Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Bob Stein via Callers]

I don’t recall dancing this with Ted back in the 70’s, but I do remember a 
dance at the Concord Scout House where I was in a square right in front of the 
stage.   After the walk through we all switched gender roles and danced the 
entire dance that way.   Ted quickly found another square to watch.
Bob

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Aahz via Callers]

On Fri, Apr 08, 2016, James Saxe via Callers wrote:
>
> The sort of stuff I'm talking about strikes me as more suited for
> a challenging session at a dance camp/weekend than for a regular
> evening dance--and even more so now than at the time of Ted's visits
> to California 25-30 years ago, on account of the generally lower
> average familiarity of contras dancers with squares.  Indeed, if
> someone were calling at the kind of dance camp/weekend where the
> acceptable number of squares to call is quite limited, I'd hope they'd
> lean towards squares that they were confident they could put across
> without stressing the dancers' readiness to remain cheerful in the
> face of confusion.

Note that the vast majority of MWSD dancers would have even more
difficulty.  I'm at the Queer Contra Dance Camp this weekend, and a *lot*
of us are happily swapping gender roles in the middle of the dance
(including a dance last night that including a Right & Left Grand -- yes,
it was a 4x4).  Contrariwise, relatively few square dancers these days
can manage to dance to the music.
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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Erik Hoffman via Callers]

If my memory serves me well, yes, grand right and lefts and other things. I 
jotted it down at Mendocino, (BACDS dance week) or maybe Harvest Moon, in the 
80s. Since it was at a dance camp, there was an expectation that we'd figure It 
out or have a good time messing up. And, that's part of what I recall. That it 
was OK to mess up and laugh a lot!

~erik hoffman

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From: James Saxe [mailto:jim.s...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 8, 2016 11:26 AM
To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Cc: Erik Hoffman <e...@erikhoffman.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

On Apr 8, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Erik Hoffman wrote:

> Don’t know if you call squares, but Ted Sanella
[Sannella --js]
> called this square—a number of times when I was lucky enough to dance to his 
> calling.
> ... 
[remainder of Erik's message w/ full dance description copied below]

Erik,

Do you remember anything about the break figures Ted used with this dance?

If the breaks included allemande left (with corners) and right and left grand, 
dancers would have to cope with looking in what could feel like the "wrong" 
direction to find corners and with going in what could feel like the "wrong" 
direction for the right and left grand.  If the allemande left came after a 
partner swing, that might have been particularly challenging for dancers unused 
to that sort of thing.  [Side note:  Using an Alamo Ring type chorus could meet 
Lindsay Dono's original request for "dances with balances and waves," but, just 
as with a regular right and left grand, some dancers could find that the action 
felt disconcertingly different when they changed gender roles.]

Breaks included things like "head couples right and left through"
or "side 'ladies' chain" or "all four 'men' left hand star" might similarly 
have required dancers to keep their wits about them (or drawn upon their 
capacity to remain cheerful in the face their own and each other's goofs).

The sort of stuff I'm talking about strikes me as more suited for a challenging 
session at a dance camp/weekend than for a regular evening dance--and even more 
so now than at the time of Ted's visits to California 25-30 years ago, on 
account of the generally lower average familiarity of contras dancers with 
squares.  Indeed, if someone were calling at the kind of dance camp/weekend 
where the acceptable number of squares to call is quite limited, I'd hope 
they'd lean towards squares that they were confident they could put across 
without stressing the dancers' readiness to remain cheerful in the face of 
confusion.

--Jim

>  
> Sex Change Dance
> Mixer
> from Ted Sanella
[Sannella]
>  
> Couple One Swing at Home and Promenade the outside of the Ring All the 
> way, Man One stop at home, Woman One keep going to the left side of 
> Gent Three Those Three go Forward to the middle and Stand There Pat 
> Side Couples R Thru—Around the Line of Three Lonely Gent “Do Si Do” 
> around the Threesome then Lonely Gent: Right Hand Round with Partner, 
> Left Hand Round with Woman Three Left Elbow Round with Gent Three,

[Is Left Hand Round followed by Left Elbow Round really what you (Erik) meant?  
--js]

> and Take Him Home!

[I presume that at this point Gent 3 takes on the role of Lady 1 and vice 
versa.  Right? --js]

>  
> Everybody Home with Partner Swing
>  
> —Four times around and all have changed sex roles.  Four more times, and all 
> are back “home”

[As I understand it, the second round would be led by Couple 2, and would swap 
Lady 2 with Gent 4.  Then the next round would be led by "Couple 3" but with 
the role of "Gent 3" being danced by the original Lady 1.  And so on.  --js]

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[James Saxe via Callers]

On Apr 8, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Erik Hoffman wrote:

> Don’t know if you call squares, but Ted Sanella
[Sannella --js]
> called this square—a number of times when I was lucky enough to dance to his 
> calling.
> ... 
[remainder of Erik's message w/ full dance description copied
below]

Erik,

Do you remember anything about the break figures Ted used with
this dance?

If the breaks included allemande left (with corners) and right
and left grand, dancers would have to cope with looking in what
could feel like the "wrong" direction to find corners and with
going in what could feel like the "wrong" direction for the
right and left grand.  If the allemande left came after a partner
swing, that might have been particularly challenging for dancers
unused to that sort of thing.  [Side note:  Using an Alamo Ring
type chorus could meet Lindsay Dono's original request for
"dances with balances and waves," but, just as with a regular
right and left grand, some dancers could find that the action
felt disconcertingly different when they changed gender roles.]

Breaks included things like "head couples right and left through"
or "side 'ladies' chain" or "all four 'men' left hand star" might
similarly have required dancers to keep their wits about them (or
drawn upon their capacity to remain cheerful in the face their
own and each other's goofs).

The sort of stuff I'm talking about strikes me as more suited
for a challenging session at a dance camp/weekend than for a
regular evening dance--and even more so now than at the time of
Ted's visits to California 25-30 years ago, on account of the
generally lower average familiarity of contras dancers with
squares.  Indeed, if someone were calling at the kind of dance
camp/weekend where the acceptable number of squares to call is
quite limited, I'd hope they'd lean towards squares that they
were confident they could put across without stressing the
dancers' readiness to remain cheerful in the face of confusion.

--Jim

>  
> Sex Change Dance
> Mixer
> from Ted Sanella
[Sannella]
>  
> Couple One Swing at Home and Promenade the outside of the Ring
> All the way, Man One stop at home, Woman One keep going to the left side of 
> Gent Three
> Those Three go Forward to the middle and Stand There Pat
> Side Couples R Thru—Around the Line of Three
> Lonely Gent “Do Si Do” around the Threesome then
> Lonely Gent: Right Hand Round with Partner, Left Hand Round with Woman Three
> Left Elbow Round with Gent Three,

[Is Left Hand Round followed by Left Elbow Round really what
you (Erik) meant?  --js]

> and Take Him Home!

[I presume that at this point Gent 3 takes on the role of
Lady 1 and vice versa.  Right? --js]

>  
> Everybody Home with Partner Swing
>  
> —Four times around and all have changed sex roles.  Four more times, and all 
> are back “home”

[As I understand it, the second round would be led by Couple 2,
and would swap Lady 2 with Gent 4.  Then the next round would
be led by "Couple 3" but with the role of "Gent 3" being danced
by the original Lady 1.  And so on.  --js]

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Erik Hoffman via Callers]

Don't know if you call squares, but Ted Sanella called this square-a number of 
times when I was lucky enough to dance to his calling.


Sex Change Dance
Mixer
from Ted Sanella

Couple One Swing at Home and Promenade the outside of the Ring
All the way, Man One stop at home, Woman One keep going to the left side of 
Gent Three
Those Three go Forward to the middle and Stand There Pat
Side Couples R Thru-Around the Line of Three
Lonely Gent "Do Si Do" around the Threesome then
Lonely Gent: Right Hand Round with Partner, Left Hand Round with Woman Three
Left Elbow Round with Gent Three,   and Take Him Home!

Everybody Home with Partner Swing

-Four times around and all have changed sex roles.  Four more times, and all 
are back "home"

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Tepfer, Seth via Callers]

Tallahasee Settlement Twirl
Formation:Becket (double progression)
Author:Seth Tepfer
Composed:3/17/97
A1:(8) long lines, forward & back; (8) w/partner, allemande left as much as you 
want* those in center take right hands.
A2:(4) balance the ocean wave (4) walk forward to next ocean wave; (4) balance 
(4) centers allemande right to trail buddy (neighbor)
B1:(8) swing shadow; (8) right and left through on left diagonal
B2:(8) 1/2 hey across set, those on the right (who were originally in the 
middle, 'women') start by passing right shoulders (8) swing partner
Note: B1: Ending swing in the middle phrase, a forgotten dance skill, needs 
extra prompting.
Note 2: Four potential 'shadows' (your shadow, your partner's shadow, and each 
of your shadow's partners)
Note 3: Warning to ends: watch out - you come in at 2nd balance or R *for 
first time, allemande until gents are in center.
A revised version of Tom Hinds "Any Kind of Settlement" which was from Tony 
Saletan's "Amicable Settlement." I wanted to mix the randomness of 'allemande 
as much as you want' with the 'walk to next ocean wave'. Also named after the 
fact that it was written right after I started 'settling in' to Tallahassee, 
having just moved there.

I teach this dance having the women go in the middle first, then 2nd walk thru 
have the men go in the middle, but explain the people in the middle are playing 
the women's role (as far as the R thru, the Ladies Chain, the shadow swing). 
Conversely, the ones on the outside are playing the men's role.




From: Callers  on behalf of Lindsey 
Dono via Callers 
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 2:19 AM
To: Caller's Discussion List
Subject: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances



Hi Callers,


I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just 
realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm looking 
for dances with elements for each dance role that  are more typically danced by 
the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal Opportunity," which has the ones 
chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would love 
other dances with balances and waves that might fit this theme.


Thanks for your ideas!
Lindsey





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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[J L Korr via Callers]

Here's one of the dances Yoyo listed:


The Digital Divide

Jeremy Korr  April 23, 2007

Duple improper


A1: Neighbor balance and swing

A2: Give-and-take to lady's side; partner swing

B1: Long lines forward and back

Gents chain to neighbor (using left hand)

B2: Partner right-hand balance, square through two

Partner right-hand balance, square through two to next neighbor

C1: (New) neighbor balance and swing

C2: Give-and-take to gent's side; partner swing

D1: Long lines forward and back

Ladies chain to neighbor (using right hand)

D2: Partner right-hand balance, square through two

Partner right-hand balance, square through two to next neighbor


Jeremy Korr

Rancho Cucamonga, CA


Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need the 
notes):
>
> The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chain
> Chain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chain
> Coming Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners into 
> a swing; petronella
> The Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and 
> give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru
>
> Yoyo Zhou
>
>
>
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I can send one of them!

The Dancing Frog
Jeffrey Spero   February 25, 2001
Duple improper
A1  Neighbor balance and swing
A2  Ladies allemande right once-and-a-half
Partners swing
B1  Long lines forward and back, partners roll away with a half sashay
Gents chain across
B2  Partners right hand balance, box the gnat
Same four, right hand star
Author's notes: The gents chain in B1 is a true role reversal, with the men 
pulling by with their right hands - my favorite kind of gents chain!
This dance was composed for a dance medley during the 2001 Fiddling Frog Dance 
Festival in Los Angeles.

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Jim Hemphill via Callers]

This one has the gents chaining and leading right shoulder heys.


*Hey Man, Chain* by Jim Hemphill improper

A1 Long lines forward and back
 Men chain  (Pull by right, give left to partner, ladies give your
partner a courtesy turn)
A2 Gents pass right start half a hey
 Partner swing
B1 Balance in a circle, gents roll partner away with a half sashay
 Gents chain
B2 Gents pass right start half a hey
 Neighbor swing

On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Jeffrey Spero via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I can send one of them!
>
> *The Dancing Frog*
> Jeffrey Spero February 25, 2001
> Duple improper
> A1 Neighbor balance and swing
> A2 Ladies allemande right once-and-a-half
> Partners swing
> B1 Long lines forward and back, partners roll away with a half sashay
> Gents chain across
> B2 Partners right hand balance, box the gnat
> Same four, right hand star
> Author's notes: The gents chain in B1 is a true role reversal, with the
> men pulling by with their right hands - my favorite kind of gents chain!
> This dance was composed for a dance medley during the 2001 Fiddling Frog
> Dance Festival in Los Angeles.
>
>
> On Apr 5, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Why not post for all?
> Andrea
>
> Sent from my external brain
>
> On Apr 5, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks!
>
> Any chance you could send Dancing Frog, Chain the Swain, and Digital
> Divide (I have this one in a notebook somewhere...)?
>
>
> --
> *From:* Yoyo Zhou <yoz...@gmail.com>
> *To:* Lindsey Dono <lynz...@yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Caller's Discussion List <call...@sharedweight.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 5, 2016 9:59 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <
> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Callers,
>
> I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just
> realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm
> looking for dances with elements for each dance role that are more
> typically danced by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal
> Opportunity," which has the ones chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob
> Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would love other dances with balances and
> waves that might fit this theme.
>
>
> Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need
> the notes):
>
> The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chain
> Chain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chain
> Coming Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners
> into a swing; petronella
> The Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and
> give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru
>
> Yoyo Zhou
>
>
>
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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Jeffrey Spero via Callers]

I can send one of them!

The Dancing Frog
Jeffrey Spero   February 25, 2001
Duple improper
A1  Neighbor balance and swing
A2  Ladies allemande right once-and-a-half
Partners swing
B1  Long lines forward and back, partners roll away with a half sashay
Gents chain across
B2  Partners right hand balance, box the gnat
Same four, right hand star
Author's notes: The gents chain in B1 is a true role reversal, with the men 
pulling by with their right hands - my favorite kind of gents chain!
This dance was composed for a dance medley during the 2001 Fiddling Frog Dance 
Festival in Los Angeles.


> On Apr 5, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers 
> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 
> Why not post for all?
> Andrea
> 
> Sent from my external brain
> 
> On Apr 5, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers 
> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Any chance you could send Dancing Frog, Chain the Swain, and Digital Divide 
>> (I have this one in a notebook somewhere...)? 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Yoyo Zhou <yoz...@gmail.com <mailto:yoz...@gmail.com>>
>> To: Lindsey Dono <lynz...@yahoo.com <mailto:lynz...@yahoo.com>> 
>> Cc: Caller's Discussion List <call...@sharedweight.net 
>> <mailto:call...@sharedweight.net>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances
>> 
>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers 
>> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> 
>> wrote:
>> Hi Callers,
>> 
>> I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just 
>> realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm 
>> looking for dances with elements for each dance role that are more typically 
>> danced by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal Opportunity," which 
>> has the ones chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob Isaacs (a gent's chain), 
>> but would love other dances with balances and waves that might fit this 
>> theme.
>> 
>> 
>> Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need 
>> the notes):
>> 
>> The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chain
>> Chain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chain
>> Coming Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners into 
>> a swing; petronella
>> The Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and 
>> give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru
>> 
>> Yoyo Zhou
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Andrea Nettleton via Callers]

Why not post for all?
Andrea

Sent from my external brain

> On Apr 5, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers 
> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Any chance you could send Dancing Frog, Chain the Swain, and Digital Divide 
> (I have this one in a notebook somewhere...)? 
> 
> 
> From: Yoyo Zhou <yoz...@gmail.com>
> To: Lindsey Dono <lynz...@yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Caller's Discussion List <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances
> 
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers 
> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Hi Callers,
> 
> I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just 
> realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm looking 
> for dances with elements for each dance role that are more typically danced 
> by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal Opportunity," which has the 
> ones chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would 
> love other dances with balances and waves that might fit this theme.
> 
> 
> Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need 
> the notes):
> 
> The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chain
> Chain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chain
> Coming Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners into 
> a swing; petronella
> The Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and 
> give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru
> 
> Yoyo Zhou
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Lindsey Dono via Callers]

Thanks!
Any chance you could send Dancing Frog, Chain the Swain, and Digital Divide (I 
have this one in a notebook somewhere...)? 

  From: Yoyo Zhou <yoz...@gmail.com>
 To: Lindsey Dono <lynz...@yahoo.com> 
Cc: Caller's Discussion List <call...@sharedweight.net>
 Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 9:59 AM
 Subject: Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances
   
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers 
<callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi Callers,
I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just 
realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm looking 
for dances with elements for each dance role that are more typically danced by 
the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal Opportunity," which has the ones 
chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would love 
other dances with balances and waves that might fit this theme.


Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need the 
notes):
The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chainChain the Swain by 
Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chainComing Home from Toohollie by Janet 
Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners into a swing; petronellaThe Digital Divide 
by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and give-and-take to 
gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru
Yoyo Zhou

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Yoyo Zhou via Callers]

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hi Callers,
>
> I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers," and just
> realized that all of the dances I've shortlisted are very smooth. I'm
> looking for dances with elements for each dance role that are more
> typically danced by the other role (such as Jeff Spero's "Equal
> Opportunity," which has the ones chain). I have "Roll Away Sue" by Bob
> Isaacs (a gent's chain), but would love other dances with balances and
> waves that might fit this theme.
>
>
Some that I have that are more balancey (feel free to email me if you need
the notes):

The Dancing Frog by Jeff Spero - gents do a right-hand chain
Chain the Swain by Becky Hill - gents do a right-hand chain
Coming Home from Toohollie by Janet Shepherd - ladies rollaway partners
into a swing; petronella
The Digital Divide by Jeremy Korr - alternates gents/ladies chain and
give-and-take to gents'/ladies' side; balance + square thru

Yoyo Zhou

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

[Colin Hume via Callers]

On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 06:19:43 + (UTC), Lindsey Dono via Callers wrote:
> I'm working on a themed contra workshop called "Role Scramblers,"

Lindsey -

I'm not sure this fits your theme, but you could try my dance "Women in Charge":
http://colinhume.com/instl.htm#WomenInCharge

Colin Hume