I recently called Pat Shaw’s K & E for the first time. I think of it as a contra dance, in its own unusual formation, though I guess one is more likely to encounter it in an English dance setting. The dance has some challenges, and might be suitable for an advanced session, but I’m happy to say the dancers at our regular Princeton contra dance mastered it and enjoyed it. I think it’s a fabulous dance! Instructions are here:
http://www.patshaw.info/dances/#kande It has its own tune, which is in Barnes 1. Richard Fischer Princeton, NJ > On Jun 8, 2017, at 8:24 PM, Frederick Park via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Howdy Folks! > > Interested to know of dances you’ve found that are NOT contra or square > dances. > Catagorically fun dances, dances for irregular numbers of couples, circles of > any sort, odd formations, etc. > Matters not what tradition they may come from or if you think of the dance as > strictly for beginners, intermediate or advanced dancers. > > Is this a dance you usually share? Is this a dance you save for “special > occasions”? > > Should be a fun “read”! > > Best regards to all, > > Frederick Park > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
