Re: [Callers] Community/Family dance

[Rickey]

Hi Gale,
Here's a variety of stuff.  Good luck.
Rickey


Scatter mixer
'Borrowdale Exchange'
3 couples in a circle. Scatter mixer. Difficulty: 1
.   A1: All circle L and R. 
.   A2: Into the middle and back; do-si-do partner. 
.   B1: Right-hand star holding hands with person opposite and with
nobody else, then undo the star: the woman whose hand is lowest goes under
(others arch), then the next. Keep hold of the hands. 
.   B2: Promenade around and make new sets. 
The person I got this dance from said its real name was something else, but
he liked calling it Borrowdale Exchange. Seems to be a variant on Kentucky
Reel.

Scatter mixer
The Barn Mixer
By Rick Mohr; August, 1986
Mixer, Scattered 4's
Level: Easy
A1: Circle left (8)
Right hand star (8)
A2: Right and left through (8)
Dosido neighbor (8)
B1: Balance and swing neighbor (16)
(This is your new partner)
B2: Promenade anywhere with new partner (16)
(Find another couple to circle with)
Bill Olson (fine caller from Maine and all-around great guy) points out that
doing a Maine-style right and left through (with hands) in the A2 makes for
a nice transition out of the right hand star. Thanks, Bill! 

A bit harder because of the right and left through, but it really doesn't
matter if they get that right

Circle Mixer 
January Mixer
by Bob Dalsemer
Formation: circle of couples facing promenade direction
A1: Promenade as couples
A2: Gents continue single file, ladies turn back single file (8) Everybody
turn back (8), pass partner
B1: Allemande left the next (8) allemande right the same (8)
B2: Do-si-do the same (8) swing the same
Composed January 8, 1998 in preparation for a dance with a lot of newcomers.
I needed a sure fire mixer like Atlantic Mixer, but with a more certain
progression to a new partner. 

I have used this a lot.  The ladies turn back and the all turn backs give
some trouble, but everyone gets it pretty quickly


Set dance
FLYING SCOTSMAN
reel 
6-7 couples in a set
A1  Ladies line skips all the way around the men's line 
A2  Men do the same (if the ladies are late getting around, the gents
can still start on time, just make a larger loupe to avoid the ladies) 
B1  Top couple only sashay down - past the bottom of the set, and back
to  the bottom of the set. (there is a new top couple now.)
B2  All sashay down and back

  
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Re: [Callers] Traffic Jam

[David Millstone]

We usually do it to a tune played AB:

Traffic Jam
from John Krumm
no partner needed at start

1) Elementary Traffic Jam

A part:
Clap-clap-clap, stamp-stamp-stamp, walk-2-3-4 (whichever way you're facing)
Repeat all that

B part
Sashay sideways 8 steps
Pick another direction and sashay back

Do that for 5-7 times, then move to

2) Intermediate Traffic Jam

Turn around and find a buddy standing near you. Do the dance again. Instead of
clapping your own hands in A1, you clap both hands with your buddy, then stand
side by side facing the same direction, hook elbows and walk for the 4 steps. In
the B part, you take both hands with your buddy and sashay-- it helps if you
both go in the same direction!

Do that for another 5-7 times, then, if the crowd seems ready for it, do 

3) Advanced Traffic Jam

Same as above, only after the first sashay, callers says "Switch!" whereupon
dancers drop hands with current partner, turn around and find someone new with
whom to sashay back again.

It's a dance I often use early in the program for family groups. No partner
needed at start, so everyone can participate. Then you dance with a partner, and
then change partners.

David Millstone 

[Callers] Traffic Jam

[Gale T. Wood]

Thanks Alan and Jeff,
I was at David Millstones Wkshp and remember Traffic Jam, being a good
time. 
If somebody out there has the calls I would appreciate it if you could
pass them along. 
I am desperately digging into my archives, hoping to find the same. 
Next stop is the Nottingham NH Library to find some of the literature
suggestions.
 
Thanks
Gale Wood