Re: [Callers] dances for Halloween

[Luke Donforth via Callers]

Well, there's what the kids go for: "All You Can Eat"; possibly of
something tasty for the season, like "Apples and Chocolate".
If you're not on the food part, there's "Black Cat Mixer", "Dancing In My
Bones", or "Witches Star".

Having danced at themed dancing where the theme overran programmatic
considerations; I'd say a holiday theme can be well used like a spice: just
a little to keep it interesting.

But if one of these fits you program, enjoy.

All You Can Eat
by Ted Crane
Contra/Improper/Easy

A1 ---
(8) Gypsy Neighbor R 1x
(8) Women allemande Left 1-1/2
A2 ---
(16) Partner gypsy R and swing
B1 ---
(8) Circle Left 3/4
(8) Neighbor swing
B2 ---
(8) Left hand Star 1x
(8) SAME Neighbor Gypsy Left 1x

Apples and Chocolate
by Sue Rosen
Contra/Improper

A1 ---
(8) Balance and slide to the right (as in Rory O’More)
(8) Balance and slide to the left (as in Rory O’More)
A2 ---
(4) Neighbor allemande Right 1/2
(4) Men allemande Left 1/2
(8) Partner swing
B1 ---
(8) Circle Left 1X
(8) Women's Chain to neighbor

B2 ---
(8) 1/2 Hey, women passing right shoulders
(8) New Neighbor Do-si-do to a wave of 4 (N R, W L)

Black Cat Mixer
by Martha Wild
Circle Mixer/Improper

A1 ---
(8) All forward and back
(8) All forward and back
A2 ---
(8) Circle Left
(8) Single file Prom Back to Right
Women tap Man in front of them on shoulder, who turns (new P)
B1 ---
(8) Partner Do-si-do
(8) Partner swing
B2 ---
(16) Promenade in line of direction, form a circle

Witch’s Star
by Linda Leslie
Contra/Improper

A1 ---
(8) Right Hands across star
(8) Left Hands across star back, gents drop out
A2 ---
(8) Women allemande Left 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B1 ---
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain across
B2 ---
(16) Hey, women passing right shoulders


On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 3:33 PM Karin Neils via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Witches' Cauldron by Kirsten Koths is a favorite of mine - Becket Sicilian
> Mixer - easy moves for the inclusion of beginners, and a very unusual
> progression (see Notes at
> 
> ) to keep the
> experienced dancers entertained. I do *not* recommend it if you have more
> than 20% beginners on the floor.The tune *OLD GREY CAT*’s a VERY GOOD
> MATCH  in rhythm and mood.  I've had fun introducing it with a witchy
> chant:
>
> *Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble!*
>
> *Come and stir my pot with me. Bring a partner; come and see!*
>
> When we dance *Witches’ Cauldron*, we’ll be stirring the pot this way and
> that; things will bubble up; there’ll be eddies and lumps.
> Karin
>
>
>
>
> On 8/19/2018 1:22 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
>
> The ones that come to mind are:
> - Wizard's Walk
> - The Zombies of Sugar Hill
>
> Happy calling!
>
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM barbara153--- via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> I will be calling a dance on Halloween and would like to know if anyone
>> can share some Halloween themed dances with choreography if possible.
>>
>> I do have :
>> Halloween Twist
>> Chainsaw
>>
>> Thanks and keep on calling...
>> Barbara G
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Re: [Callers] dances for Halloween

[Karin Neils via Callers]

Witches' Cauldron by Kirsten Koths is a favorite of mine - Becket 
Sicilian Mixer - easy moves for the inclusion of beginners, and a very 
unusual progression (see Notes at 
) to keep the 
experienced dancers entertained. I do _not_ recommend it if you have 
more than 20% beginners on the floor.The tune *OLD GREY CAT*’s a VERY 
GOOD MATCHin rhythm and mood.  I've had fun introducing it with a witchy 
chant:


/Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble!/

/Come and stir my pot with me. Bring a partner; come and see!/

When we dance *Witches’ Cauldron*, we’ll be stirring the pot this way 
and that; things will bubble up; there’ll be eddies and lumps.


Karin

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On 8/19/2018 1:22 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:

The ones that come to mind are:
- Wizard's Walk
- The Zombies of Sugar Hill

Happy calling!

On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM barbara153--- via Callers 
> wrote:


Hi everyone!
I will be calling a dance on Halloween and would like to know if
anyone  can share some Halloween themed dances with choreography
if possible.
I do have :
Halloween Twist
Chainsaw
Thanks and keep on calling...
Barbara G
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Re: [Callers] dances for Halloween

[Maia McCormick via Callers]

The ones that come to mind are:
- Wizard's Walk
- The Zombies of Sugar Hill

Happy calling!

On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM barbara153--- via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> I will be calling a dance on Halloween and would like to know if anyone
> can share some Halloween themed dances with choreography if possible.
>
> I do have :
> Halloween Twist
> Chainsaw
>
> Thanks and keep on calling...
> Barbara G
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Re: [Callers] Demolition Derby, a 4 Face 4 of dubious do-ability?

[Luke Donforth via Callers]

The sense I have of the A2 bit is that you've combined a mad robin with a
hey, right?  I'd start with that as the description. It's just a hey
passing the one you swung by right shoulder, but you're facing your partner
in the other line of four as you go.

And if it's not a hey, but in fact something a little different then a hey
in terms of the switches, then I'd try to see if it would work as a mad
robin hey...

But then, I'm not actually sure what you mean by weave the ring in B1; so
possibly I should get some more sleep after my own gigs.


On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 3:01 PM Bob Green via Callers <
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> Well Don, you know you shouldn't be smoking that stuff... )))
>
> Sugar Hill is next weekend. We should be able to wrangle up enough dancers
> to give this a decent walk-thru. This looks like a great dance to tryout at
> 4:00 in the morning. :::wink::: If I have this right you are weaving the
> line, but faced like you are a crab.
>
> This is one of those I think a demo set would be the most expedient teach
> the A2.  Get 8 dancers walked through it before the dance starts or at the
> break.
> If I have this right you are weaving the line of 4 facing up & down the
> hall, faced like you are a crab.
>
> Looks like it might be fun!
>
> Bob Green
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 1:22 AM, Don Veino via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Earlier today, I resurrected a draft dance from (almost exactly) this
>> time last year which I'd put aside as probably being too crazy. In looking
>> at it again, I started wondering if it is... too crazy... and wrote up a
>> more specific description to get it across to others. The magnet people
>> show me it works, but they don't say much about how it felt. :-)
>>
>> As I'm still up due to the caffeine I drank to drive home after a gig
>> tonight, I thought I'd type this up and throw it out there for input. Is it
>> too crazy? How would you teach the A2 if you attempted it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Don
>>
>> Demolition Derby (DRAFT) - 4 Face 4 - Don Veino 20170823 (updated
>> description 20180817)
>>
>> [starts in lines/4, so G1, L1, G2, L2]
>>
>> A1 Give & Take up/down to Gents (opposites Swing) [ends in line/4 facing
>> up/down: G1, OpL2, G2, OpL1]
>>
>> A2 "Crazy Eights" [Fig 8 in current lines/4 done a la a Mad Robin - all
>> trace path of a figure 8, equidistant rel. to Partner, whom you face
>> up/down in the other line/4]:
>> (3,1 or 4) Mad Robin CW 1/2x around opposite N you swung [G thru center
>> first], OpL1 pass in front of G1 in middle to swap ends [to OpL2, OpL1, G1,
>> G2]
>> (3,1 or 4) All Pass Same Role Trail Buddy in Fig 8 arc (same arc, but
>> opposite dir.) to trade places [G1 and OpL1 take outside path - "insides
>> out"], OpL2 pass in front of G2 in middle to swap ends [to OpL1, G2, OpL2,
>> G1]
>> (3,1 or 4) Mad Robin CCW 1/2x around opposite N [G thru center first],
>> OpL1 pass in front of G1 in middle to swap ends [to G2, G1, OpL1, OpL2]
>> (3,1 or 4) All Pass Same Role Trail Buddy in Fig 8 arc (same arc,
>> opposite dir.) to trade places [G1 and OpL1 take outside path - "insides
>> out"], OpL2 pass in front of G2 in middle to swap ends [to end in same
>> positions as start of A2: G1, OpL2, G2, OpL1]
>>
>> B1 w/Opposites Circle/4 Left 3/4x to (face & Pass Partner Right to start)
>> Weave the Ring/8 1/2x
>>
>> B2 Partner Balance (or Gypsy) and Swing, face progression
>>
>> BTW, it was this dance idea that fed what became another related dance on
>> my site, Wild Mouse: http://veino.com/blog/?p=1879 . Neither of these
>> have I dared to attempt to date.
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