[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

As mentioned earlier, know your crowd. With some I can say with a grin “What did you expect what you booked me to call on April 1?” and we can all have a good time. With others, not so much, so use “Fool-ish” dances sparingly. Some of my usual, easy enough for most crowds, Foolish tricks,

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Total Equality: https://andrewswaine.uk/node/19 A1 People on the right chain across (as ladies' chain) (3) Same people meet palms to palms and push off backwards and slightly to the left (as in a ricochet hey) as the others step right behind them (2) The others chain across, finishing meeting in

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

On 2024-03-30 11:15, Bob Morgan via Contra Callers wrote: Total Equality by Andrew Swain is pretty much built for role chaos even if you try to avoid it. There's a 28 bar dance called Bar Crawl that is meant to be danced to 32 bar tunes. Bob Is Total Equality the 3 birds (magpies in the

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

A medley pair with one forward and one reverse progression dance, careful counting or observation to end everyone back where they started. Total Equality by Andrew Swain is pretty much built for role chaos even if you try to avoid it. There's a 28 bar dance called Bar Crawl that is meant to be

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

The Balter Dance (Becket, robins chain, left hand star, larks chain, right hand star...) https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Balter Roller Coaster (reason for name is clear once you read the dance) https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Roller Alex is Where? (A less challenging version of

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Along similar lines, there's also this one that intentionally swaps sides: The Alternative - Becket*# - Don Veino * Before rotating to Becket, have dancers note the end of the hall they will progress toward. It'll be toward that same place every time but facing there from the opposite side.

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Ha Mac, re: "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", I attempted something similar (Butter but with the larks chaining by the right instead)—that sure is a joke that's begging to be made! (And Will Mentor has a variant with a larks

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Also - if you want a very nice dance where the joke is the title rather than the dance I made a small modification to Gene Huber's 'Butter' by changing the chain to a ladies RT  1 1/2 allemande - pass partner left to start hey.  Flows nicely New name :  I can't believe it's not Butter Mac St

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

I'd suggest Will Mentor's "Courtesy Van" https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=18055 if you think the dancers would be up for it. It is a great challenge with both a larks' right hand chain and a robins' left hand chain. Dancers who are used to dancing only one role get to

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Court Fools knew how far they could take a joke before risking pitchforks or worse - I expect a little of this sort of foolery could go a long way.  That said, and in response to your request - here's one I wrote to honor a valued departed community member, Eph Weiss, some years ago (before

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Timothy, In 1997 I wrote a dance with an "up the hall in lines of 4, turn alone, go back down. I called it at a dance weekend in the Triangle (NC) area called December Delight, shortly thereafter. The late great caller/choreographer Gene Hubert was in attendance and he kept facing the wrong

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

"The Tease" by Tom Hinds is also good. 1's shoulder round, each other, then swing their neighbors. Jonathan On 3/29/2024 3:58 PM, Richard Fischer via Contra Callers wrote: I like "The Art of Negotiation" by Al Olson in general. I think it might be a good fit for your April 1st program.

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

I like "The Art of Negotiation" by Al Olson in general. I think it might be a good fit for your April 1st program. https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2844 Have fun! Richard Arlington, MA > On

[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

Once in a hall with no a/c, I called the Radioactive Reel, where you don't touch your partner, partly as a joke about how hot and sweaty it was. And I think there's a dance called Widdershins, where you swing the "other" direction, which is kind of entertaining to try. meg On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at