eleven More Months and
Ten More Days".
Can anyone tell me where I can find the instrumental version of the song in
any format?
Don Yosten
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I've agreed to an extremely last minute "Hoe Down" gig this Saturday for a
local church, where I'm promised 25-75 people of mixed ages. No dance
experience at all.
I've reset their expectation to a family/barn dance - no cowboy outfits on
the performers, no line dances. They asked for some squares - ok. If the
crowd is really that size, I'm all set. Have the material, live music with
a contra and squares, etc. fiddler & piano player. Good to go.
My nightmare is there's only 5 people that show, say: a toddler, a teen, 2
parents and a grandparent. I have a few things I might do with that small
number of inexperienced folks, but not enough to fill 2 (fun) hours.
Any ideas on what you'd do/use in that instance? I'm all ears!
I think that, if I decide to abandon gypsy, I will go with "ease about". I like the feel of it. An alternative would be "walkabout".
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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Martha Wild via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> </div><div>Date:01/26/2016 10:17 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Jonathan Sivier <jsivier(a)illinois.edu> </div><div>Cc: Callers(a)sharedweight.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [Callers] another new word idea </div><div>
</div>How about “mimsy” then - kind of like Jets and Rubies, it has a similar feel to the word it replaces.
Martha
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> That's what made me think of it. In some earlier message someone mentioned "Gyre" (probably a diminutive of gyrate) as a possibility. That led me to
>
> "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"
>
> "Gimble" may, or may not, be a real word spelled that way, but Gimbal is and seemed like it might have potential.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On 1/25/2016 2:32 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote:
>> I love this! And it has a playful kind of sound, despite its technical origin. :-) reminds me of jabberwocky somehow...
>> Andrea
>>
>> Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask
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>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>>> I've been thinking about this as well. I'd like to propose "Gimbal" as a substitute for gypsy. You could even spell it "Gymbal" if you liked. ;-) This also has the same number of syllables and starts with the same letter as a bonus. A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis, so it also makes some sense with respect to the movement being named. It is sometimes used as a verb, as in the movement of rocket motors used for guidance, as well as being a noun.
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My father said it was a tool, maybe a type of drill? I can't remember, unfortunately.
Sarah
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------ Original message------From: Richard Fischer via Callers Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2016 1:34 PMTo: Andrea Nettleton;Cc: callers@lists.sharedweight.net;Subject:Re: [Callers] Walk around, ease around etc.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives both pronunciations for "gimbal" with the "soft" g first:
/ˈdʒɪmbəl/ /ˈɡɪmbəl/
I followed their etymology trail, and it seems to ultimately come from a word meaning "twin."
Richard
On Jan 27, 2016, at 6:30 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers wrote:
Thanks, Delia, for somehow understanding what I meant despite the spate of autocorrects and typos.
It is pronounced with a hard "g" as in gill, just to be clear.
Andrea
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On Jan 27, 2016, at 3:10 PM, Delia Clark <deliaclark8(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I agree that a playful name would be a wonderful way to go for this very playful move. I like Gimbal for that reason. Just checking, it’s pronounced “gym-bal” right?
There was one other playful suggestion sometime in the past couple of weeks, in addition to gyre, but try as I might, I just can’t find it in the rich flow of email on this topic, so if someone wants to re-nominate it, with the goal of a rememberable and playful name in mind, please do. I know that indicates it’s not passing the rememberability test for me at the moment but, to be fair, I was just skimming on a work night when it flew by.
On Jan 27, 2016, at 5:57 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
What I feel
Is missing from these expressions is twofold. One is memorability. We remember things better to which we attach emotions of some kind. A name people giggle or oo ah about is going to stick and be pleasurable each time they hear it. I love the name Mad Robin, as an example of a distinctive and whimsical name for a dance move, which could as easily be called a sideways do si do. The second is the sense of playful interaction that gypsy has always engendered. I don't want to restart the discussion of why that is, but I do want to keep that in the move, along with eye contact, rather than go to a dry workmanlike term. So nice of to have to invite play, but perhaps only need to mention that you look at your P, N, Sh, as you (new name) around them by the (R/L Sh). I think that was the appeal to me of the word Gimbal, which somehow revoked both rotation and play all in one. I hope I'm not alone in this desire, though I know we are often of very diverse opinions as a group.
Cheers,
Andrea
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Dear callers seeking alternatives to "gypsy":
My sister, Laura, suggested "compass" as an alternate term. I haven't used
it yet, but I think it could work well:
1. It has the same number of syllables as the word it's replacing,
plus distinct consonant sounds.
2. It's recognizable.
3. It makes thematic sense. Besides being an instrument that describes
circles, "compass" also used to mean "go around something in a circular
course."
Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Caroline
What I feel
Is missing from these expressions is twofold. One is memorability. We remember things better to which we attach emotions of some kind. A name people giggle or oo ah about is going to stick and be pleasurable each time they hear it. I love the name Mad Robin, as an example of a distinctive and whimsical name for a dance move, which could as easily be called a sideways do si do. The second is the sense of playful interaction that gypsy has always engendered. I don't want to restart the discussion of why that is, but I do want to keep that in the move, along with eye contact, rather than go to a dry workmanlike term. So nice of to have to invite play, but perhaps only need to mention that you look at your P, N, Sh, as you (new name) around them by the (R/L Sh). I think that was the appeal to me of the word Gimbal, which somehow revoked both rotation and play all in one. I hope I'm not alone in this desire, though I know we are often of very diverse opinions as a group.
Cheers,
Andrea
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The folk community is generally very open on sharing ideas and
choreography. I suspect few of us would think twice about calling a dance
that we found when someone else called it at an event. As for publishing
it on the internet, we'd probably be more reticent, especially if the
author has not published it, or has done so in booklets that are sold.
This is generally the opposite of what happens in other dance communities,
where the creation is jealously guarded. This made me wonder whether we
are too lax in assuming that a choreographer is happy for us to make full
use of their work. So my question on the subject of copyright of
choreography is:
Under what circumstances do we have the moral and/or legal right to:
1) Call a dance written by someone else?
2) Publish a dance written by someone else?
3) Modify, or borrow from, a dance written by someone else?
Jeremy
This is how I learned El Capitan from Genticorum at Fiddletunes 2012
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Le Capitan Reel
Longways for four couples and extra at top of set
Couples 1&2, 3&4 dance together
A1. Circle L, Circle R
A2. Star R, Star L,
B1. Le Capitan picks a side and swings 1X with each person down that side
B2. "Le Capitan" is called and everyone finds a new partner and leftover person is new Capitan
hi,
I'm new to the list. Is there an archive of old discussions? Also, does anybody recognize this dance sequence?
improper duple
a1:circle left, swing neighbor
a2:women chain, half hey W right shoulder
b1: partner balance and swing
b2: balance a ring, petronella spin right, balance ring again, partner calif twirl
It's so generic that I can't believe that it hasn't been invented already.
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