Re: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances?
My favorite 48 bar dance *as a dancer* is this dance of Seth Tepfer's, http://www.dancerhapsody.com/calling/dances.html#PP40Years It is a quintuple progression :-) Les On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Erik Hoffman wrote: > Major Hey is an AABBC dance, or 40-bars, not 48. > > Just in case that's also include-able: > > Major Hey > 4-face-4 Becket > > Line up as a four face four, identify your traveling partners (your "hey > buddy") then identify your direction of travel -- ones progressing down, > twos up. Then in circles of four, circle left one place. Now traveling > buddies are facing the "same wall," so identify "your original wall." > > A1 Circle left 3/4, pass through up and down (direction of travel), and > swing the new neighbor end facing in (facing partner) > > A2 Long lines forward and back (toward partner) (there are four lines, > sort of two contras); Men (in lines facing) allemande left 1-1/2 to make > waves of 8 -- partner in right (women in center lines that were back to > back join left hands) > > B1 Rory O'More Balances towards and away from partner -- you know, twice > > B2 Half hey for 8, start passing partner's right shoulder, when you meet > your partner the next time > > C Partner Balance & Swing > > Note that though I call it AABBC, there are tunes that work fine that are > played AABCC, like Little Billy Wilson or Three Thin Dimes. > > I've had experiences calling this and having it run really smoothly -- > with 1 walk through, and times when I've called it to dancers I thought > could do it, and couldn't successfully teach it -- even after 3 > walk-throughs, thus watched it fall apart with confusion. > > ~erik hoffman > Oakland, CA > > > On 12/2/2013 6:19 AM, Bree Kalb wrote: > >> Major Hey by Erik Hoffman. I think you can find it with a quick search; >> if not, I'll write it out for you. >> >> BTW, William, you wrote one of my favorite dances: Devil's Backbone. >> Thank you! >> >> -Original Message- From: William Watson >> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 3:27 AM >> To: Caller's discussion list ; trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances? >> >> Hi All, >> >> A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I >> can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real >> Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very >> well. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> William >> -- >> wjw1...@gmail.com >> This is my bulk mail / mailing list address. >> William J. Watson >> ___ >> Callers mailing list >> call...@sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> ___ >> Callers mailing list >> call...@sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> >> >> > ___ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
Re: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances?
Major Hey is an AABBC dance, or 40-bars, not 48. Just in case that's also include-able: Major Hey 4-face-4 Becket Line up as a four face four, identify your traveling partners (your "hey buddy") then identify your direction of travel -- ones progressing down, twos up. Then in circles of four, circle left one place. Now traveling buddies are facing the "same wall," so identify "your original wall." A1 Circle left 3/4, pass through up and down (direction of travel), and swing the new neighbor end facing in (facing partner) A2 Long lines forward and back (toward partner) (there are four lines, sort of two contras); Men (in lines facing) allemande left 1-1/2 to make waves of 8 -- partner in right (women in center lines that were back to back join left hands) B1 Rory O'More Balances towards and away from partner -- you know, twice B2 Half hey for 8, start passing partner's right shoulder, when you meet your partner the next time C Partner Balance & Swing Note that though I call it AABBC, there are tunes that work fine that are played AABCC, like Little Billy Wilson or Three Thin Dimes. I've had experiences calling this and having it run really smoothly -- with 1 walk through, and times when I've called it to dancers I thought could do it, and couldn't successfully teach it -- even after 3 walk-throughs, thus watched it fall apart with confusion. ~erik hoffman Oakland, CA On 12/2/2013 6:19 AM, Bree Kalb wrote: Major Hey by Erik Hoffman. I think you can find it with a quick search; if not, I'll write it out for you. BTW, William, you wrote one of my favorite dances: Devil's Backbone. Thank you! -Original Message- From: William Watson Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 3:27 AM To: Caller's discussion list ; trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances? Hi All, A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very well. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, William -- wjw1...@gmail.com This is my bulk mail / mailing list address. William J. Watson ___ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers ___ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances?
Hi William, I think this might be my first (second?) post to this list. A not-too-complex AABBCC dance which has seen a fair amount of use since 1986 or whenever it was: Shutesbury Reel improper double progression A1: circle left; swing neighbor; end progressed A2: Down hall 4; wheel as couples; return to progressed place B1: Hay for 4, ladies passing right shoulders to lead B2: with brand new neighbor, dos-a-dos; right hand turn (or cross hand turn, which I now prefer) 1 3/4 to a 4-person wavy line, gents joining left hands in center C1: Balance the wave [works well with Reel Beatrice, among others]; gents left hand turn 1/2; swing partner C2: Circle left 3/4; circle balance; w/partner, California twirl Even after the dancers have the rest of it down, I tend to continue to prompt the beginnings of A2 and C2 because both follow swings. I made the dance up after fiddler Sue Sternberg (best known for her stint in Wild Asparagus) returned from her big Ireland trip playing a heartbreakingly gorgeous rendition of Charlie Lennon's "Kilty Town", a beautiful AABBCC tune. To cook Sue's version down into standard contra dance length seemed unthinkable; I decided to do the opposite: Tinker with the dance instead of the tune. I intended the dance to be a tribute to Sue, a magnificent human being and already one of my fiddle heroes, herself, but she was young and shy, so, to spare her the mortification of being publicly honored by name, I called it Shutesbury reel in honor of the town where she lived. A lot of wonderful tunes got played in her house, whose subsequent owners left Sue's name on the mailbox on Montague Road for 20 years in her honor. The dance is so basic that somebody else may well have thought it up earlier. David Kaynor On Dec 2, 2013, at 3:27 AM, William Watson wrote: > Hi All, > > A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I > can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real > Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very > well. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance, > > William > -- > wjw1...@gmail.com > This is my bulk mail / mailing list address. > William J. Watson > ___ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances?
Major Hey by Erik Hoffman. I think you can find it with a quick search; if not, I'll write it out for you. BTW, William, you wrote one of my favorite dances: Devil's Backbone. Thank you! -Original Message- From: William Watson Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 3:27 AM To: Caller's discussion list ; trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances? Hi All, A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very well. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, William -- wjw1...@gmail.com This is my bulk mail / mailing list address. William J. Watson ___ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances?
Hi William: I had a similar request a few years ago, and wrote the following. There are two problems with AABBCC contras: 1. They don't progress as often, so a double progression was suggested. But with all double progressions, there is also the other issue of having significant activity with each neighbor. 2. It can be a challenge to fill up 96 beats without repeating figures. Triple DoubleImproper, double progression, 1/27/10 A1. 4,12 N1 balance, swing A2. 4,4 Circle L 1/2, gents roll partner across 4,4 Circle L 1/2, gents roll N1 along B1. 6,10 Cross trail through, N2 swing B2. 8,8 Gents allemande L 1 1/2, 1/2 hey (PR, LL, N2R, GL) C1. 4,12 Partner balance, swing C2. 8,8 Ladies chain to N2, star L As with any dance exceeding A1-B2, be prepared to call it all the way through. Most contra dancers are not conditioned to remembering dances of this length well enough to go on autopilot. Bob > Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 00:27:28 -0800 > From: wjw1...@gmail.com > To: call...@sharedweight.net; trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances? > > Hi All, > > A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I > can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real > Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very > well. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance, > > William > -- > wjw1...@gmail.com > This is my bulk mail / mailing list address. > William J. Watson > ___ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
[Callers] Favorite AABBCC contra dances?
Hi All, A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very well. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, William -- wjw1...@gmail.com This is my bulk mail / mailing list address. William J. Watson
