of course the A2 sequence was borrowed from my own dance 20 Below (and undoubtedly many others)
20 BELOW A Becket formation contra by Bill Olson A1 Cir L 3/4 to wave across (R hand to N, W by L in center) (8), Bal wave (4), walk forward to new wave (4) A2 Bal wave (4), Sw (new) Neighbor (12) B1 M allem L x 1.5 (8), 1/2 hey (Start Pt R sh) (8) B2 B&S Pt (16) bill ________________________________ From: Bill Olson <callb...@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 11:40 PM To: Julian Blechner <juliancallsdan...@gmail.com> Cc: contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] new dance? Easy As Pie is pretty much the same dance. Still different enough to be unique I guess. let's see what others say. thanks Julian! bill ________________________________ From: Julian Blechner <juliancallsdan...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 9:45 PM To: Bill Olson <callb...@hotmail.com> Cc: contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] new dance? 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<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fcontradance%2Fthecallersbox%2Fdance.php%3Fid%3D14993&data=05%7C01%7C%7C83f4442edd474ca6d58308dab92dceac%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638025903635584552%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TllbQuYe6QC82Kp1cpo2gqjZcaPaKCWkVe3EegOZEAg%3D&reserved=0> 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<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fcontradance%2Fthecallersbox%2Fdance.php%3Fid%3D935&data=05%7C01%7C%7C83f4442edd474ca6d58308dab92dceac%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638025903635584552%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gOszCkNC2m9cV2uvBD2o5gGmtPqyyrLT%2FQ9%2FOvs%2FhmM%3D&reserved=0> 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<mailto: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<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net>
_______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net