John Ramsay is currently teaching it to a group of home shool kids and their families here in St. Louis under the name "Silly Threes".
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Richard Fischer < richardallenfisc...@verizon.net> wrote: > I've heard people in Berea call it Silly Threes. My students loved this > dance when the Berea Festival Dancers visited us and Theresa Lowder called > it. > > Richard > > On Feb 3, 2012, at 12:01 AM, Joy Greenwolfe wrote: > > > Another 3-person dance is one I call Innies and Outie Arches. I don't > know its real name. Katy Tarter German called it at a family dance years > ago, and I've used it successfully a few times since, especially at family > dances. This dance requires the band being willing to stop the music at > random moments in the B2, though. I suppose you could verbally say "stop" > without stopping the music if the band was adverse to it. > > > > Joy Greenwolfe > > Durham, NC > > > > > > Innie and Outtie Arches > > > > Make lines of three facing CCW around the circle like spokes on a wheel. > Note your position: If you are between two people in the middle you are an > innie. If you are on the outside of the line you are an outtie. > > Hold hands in lines to start. > > > > A1 Promenade in lines of three (counter clockwise). (16) > > > > A2 Circle of three, circle L (8) > > Circle of three, circle R (8) > > > > B1 Innies swing the one who (is) _____ (8) > > (tallest, curliest hair, youngest, who can stick their stomach out the > farthest, who can jump the highest, etc… ) (the pretty one... the prettier > one) > > > > Innies swing the other one! (8) > > > > B2 Outties make an arch and all the innies run through all the arches > around the circle until the music stops. (16) > > Outties capture the closest innie to make a new line. > > > > (Decide who’s going to be the new innie.) > > > > > > > > On Jan 30, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Rickey Holt wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> I am looking for an easy dance that uses groups of 3 dancers - either 3 > >> facing 3, or 3 all facing the same direction. I especially would like > one > >> where the dancers in each group of 3 have a chance to play with which > one of > >> them is in the middle. No country corners please. I already have 3 > Meet, > >> from the old Community Dancing Manuals. Any other suggestions? Dances > that > >> do not require a specific tune but fit within a standard 32 bar contra > tune > >> would be best. > >> Thanks. > >> Rickey Holt > >> Fremont, NH > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Callers mailing list > >> call...@sharedweight.net > >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > call...@sharedweight.net > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
