25 Oct
2025
25 Oct
'25
7:41 p.m.
I understand an older figure was referred to as the Lizard's Walk (no reliable source
for that). Could this very different version be something like Buzzard's Walk or
something like that?
We have a tradition in STLouis to dance Wizard's walk every NYE. The original caller
who established the tradition is no longer with us -but we keep doing it.
I might try this alternative this year. I like parts of it but not sure it the B1 fits
the music as well. The original has that as a build up for the B2. Chain and circle may
not have the same dynamic.
Same may be true for the A2 - I think the square thru fits the music so well - or I may
just be used to it.
Worth a try.
Mac McKeever
On Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 06:25:49 PM CDT, Andrew Stout via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi Callers,
I have a gig on Oct 30, so naturally I'm plumbing the archives for Halloween-themed
choices. There have been several threads on this, I'm not trying to start another one,
I have two more specific questions:
1. Anyone got tips for teaching the Wizard's Walk figure? I've danced it (although
not recently); I've never called it. (I'm interested in all tips, but FWIW I'm
expecting a relatively experienced semi-monthly local crowd.)
2. The specific W'sW descendant I'm planning to use is Cis Hinkle's The
WItches Way, which has the Wizard's Walk figure in A1. It seems to me that to better
fit the original Wizard's Walk tune the dance should be "rotated" thus:
A1: (4,4) balance the ring (with Nbr1s); Petronella turn 1 place to R (no claps)
(8) Partner swing
A2: (4,4) balance the ring; Petronella turn 1 place to R (no claps)
(8) Neighbor1 swing
B1: (8) Robins chain (to Ptr)
(6) circle RIGHT 3/4
(2) Ones arch, twos dive [to meet next Nbrs)
B2: (16) Wizard's Walk:
| (4) Nbr 2 mirror pass through along (ones split twos)
| (4) Nbr 3 mirror pass through along (twos split ones)
| (4) backing up Nbr 3 mirror pass through along (ones split twos)
| (4) backing up Nbr 2 mirror pass through along (twos split ones)
Has anyone done that? Do y'all agree? (The original dance has the W.W. figure in B2.)
I don't know if such a variant deserves its own name, but if so it seems like it
should be called "Wayward Witches".
Cheers,
--Andrew Stout
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