See also The Wizard's Way<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13773> by Dean Snipes And the best of the series (IMnsHO) The Witches Way<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3804> by Cis HInkle.
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center [cid:9be39eaa-aa74-4f71-b32e-d0518cf2ebe7]<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> Book time to meet with me<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/> ________________________________ From: Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:35 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Any ideas for contras to include in a Halloween Program? Wizards Walk by Ruthie Ungar would be another good one. Especially if the band can play the tune. One band I have worked with sometimes used Childgrove or Dancing Bear as change tune. They would start with the other tune and then switch to Witches Switches. Jonathan On 10/24/2024 10:33 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote: > Witches' Switches by Al Olson. It's triple progression, so a bit > challenging, but can be fun. > > ----- > > When The Stars Are Right > Jonathan Sivier > duple improper; beginner-intermediate > written: 2/2/2000 > > 1 - allemande left 1 1/2 with neighbor > 2 - ladies chain (to partner) > 3 - hey for four halfway (ladies start passing right shoulders) > 4 - swing partners (on ladies' original side) > 5 - gents allemande left 1 1/2 in the center > 6 - swing neighbors on the other side > 7 - star left 1 time > 8 - star right 1 time (look for new neighbors) > > Notes > > 7 - the transition from a swing to a left hand star may be a little awkward, > but I think the satisfying transition to a right hand star makes up for that > > > History > This dance was inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many of his > stories take place in small towns and back-woods areas in New England in the > early part of the 20th century and that was where contra dancing was being > done > at that time. While he never mentions dancing in his writing, and I have no > reason to think he even knew what contra dancing was, I like to think that his > characters occasionally went contra dancing for recreation. Lovecraft was an > anglophile and more interested in things of the past than in the present and I > think he would have approved of contra dance's roots in the past and the > dances > from England. In many of his stories reference is made to the Great Old Ones > and how they will rise up "when the stars are right" so I wanted to create a > dance where you progress on to your next neighbor when the stars become right. > > Jonathan > > On 10/24/2024 10:23 PM, Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote: >> Wondering if there are any dances with a fall or Halloween themed name …. Or >> that may be extra fun in costume ? >> >> TIA - Cheryl >> _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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