[Callers] A2 progressions (WAS: does this dance exist?)

[Ric Goldman - Letsdance via Callers]

On a completely different subject, I’ve recently heard term “mid-life crisis” 
used to describe dance that progress in the middle like this one.  Has anyone 
else come across the term?

 

Curious,

Ric Goldman

 

From: Callers [mailto:callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Andy 
Shore via Callers
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 12:53 PM
To: Caller's discussion list 
Subject: [Callers] does this dance exist?

 

(Sent this to Chris Page a week ago and no answer!.. so I'm asking the hive 
mind.)

Using the G-word until there's a widely accepted substitute that doesn't need a 
footnote to explain. 

 

from a dance-writing session led by Jeff Spero at a recent dance camp...

 


This Was Your Idea

by John Kelley, John Bartlett, Sandy Gabucan, Andy Shore

Contra/ Duple Improper

 

A1 ---

(8) Gypsy Neighbor1 Right 1.5

(8) Gypsy Neighbor2 Left 1.5

A2 ---.

(8) Gypsy Neighbor3 Right 1x come back ...

(8) Neighbor2 swing

B1 ---

(4) Give & Take to Lady's Side

(12) Partner swing

B2 ---

(8) Right and left through

(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) to face N2

 

 

Note that the progression happens in A2.

The Petronella into a (right shoulder) Gypsy seems unusual. I don't have any 
dances in my collection that do that. Dancing it with a test group seemed to be 
fine.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

-- 

/Andy Shore
http://site.andyshore.com/

best email - andysh...@gmail.com  

[Callers] does this dance exist?

[Andy Shore via Callers]

(Sent this to Chris Page a week ago and no answer!.. so I'm asking the hive
mind.)
Using the G-word until there's a widely accepted substitute that doesn't
need a footnote to explain.

from a dance-writing session led by Jeff Spero at a recent dance camp...


This Was Your Idea
by John Kelley, John Bartlett, Sandy Gabucan, Andy Shore
Contra/ Duple Improper

A1 ---
(8) Gypsy Neighbor1 Right 1.5
(8) Gypsy Neighbor2 Left 1.5
A2 ---.
(8) Gypsy Neighbor3 Right 1x come back ...
(8) Neighbor2 swing
B1 ---
(4) Give & Take to Lady's Side
(12) Partner swing
B2 ---
(8) Right and left through
(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) to face N2


Note that the progression happens in A2.
The Petronella into a (right shoulder) Gypsy seems unusual. I don't have
any dances in my collection that do that. Dancing it with a test group
seemed to be fine.

Thoughts?


-- 
/Andy Shore
http://site.andyshore.com/

best email - andysh...@gmail.com

Re: [Callers] medley

[Jim Thaxter via Callers]

Not sure I understand the question. Are you asking if you should call each 
dance in the medley 6 or 8 times (if so, how many dances do you include in the 
medley?)? Or if you should have 6 or 8 dances for a medley? Or perhaps an 
entirely different question? Maybe you're asking about doing 8 dances in a 
medley and calling each dance 8 times through, for like, 32 straight minutes of 
dancing?

> On Apr 16, 2016, at 10:31 PM, Laur via Callers 
>  wrote:
> 
> I'm debating if 6 or 8 times thru the dances during a medley make more sense. 
> I've gone back and forth on this for years.  Thoughts? 
> 
> If it matters this time I have 8 dances, in the past it's been 5. So either 
> way it's still the same question.
> 
> Laurie 
> West Mi
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