Here's a Blues Contra of mine
(http://keith-wood.name/mydances.html#ShortButSweet):
Short But Sweet April 2015
Becket formation Beginner/Intermediate
12 bar blues - "Sweet Home Chicago"
A Circle left 3/4
Swing neighbour
B Balance the ring (4 beats)
Nevada twirl with partner (California twirl with other hands)
(4 beats)
With next couple, balance the ring (4 beats)
Petronella turn one place anti-clockwise (4 beats)
C Half hey, starting with women passing left shoulders
Swing partner
End effects: After coming out out the set on the Nevada twirl, wait
until the next one to rejoin.
Cheers
Keith
I?ve been asked to call a one hour set in a rural heritage hall for a party for
about 130 folks. There will be two sets at the end of the evening with a Blues
Band. Yep, its a bit odd, but the organizer wants to bring all his various
friends together and thought, rightly, that having someone organize some
dancing would help that along. Has anyone ever called a community dance (circle
mixers, scatter sets, longways, maybe a square) to a blues band? The band seems
willing to work with me. Any suggestions about what to say to them so that I
could call La Bastringue or Galopede, for example, and it would work?
Any suggestions for youtube links for a caller calling to something other than
the usual trad tune? I could bring in a fiddler and ask the band to back the
fiddler up. Any advice on doing it that way?
Is this so ridiculous that you?re all doubled over laughing? People will be
there not because they are blues lovers so much as their buddy is throwing a
party.
In any case, I?d be grateful for advice
Leslie Gotfrit
