Hi Ron, I just thought I'd let you know that I've called Ants Marching twice now, and it has worked really well both times. I was worried because it has several challenging moves but as you say, it works.
Dale On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Ron T Blechner <contra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote a dance that, when I finished it, I realized the A was the > same as 3-33,33: > http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/10510984149/ants-marching > > It's gone over well, and has an easier finish. There's one move to > teach very carefully. (I uh ... sorta created a variation of a > left-hand-high-right-hand-low that goes into a swing ... called a Loop > Di Doo). It's been picked up by a few other callers, so, I know it's > not totally awful. > > in dance, > Ron T Blechner > > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Bree Kalb <b...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > I agree with Michael. Especially in the case of a classic. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >>From: Michael Barraclough <mich...@michaelbarraclough.com> > >>Sent: Jun 20, 2013 5:25 PM > >>To: call...@sharedweight.net > >>Subject: Re: [Callers] Tampering with a classis aagain 3-33-33 > >> > >>There are thousands of contras. If one doesn't work, why not try > >>another one instead of altering that one? > >> > >>Michael Barraclough > >> > >> > >> > >>On Thu, 2013-06-20 at 13:16 -0700, Dave C wrote: > >> > >>> Instead of the Ladies Dosido 1.5 at the end to progress, just have the > Ladies AL 1 1/2 in the center, with RH ready for the next neighbor. Some > in the caller community have dubbed this version of the dance 3-33-34. > >>> > >>> Dave Colestock > >>> New Cumberland, PA > >>> > >>> > >>> --- On Thu, 6/20/13, Kalia Kliban <ka...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> From: Kalia Kliban <ka...@sbcglobal.net> > >>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Tampering with a classis aagain 3-33-33 > >>> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net> > >>> Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 2:10 PM > >>> > >>> I've had pretty good luck with it, possibly because I have the women > ID the next neighbor early on. They know which face to look for. After > that, they get a better feel for the area to aim for to find the new > neighbor. A couple of seriously disoriented dancers can really play havoc > with this dance though. It's brittle. > >>> > >>> Kalia > >>> > >>> On 6/20/2013 11:02 AM, Rickey Holt wrote: > >>> > 3-33-33 lovers and callers - I have been calling this great dance > recently > >>> > and noticed that dancers of various experience levels in several > venues have > >>> > had trouble with the transition in the B2 from the Ladies Do-si-do 1 > 1/2 to > >>> > the balance with the next neighbor that starts the dance. They have > trouble > >>> > finding that next neighbor, even after several times through, and > with > >>> > translating the momentum of crossing the set to that of up and down > the line > >>> > of the first part of the dance. I tried substituting an allemande > right 1 > >>> > 1/2 for the do-si-do 1 1/2 of the original with little effect. What > about a > >>> > ladies allemande right about 1 1/2 to a next neighbor allemande left > and > >>> > then starting the dance again with a balance by the right with that > >>> > neighbor? Other solutions? Have you or your dancers noticed the > problem > >>> > that I have seen. As always, thanks for your thoughts. > >>> > > >>> > Rickey Holt > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > Bree Kalb, LCSW > > 301 W. Weaver St. > > Carrboro, NC 27510 > > 919-932-6262 ext 216 > > http://www.thewellnessalliance.com/BreeKalb.html > > > > Regarding the Use of Email -- Please Note: Although I use a firewall and > my > > computer is password protected, my emails are not encrypted. Therefore, I > > cannot guarantee confidentiality of email communication. If you choose to > > communicate confidential information with me via email, I will assume > that > > you have made an informed decision and I will view it as your agreement > to > > take the risk that email may be intercepted. Please be aware that email > is > > never an appropriate vehicle for emergency communication. If you are > > canceling an appointment less than 48 hours in advance, please > > also leave me a voice mail message at my office. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- *So if you knew what was broken...how long would it take you to fix it?*
