Here it is. Jim
Barrel of Sugar.pdf
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On Mar 18, 2014, at 2:17 PM, Dave Casserly <david.j.casse...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Rich, > > I'm not sure what part you need explained, but to me, the dance appears to > be 64 steps, normal contra length. Unfortunately, I can't read ABC > notation, and the tune Jim sent is coming up garbled when I put it through > a converter, so I don't know how the tune works. I'll try to explain all > of the dance moves, since I'm not sure which part wasn't clear: > > The dance is proper, and starts with the number one couples crossing to the > other side of the set to do a hey for 3 with those on that side (so number > 1 gent with numbers 2 and 3 ladies, number 1 lady with numbers 2 and 3 > gents). At the end of that hey, the 1s cross over again and cast into > second place, with the 2s moving up to accommodate them. > > Next, the 1s and 2s do a full right and left through (over and back again). > That part is a little bit unclear to me as well but I'm guessing it's a > right and left through and not four changes of rights and lefts. > > Then, the number 1 couples (who are in second place) set to their contra > corners-- number 1 gent will set to lady 3 first, then lady 2 (in first > place), number 1 lady will set to gent 2 (in first place) first, then to > gent 3. > > The dance finishes with the number one couples turning their backs on their > partners and leading out (and presumably falling back in). Since the > notation says just the 1s lead out, perhaps that means they don't take the > line of three with them, but I'm not sure about that part. The dance > should then end, with the 1s having switched places with the 2s, and thus > it's progressed like a triple minor (with new 2s at the bottom of the set). > > Hope this helps! And if somebody who knows abc notation well can send a > pdf of the tune, that would be interesting to those of us who aren't > abc-literate. > > -Dave > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 1:53 PM, rich sbardella <richsbarde...@snet.net>wrote: > >> >> >> Can someone explain the dance below? Also, is this dance 128 steps and 64 >> bars? >> Rich >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Jonathan Sivier <jsiv...@illinois.edu> >> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:10 PM >> Subject: Re: [Callers] 1820s-1830s Dances >> >> >> On 3/17/2014 10:11 PM, rich sbardella wrote: >>> I am looking for some period dances that might have been danced in small >> New England towns in 1820-1830. Should be easy enough for children. >>> Any suggestions? >> >> Authentic dances of the period and ones easy enough for children may be >> two different things. In a small New England town they might have been >> doing contra dances. Check Cracking Chestnuts by David Smukler and David >> Millstone. The popular dances of that period would have been quadrilles. >> The waltz was also being done as a couple dance, but was consider >> scandalous until the polka became popular in the mid-1840's. The Gallop >> came into popularity around 1829 so I suppose Galopede (or other similar >> dances) might be considered authentic for this period. >> >>> Also, does any know the steps to "Barrel of Sugar"? Recommended music? >> >> It's in A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the >> Revolutionary Era 1775-1795 by Kate Van Winkle Keller and Ralph Sweet. >> >> Barrel of Sugar >> triple proper >> >> AA 1's hey on opposite sides, 1's cross back and cast to 2nd place at the >> end of the hey >> BB 1's and 2's rights and lefts >> AA 1's set to contrary corners >> BB 1's lead out at the sides >> >> Jonathan >> ----- >> Jonathan Sivier >> Caller of Contra, English and Early American Dances >> jsivier AT illinois DOT edu >> Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html >> ----- >> Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? >> A: It depends on what dance you call! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761 > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
