Observation: The wizard variants are a bit of a jumble to sort through. I see what you mean about The Witches Way – it does seem a nice variant. It is linked to a single video on YouTube, which is confusingly titled “Wizards Walk” there.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by things being unpredictable and surprising when wizards and witches are involved. Joseph Erhard-Hudson Moscow, Idaho Sent from my phone, which has odd ideas about formatting sometimes. On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 7:00 AM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > <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] > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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