On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Jack Mitchell<jamitch3(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
> Could someone take pity on me and type out snake oil reel by roger
> diggle? I've jotted it down 2-3 times now, but manage to mislay the
> papers. Here's what I can remember. I'm sure that I've managed to mix
> some of what I'm remembering up -- the last time I saw it called was a
> few weeks ago.
> Thanks!
> Jack
> A1 ladies to long wave, Balance
> Ladies back out, gents forward to long wave, Balance
> A2 Gents Alle L to short waves with new N, balance wave, Alle R
>
> B1 P B&S
> B2 ???
> Ladies Chain
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See:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF16jBxMDbY
-Chris Page
San Diego
Some callers are indeed referenced (like in the article on NEFFA), but have no independent articles associated with them. Examples are Ralph Page and Ted Sannella.
Has anyone else noticed that many - in fact almost all - well known
dance callers and musicians are almost never mentioned on Wikipedia?
I was recently asked about Allan Block. A brief search showed me that
although his daughter, Rory Block, an accomplished blues singer, has an
entry in Wikipedia, Allan does not. Searches of Wikipedia for names like
Bob McQuillen, Dudley Laufman, Ralph Page, and others also came up with
nothing. Ted Sannella is the only contra caller or musician who I found
with a Wikipedia entry. Maybe there are a few others. Should more be there?
Rich.
In typing this out, I saw I typed it wrong:
The dance I was suggesting was:
A1 (8) Pass through across to an ocean wave, balance the wave (ladies have lh, RH with partner)
(8) Walk forward to new person and gypsy once around (or dosido,but I like the gypsy here much better)
A2 (8) Return to partner and taking RH w/partner in a wave, balance the wave (g in center)
(8) Gents Allemande Left 1/2, balance the wave
B1 (4) Walk forward to new Neighbor
(12) Neighbor swing
B2 (4) Give & Take (go forward, women bring partner back to their side of the set)
(12) Swing Partner on Women¹s side
But the B2 is wrong and needs to be changed. Should be like this:
B2 (4) Give & Take (go forward, gents bring partner back to their side of the set)
(12) Swing Partner on Gent's side
Sorry - was in a hurry when I transcribed it. This is, however, a different dance that the one Bob is attributing to Leslie. A variant, perhaps?
Dave Colestock
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Dave Colestock <contradancerdave(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Dave Colestock <contradancerdave(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Dance ID and corrections anyone?
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 4:46 PM
Hi Will,
I am not familiar with the dance, but there are errors in the transcription that I think I can shed some light on. The dance as I have it diagrammed should read like this:
A1 (8) Pass through across to an ocean wave, balance the wave (ladies have lh, rh with partner)
(8) Walk forward to shadow and gypsy once around (or dosido,but I like the gypsy here much better)
A2 (8) Return to partner and taking RH w/partner in a wave, balance the wave
(8) Gents Allemande Left 1/2, balance the wave
B1 (4) Walk forward to new Neighbor
(12) Neighbor swing
B2 (4) Give & Take (go forward, women bring partner back to their side of the set)
(12) Swing Partner on Women¹s side
The diagramming of the choreography of the dance you described did not fit, but this fits the flow, and progresses. Unfortunately, I do not have the title or author of the dance. Perhaps someone else on the list will recognize it?
Dave Colestock
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--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote:
From: Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com>
Subject: [Callers] Dance ID and corrections anyone?
To: "Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 3:27 PM
I was going through some notes jotted down during various dances and I came
across a dance with no name that was attributed to Chris Ricciotti. I
thought it was from a night that Lisa Greenleaf was calling but I've checked
with both Chris and Lisa and neither one recognizes it.
It was an interesting dance, but when I try to work it out based on my
notes, it¹s clear that something is not correct, specifically the A2, plus
the end of B2 is a very short swing if you actually go Forward, can do a
G&T. Does this look familiar to anyone and can you help me out with
corrections, name and author?
Thanks,
Will Loving
Unknown Dance
Becket
A1 (8) Pass through to an ocean wave, balance
(8) Walk to shadow and DSD (or gypsy)
A2 (8) Return to original Neighbor (?!) taking LH in a wave, balance
(8) Women allemande Left 1/2, balance the wave
B1 (4) Walk forward to new Neighbor
(12) Neighbor swing
B2 (8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Give & Take with partner, swing on Women¹s side
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Robert,
It looks like the give and take has the swing on the gents side for a proper progression.
Dave Colestock
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Robert Golder <robertgolder(a)comcast.net> wrote:
From: Robert Golder <robertgolder(a)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Dance ID and corrections anyone?
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 5:28 PM
The dance referenced here is THE FABULOUS COUPLE by Linda Leslie, written for the marriage of John Burrows and Chris Ricciotti, and first danced November 15, 2008.
THE FABULOUS COUPLE by Linda Leslie
2 swings, N. & P. Becket (cw prog)
A1) Pass through to an ocean wave (4)
Wave balance (partner in right hand) (4)
Shadow do-si-do (come back to wave with partner in LEFT hand, ladies/barearms holding right hands; in this wave each dancer is in the same position, but facing the opposite direction, relative to the first wave) (8)
A2) Wave balance (4)
Ladies/Barearms allemande right only 1/2 (4)
Wave balance (4)
Walk forward to new neighbors (4)
B1) New neighbor gypsy and swing (16)
B2) Give and take (back to lady/barearm's side of the set for the swing) (16)
Robert Jon Golder
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On Jun 12, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Will Loving wrote:
>
> I was going through some notes jotted down during various dances and I came
> across a dance with no name that was attributed to Chris Ricciotti. I
> thought it was from a night that Lisa Greenleaf was calling but I've checked
> with both Chris and Lisa and neither one recognizes it.
>
> It was an interesting dance, but when I try to work it out based on my
> notes, it’s clear that something is not correct, specifically the A2, plus
> the end of B2 is a very short swing if you actually go Forward, can do a
> G&T. Does this look familiar to anyone and can you help me out with
> corrections, name and author?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will Loving
>
> Unknown Dance
> Becket
>
> A1 (8) Pass through to an ocean wave, balance
> (8) Walk to shadow and DSD (or gypsy)
>
> A2 (8) Return to original Neighbor (?!) taking LH in a wave, balance
> (8) Women allemande Left 1/2, balance the wave
>
> B1 (4) Walk forward to new Neighbor
> (12) Neighbor swing
>
> B2 (8) Long lines, forward and back
> (8) Give & Take with partner, swing on Women’s side
>
> --
> William M. Loving
> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
> 7 Coach Lane
> Amherst, MA 01002-3304 USA
> will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com
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Hi Will,
I am not familiar with the dance, but there are errors in the transcription that I think I can shed some light on. The dance as I have it diagrammed should read like this:
A1 (8) Pass through across to an ocean wave, balance the wave (ladies have lh, rh with partner)
(8) Walk forward to shadow and gypsy once around (or dosido,but I like the gypsy here much better)
A2 (8) Return to partner and taking RH w/partner in a wave, balance the wave
(8) Gents Allemande Left 1/2, balance the wave
B1 (4) Walk forward to new Neighbor
(12) Neighbor swing
B2 (4) Give & Take (go forward, women bring partner back to their side of the set)
(12) Swing Partner on Women¹s side
The diagramming of the choreography of the dance you described did not fit, but this fits the flow, and progresses. Unfortunately, I do not have the title or author of the dance. Perhaps someone else on the list will recognize it?
Dave Colestock
www.davecolestock.com
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote:
From: Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com>
Subject: [Callers] Dance ID and corrections anyone?
To: "Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 3:27 PM
I was going through some notes jotted down during various dances and I came
across a dance with no name that was attributed to Chris Ricciotti. I
thought it was from a night that Lisa Greenleaf was calling but I've checked
with both Chris and Lisa and neither one recognizes it.
It was an interesting dance, but when I try to work it out based on my
notes, it¹s clear that something is not correct, specifically the A2, plus
the end of B2 is a very short swing if you actually go Forward, can do a
G&T. Does this look familiar to anyone and can you help me out with
corrections, name and author?
Thanks,
Will Loving
Unknown Dance
Becket
A1 (8) Pass through to an ocean wave, balance
(8) Walk to shadow and DSD (or gypsy)
A2 (8) Return to original Neighbor (?!) taking LH in a wave, balance
(8) Women allemande Left 1/2, balance the wave
B1 (4) Walk forward to new Neighbor
(12) Neighbor swing
B2 (8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Give & Take with partner, swing on Women¹s side
--
William M. Loving
Dedication Technologies, Inc.
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Nope, Salmonchanted Evening is the same in the A, but in the B it goes like
this:
B1 Ladies chain over and back
B2 Promenade across; circle left 3/4 & pass thru to next.
--Katy
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[mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Jack Mitchell
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Recognize this dance?
Yup....that's the dance that was just above it in my file. I think
it's possible that it might be the original, Salmon Chanted Evening.
BTW: Just for accuracy, Steve Z-A and Louie Cromartie co-wrote
Salmonella Evening....she was playing around with Salmon Chanted
evening.
Thanks....suspect that it is Salmon Chanted Evening, and I had just
neglected to label it when I inserted it.
J
At 10:33 PM 5/31/2009, you wrote:
Well, it appears to be a variation of Steve Zakon-Anderson's
Salmonella
Evening. Everything is the same except the second part of B1. In
Steve's
dance, that's another balance & turn.
--Katy Heine
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I just discovered this dance in my word processor file of
dances....without a title. Any ID?
A1: Neighbor Alle R 1½
Gents Alle Left 1½
A2: Partner Gypsy and Swing
B1: Balance Ring, Petronella Twirl right into your N's arms
N Sw
B2: Balance Ring, Petronella Twirl
Balance Ring, Pass Thru Along the Set
Jack
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Well, it appears to be a variation of Steve Zakon-Anderson's Salmonella
Evening. Everything is the same except the second part of B1. In Steve's
dance, that's another balance & turn.
--Katy Heine
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[mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Jack Mitchell
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:57 PM
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Subject: [Callers] Recognize this dance?
I just discovered this dance in my word processor file of
dances....without a title. Any ID?
A1: Neighbor Alle R 1½
Gents Alle Left 1½
A2: Partner Gypsy and Swing
B1: Balance Ring, Petronella Twirl right into your N's arms
N Sw
B2: Balance Ring, Petronella Twirl
Balance Ring, Pass Thru Along the Set
Jack
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A musician friend of mine ask me if I knew any callers in the DC are who
would be interested in calling at a wedding. I don¹t know any other details
but if you are interested, please contact Dan, dpi00 at hampshire dot edu
(just replace the at, dot and spaces to create a real email address).
Will Loving
