How about these?
A-1 Reel by Chris Weiler
Snake Oil Reel by Roger Diggle
Daffy's Becket by John Gallagher
Cows Are Watching by Bill Pope
The Casbah Queens by David McMullen
The Carousel by Tom Hinds
Al's Safeway Produce by Robert Cromartie
You Can't Get There From Here by Carol Ormand
Rolling and Tumbling by Cis Hinkle
Tica Tica Timing by Dean Snipes
They're fun for both beginners (with programming support) and more
experienced dancers. I see you already have 20 Below, Simplicity,
etc. Oops, and Carousel, too. :)
Have fun!
Joy Greenwolfe
Durham, NC
On Jan 6, 2013, at 6:00 PM, tavi merrill wrote:
Hi "call"eagues,
As a minor-league caller working towards a National-league position,
i'm
always on the search for new repertoire. Unfortunately, whenever i
peruse
collections - be they callers' websites or books like "Zesty
Contras" - i'm
easily distracted by bright, shiny choreography that fascinates my
nerd-mind (Marshmallow Surprise! A Slice of Life! Possums in the
House!),
but often takes a rare crowd of dancers to appreciate. Even the
favorite
dances we tend to share with caller friends often veer toward the
highly
"interesting". It's easy to find simple dances with a down-the-hall
figure,
but i'm specifically looking for low to medium piece-count dances
WITHOUT
down the hall.
I'm wondering if anyone could point me towards dances that really
hit a
homer - things like: Jubilation (Gene Hubert), Thanks to the Gene (Tom
HInds) Another Nice Combination (Tome Hinds), Star Struck (Nick
Boulet),
Simplicity Swing (Becky Hill), The Carousel (GH), The Baby Rose (David
Kaynor), All You Can Eat (Ted Crane), 20 Below (Bill Olson)...
dances that
can be the bread and butter of a less advanced evening, or just a
handy
fall-back for more capable crowds. Dances without down-the-hall, and
without awkward transitions (right&left through -> circle L?! agh!).
What are the best places to go looking for other bread-and-butter
repertoire like those? Anybody have a favorite fall-back or
last-of-the-night dance they'd like to share?
I'm not only asking for myself, but for anyone out there who finds
it very
easy to collect 'advanced' level dances but harder to find accessible
dances that are truly satisfying with good flow.
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