[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

[Bill Olson via Contra Callers]

That guy from 8 years ago will probably sue you for copyright infringement, 
Seth!!

bill

From: Michael Dyck via Contra Callers 
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2022 8:15 PM
To: contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net 
Subject: [Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

On 2022-10-12 1:51 p.m., Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote:
> Hey callers and dance-choreographic-encyclopedic-knowledgeable people*
>
> Last Friday I needed a transitionary dance at the last second. We had many
> more first time contra dancers than I was expecting. I wanted something a
> bit more than simply "Family Contra" or "Family Contra in the Castle". So I
> came up with this:
>
> Formation: Duple Minor
> A1: Circle left (8); Left hand star (8)
> A2: partner DSD (8); neighbor DSD (8)
> B1: Neighbor balance and swing
> B2: long lines (8); 1s swing (8)

I searched on The Caller's Box, and got
"Last Minute Contra {original version}" by ... Seth Tepfer!
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fcontradance%2Fthecallersbox%2Fdance.php%3Fid%3D12150data=05%7C01%7C%7Caf40c499ba2642f7a5d408daad57af80%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C638012889402231838%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=5TlJGvkyPq6zWzqiW5U0mKdp8FGAK3dQJFb9eusM7As%3Dreserved=0

You posted it to this list about 8 years ago:
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sharedweight.net%2Fhyperkitty%2Flist%2Fcontracallers%40lists.sharedweight.net%2Fmessage%2FRYPI674WVZTXIC5J42MVJ5WHTPAWKUVX%2Fdata=05%7C01%7C%7Caf40c499ba2642f7a5d408daad57af80%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C638012889402231838%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=1sp7SX2BSH28%2BepPIRp18Q0HPZMZ7yjoctYEhZ1%2FO8w%3Dreserved=0

No other hits.

-Michael
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[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

[Michael Dyck via Contra Callers]

On 2022-10-12 1:51 p.m., Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote:

Hey callers and dance-choreographic-encyclopedic-knowledgeable people*

Last Friday I needed a transitionary dance at the last second. We had many 
more first time contra dancers than I was expecting. I wanted something a 
bit more than simply "Family Contra" or "Family Contra in the Castle". So I 
came up with this:


Formation: Duple Minor
A1: Circle left (8); Left hand star (8)
A2: partner DSD (8); neighbor DSD (8)
B1: Neighbor balance and swing
B2: long lines (8); 1s swing (8)


I searched on The Caller's Box, and got
"Last Minute Contra {original version}" by ... Seth Tepfer!
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12150

You posted it to this list about 8 years ago:
https://lists.sharedweight.net/hyperkitty/list/contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net/message/RYPI674WVZTXIC5J42MVJ5WHTPAWKUVX/

No other hits.

-Michael
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[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

[Ridge Kennedy via Contra Callers]

In the "for what it's worth" department, the dance shares a transition with
Haste to the Wedding. There's the awkward bit for the (right-hand dancer in
each couple) when (pronoun) is coming out of the left-hand star and has to
do a quick U-turn in order to face across the set for the do-si-do.

I use Haste to the Wedding frequently in teaching workshops and sometimes
make the point that there's a "tricky bit" at this spot.

Anon.

R


Ridge Kennedy [Exit 145]

Hey -- I wrote a book! *Murder & Miss Austen's Ball. *
It's a novel with musical accompaniment. Now that's different.

Read all about it here! 
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[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

[Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers]

I can think of  two out of print books where this  dance or something terribly 
close  could be.

Holden, Rickey, Frank Kaltman, and Olga Kulbitsky. The Contra Dance Book. 
Newark, NJ: American Squares, 1956; Lovendegem, Belgium: Anglo-American Dance 
Service, 1997.
A compilation of contras and progressive circle dances from available American 
literature between 1850 and 1953.

Page, Ralph. An Elegant Collection of Contras and Squares. Denver, CO: The 
Lloyd Shaw Foundation, 1984.
Over 60 of Page's favorite dances are described in great detail. Included are 
most of the old "classic" contras as well as many of the contras and squares 
written by "contemporary" composers between 1940 and 1980. All this and 53 good 
tunes as well!

George Lowrey, who died in the late 1980's or early 1990's, was well known 
dance caller and U of Illinois  faculty member.  He may well have created such 
a dance 

For now I would name this dance  "I Wonder Who Wrote This"
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