Re: [Callers] What dance is this?

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

Yoyo,
I do not consider this dance and Boys from Urbana variations of the same
dance.  I would have no trouble calling this dance to start off an evening,
but Urbana is much more difficult.
Where are your concerns with timing and flow?  The only difference I see is
that there are 8 beats available for the zig/zag versus 4 beats in Urbana.
That is a plus early in an evening.
Rich Sbardella

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Yoyo Zhou  wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> While we are at this, here is another untitled dance.  I am not sure
>> where I collected it.
>>
>> Can anyone name it?
>>
>> a1  N B
>> a2  LL, Ladies Alle R 1 1/2
>> b1  P B
>> b2  CL 3/4, Veer Left, Veer Right
>>
>
> This looks like a variation of the Boys from Urbana by John Coffman. I
> think the timing and flow in the original works better.
>
> See here: https://sites.google.com/site/capecontradance/home/
> contra-dances-by-john-coffman
>
> Yoyo Zhou
>
>

Re: [Callers] What dance is this?

[Yoyo Zhou via Callers]

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> While we are at this, here is another untitled dance.  I am not sure where
> I collected it.
>
> Can anyone name it?
>
> a1  N B
> a2  LL, Ladies Alle R 1 1/2
> b1  P B
> b2  CL 3/4, Veer Left, Veer Right
>

This looks like a variation of the Boys from Urbana by John Coffman. I
think the timing and flow in the original works better.

See here:
https://sites.google.com/site/capecontradance/home/contra-dances-by-john-coffman

Yoyo Zhou

Re: [Callers] What dance is this?

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

While we are at this, here is another untitled dance.  I am not sure where
I collected it.

Can anyone name it?

a1  N B
a2  LL, Ladies Alle R 1 1/2
b1  P B
b2  CL 3/4, Veer Left, Veer Right

Rich Sbardella

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:29 PM, frannie via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I have it as a variation of Berkeley Bind by Erik Hoffman. Long lines
> instead of a full circle Left.   If it's actually something else I'd love
> to give it correct credit.
>
> ~Frannie
>
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Any insights?
>>
>> A1: neighbor B
>> A2: long lines
>> gents alle. L 1 1/2
>> B1: PB
>> B2: circle L 3/4
>> Bal. the ring, CA twirl to face new neighbors
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Maia
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Re: [Callers] What dance is this?

[frannie via Callers]

I have it as a variation of Berkeley Bind by Erik Hoffman. Long lines
instead of a full circle Left.   If it's actually something else I'd love
to give it correct credit.

~Frannie

On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Any insights?
>
> A1: neighbor B
> A2: long lines
> gents alle. L 1 1/2
> B1: PB
> B2: circle L 3/4
> Bal. the ring, CA twirl to face new neighbors
>
> Cheers,
> Maia
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twirls,
Frannie

[Callers] What dance is this?

[Maia McCormick via Callers]

Any insights?

A1: neighbor B
A2: long lines
gents alle. L 1 1/2
B1: PB
B2: circle L 3/4
Bal. the ring, CA twirl to face new neighbors

Cheers,
Maia

Re: [Callers] Fewer than 6 dancers - Ideas?

[Aahz via Callers]

On Tue, Oct 04, 2016, Yoyo Zhou via Callers wrote:
>
> Try not to cancel the dance unless you all literally would rather go have
> some ice cream. Dancers don't go to a dance like this expecting the contra
> contra contra experience, but simply that you will lead them in dance and
> help them have fun.

Just to put up a contrary opinion: even though I'm a pretty hard-core
dancer, I might well prefer to choose the ice cream with six or fewer
people.  That applies even to folk dancing, where there are LOTS of
options for just a few dancers -- line dances can obviously be done with
only one person.

There's an energy that comes from something that feels like a group that
for me is an important part of "going to a dance".
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Re: [Callers] Fewer than 6 dancers - Ideas?

[Read Weaver via Callers]

“Improper is tougher”
It certainly sounds like an opportunity for people to switch roles, and that 
it’s tougher suggests it’d be a new experience. If they’ve never done that 
before, even familiar and simple dances will seem new and newly challenging.
 
Read Weaver
Jamaica Plain, MA
http://lcfd.org

> On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Jerome Grisanti via Callers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Jacqui,
> 
> I have called proper longways dances (without diagonals or out-of-minor-set 
> interactions) for two couples, switching active couples with every other 
> iteration but maintaining the same orientation in the room. Works well with 
> many English dances -- for example Softly Good Tummas -- because they are 
> proper. Improper is tougher. The idea is similar to Dale's calling party 
> orientation, but the mechanics are a bit different, and the one he describes 
> is better for improper dances.
> 
> My group (Maryville MO) is accustomed to smaller attendance, and thus ready 
> to switch to three-couple longways English when another couple shows up, then 
> into old-time squares when a fourth couple shows up. A fifth couple or more 
> puts us into longways duple minors. And always ready to mix it up with a 
> circle mixer.
> 
> --Jerome
> 
> Jerome Grisanti
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> 
> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:09 PM, QuiAnn2 via Callers 
> > 
> wrote:
> I recently called at a contra dance where we had exactly 6 dancers for almost 
> the entire evening (one joined us later but only occasionally danced). This 
> was unexpected as they usually have attendance in the 12-20 range. I was able 
> to piece together a night of mixers, triplets, and oddball dances to make it 
> work and the dancers were game for anything so it ended up being a fun night. 
> But it got me thinking about what to do if only 4 dancers came to a dance 
> (meaning even if I jumped in, we would only have 5 total dancers). In order 
> to be better prepared for next time, I have a couple of questions.
> 
> 1) Do you have any dances you can share that would work for 4 or 5 dancers? 
> Or also dances for 6 dancers that are not triplets (have plenty of triplets). 
> I have already collected Do-Si-3 and Haste to the Divorce, both of which I 
> modified so that they would not progress.
> 2) Could a whole evening (3 hours) of dance be put together for just 4-5 
> dancers?
> 3) What preparation can be done by me in advance to help with this situation? 
> It’s possible to talk with the organizer in advance about canceling the dance 
> if only 4 or 5 dancers show up, however, this particular dance is a 75 minute 
> drive one-way and I’d prefer to avoid the round trip if there won’t be enough 
> dancers. For various reasons, any dance promoting that I do myself would be 
> largely ineffective for this particular dance.
> 
> Would love to hear about any ideas you can share. Thanks!
> 
> Jacqui Grennan
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