Re: [Callers] few dancers dances

[John Sweeney via Callers]

Hi Rickey,

Some of your options depend on the skill levels of your dancers and their
willingness to explore related genres.  There have been lots of great
suggestions already. Here are a few more.

Many of the Playford dances are great fun and can be danced with the kind of
energy that contra dancers like to use. Have a look at this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avfqi-cjrYI
The first figure is OK, albeit a little long, but the second one, the
Shuttle (starts at 1:22), is great fun, as is the last one, the Sheepskin
Hey (starts at 1:46).  If you think your dancers would enjoy that sort of
dance then there are loads of great English dances out there, from Playford
through to eCeilidh: http://www.webfeet.org/dances/index.html

Here is another sample with four different heys in three figures (watch the
top couple carefully in the last figure - they are doing a circular hey
while the others are dancing heys on the side!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmepHV5cM7k


Couple dances:
Salty Dog Rag
Swedish Masquerade
The Ideal Schottische


Two Couple Dances:
Thanks to Mr Playford
Jubilation
and lots more...


Three Couple Dances:
Too many to mention!


Four Couple Dances:
No good - if you have 10 to 14 people then too many are sitting out - I have
the same problem at some of my sessions.


Five Couple Dances:
Yorkshire Rose
Boston Tea Party
Fivepenny Piece
And I have a version of Up Tails All using modern moves, each couple going
round the circle doing the move of their choice with each other couple, with
multiple couples active at the same time - contact me if you are interested.


Six Couple Dances:
Square --- NOT!
Hexitation - and double up the Heads to turn 12 people into a square dance
for fun in the choruses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNy9II3OiU


Seven Couple Dances:
See the recent discussion at Cat's Calling Academy:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/110222402336603/permalink/1201075319917967/


Five Assorted Dancers:
Five Weevils (I think some weevils were mentioned already)
F-Lock
Quintilinear


SAD Dances (Seven Assorted Dancers):
Six Plus One
The Moon & Seven Stars


Nine Assorted Dancers:
Westward Ho!


Of course there are also Circle Mixers.

And Appalachian Big Set is fun as well if you have 12 people (or 10 or 14 -
one couple will be out briefly each time). Here is a sample:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy3mEOihRck
There are lots of two couple figures in the tradition and you can mix them
up any way you wish, with a scatter promenade between each couple of figures
to change neighbours. Each dance starts and ends in a big circle and there
are lots of fun moves for that formation in the tradition as well. This is
square dancing for when you don't have multiples of eight!

Hope that helps.

Happy dancing,
John

John Sweeney, Dancer, England j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

Re: [Callers] few dancers dances

[Karin Neils via Callers]

check these out:
even no. cplsBecket Reel keeps everyone dancing
other double progression Bkts do the same
tripletDavid’s #5 has a hey for 6 - friendly to groups with 
mixed experience

4 peopleBillingsdale Pattern by Chip Hendrickson
4 peopleThursday Night by Don Theyken
4 peopleX Marks the Spot by Antony Heywood
5 peopleDomino Five by David Haynes
5 peopleJack Turn Back/Hot Tub Rag/Cottontail Rag
7 peopleH7 by Peter Toxvaerd
7 peopleThe Weevil
7 experienced people in a high mood had fun with this complex reel to 
the calling of Kat DiFoxfire of MO: The Seven Cuckolds by Colin 
Hume, for 4 ladies and 3 gents

9 peopleStars in the Triangle by Jacob Bloom
9 peopleMonkey in the Middle
9 peoplePrime Ministers Breakdown
threesThree Hand Star is a 3f3, and the folks who are out can 
dance most of the moves

3 cplsPull the Lady Through
3 cplsRight and Left Triplet by Chris Page, goes into circle of 
couples & back to triplet

5 cplsThrow a Fiver #4 by Inga Morton
check out Thomas Green’s ‘A Barn Dance Repertoire’  ; 
the variety’s amazing
- his Set Dance list is organized by the number of couples in the 
formation, from 3 to 8 cpls


have fun!!
Karin

On 7/11/15 10:21 AM, Rickey Holt via Callers wrote:


Hi callers, have you any dances for evenings when only a few folks 
show up, say 10 or 12 or under, other than squares.


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Re: [Callers] few dancers dances

[Thomas J Senior via Callers]

Another 5 person dance, from the Scotts:
  Polka Dot:  reels of 3, balance and turn progression.
see the instructions:
http://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/dance-crib/polka-dot.html

tom senior  

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Kalia Kliban via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> On 7/11/2015 8:53 PM, Keith Wood via Callers wrote:
>
>> Hi Rickey
>>
>> I have a five person dance in a diamond:
>> http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Crossroads.
>>
>> Crossroads
>>
>
>  And a five couple dance in Levi Jackson formation:
>> http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Rubigold.
>>
>> Rubigold
>>
>
> These both look really fun.  I look forward to trying them out!  Thanks
> for sharing them with the list.
>
> Kalia
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Re: [Callers] few dancers dances

[Kalia Kliban via Callers]

On 7/11/2015 8:53 PM, Keith Wood via Callers wrote:

Hi Rickey

I have a five person dance in a diamond:
http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Crossroads.

Crossroads



And a five couple dance in Levi Jackson formation:
http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Rubigold.

Rubigold


These both look really fun.  I look forward to trying them out!  Thanks 
for sharing them with the list.


Kalia

Re: [Callers] few dancers dances

[Keith Wood via Callers]

Hi Rickey

I have a five person dance in a diamond: 
http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Crossroads.


Crossroads
5 people, four in a diamond, one in the middle, numbered clockwise from 
the top with 5 in the middle


A1  1 and 2, 3 and 4 do-si-do, starting right shoulder

The same swing (crossed hands)
A2
	5 faces right and hey for three across the set with 2 and 4, starting 
right shoulders, while 1 and 3 orbit anti-clockwise all the way around 
the set
B1 	5 faces up and hey for three up and down the set with 1 and 3, 
starting left shoulders, while 2 and 4 orbit clockwise all the way 
around the set

B2  1 and 5 two-hand turn 1 1/2 to change places

	Balance the ring around the new 5 and Petronella turn to next position 
to the right (anti-clockwise)



And a five couple dance in Levi Jackson formation: 
http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Rubigold.


Rubigold
Five couples in a horseshoe

A1 	Side couples left hand star once around at each end (leaving enough 
room between the two stars for the tops to pass through); top couple 
crosses, passing right shoulder, and cast to between the two stars


	Side couples right hand star once around at each end; top couple 
crosses between the stars, passing right shoulder, and cast to the bottom
A2 	Sides hey for four along their lines, starting right shoulder with 
partner; tops cross, passing right shoulder, and cast back to the top 
(improper)


Tops right allemande 1 1/2; while sides complete their hey
B1 	Grand chain six places (one bar per change) starting right hand with 
partner (12 steps)


	Take the next in a lower promenade hold and promenade one place 
anti-clockwise (men finish one place clockwise in the set, women finish 
two places clockwise) (4 steps)

B2  Balance and swing partner


I've written some other five person diamond dances, but haven't tested 
them out yet.


Cheers

Keith

Hi callers, have you any dances for evenings when only a few folks 
show up, say 10 or 12 or under, other than squares.


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[Callers] few dancers dances

[Rickey Holt via Callers]

Hi callers, have you any dances for evenings when only a few folks show up,
say 10 or 12 or under, other than squares.

Rickey Holt with the summertime low attendance blues

hol...@comcast.net