Here's a few similar ones I found: Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better by Tavi Merrill https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14993 Different entrances to the swings, but Tavi opts for a Allemande 1x only, and staring 2 passes of a hey for the Women/Ladies/Robins to get to their partner.
Easy as Pie by Tom Lehmann https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=935 Different entrances to the swings, and no balance before the pass-through There's plenty more that vary a little more, but, that's the way it is with these glossary dances, yeah? ... I dig your version as a super forgiving way to teach the hey. I'd love to know if someone else has this choreo down, because I'd like to add it to my box. -Julian Blechner he/him On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 4:37 PM Bill Olson via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > So I'm driving down the road, stick a CD by Kimberley Holmes in the radio > thing. Kimberley is an amazing fiddler and pianist from Halifax. I met her > at Maine Fiddle Camp this year. This tune in the queue just HITS me and my > brain immediately starts "writing" a dance to go with it. I haven't > composed a contra dance since, probably, Ellie's Pumpkin Show and that's > from the mid 2000's I think. So this "creative thing" that used to happen a > lot hasn't happened for a while.. (understatement)...... > > I'm not calling a lot of contra dances these days. Mostly > barn/community/family dances and when I do call a contra dance it's with > ladies, gents, gypsies, etc. I have done Larks and Robins but the > choreographer part of me only does ladies and gents etc. hah hah... > > Anyway here's what popped out: > > A1 DSD N Sw N > A2 M allem L x 1.5, hey (start Partner R Sh) > B1 Pt B&S (or Gyp & Sw) > B2 Cir L 3/4, bal ring, Pass thru > > I have about 5 alternate B2 parts here's just one: > B2 Pass thru across (NO courtesy turn), face L, L/H star x 1.25 > > I prefer the easy original version. I figured I could check "callers' box" > as Russell pretty much always does, to see if any of the sequences come up. > I didn't find anything but not sure I am specifying the figures properly. > > OK so I have this dance in my brain and I go to the CD jacket to see what > track #9 is. The title is "Kimberley's House Party". What a great title for > a dance.. > > This is such an easy dance, simple sequence.. Does it already exist? > > thanks.... bill > > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
_______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
