Re: [Callers] ISO a few good diagonals...

Thanks so much to all - Linda, Bob, Michael, Jo, Bill, Jonathan, David - great suggestions!

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

Bob and Linda, Glad you guys enjoy ASoP! I didn't know that anyone was calling it. Thanks! Chris Weiler Craftsbury, VT On 3/14/2012 1:04 AM, Bob Green wrote: *Another Slice of Pinewoods* is really fun! On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Linda Lesliewrote: A few

[Callers] New Dance?

Does anyone have this dance already? Becket A1 Partner balance and box the gnat, ending in a long wavy line Partner balance right and left, Rory O'More spin right A2 Balance the ring and petronella spin right one place Balance the ring and partner California Twirl B1 New

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

A few others to add to your search: Diagonal Danger (Gene Hubert) - two diagonal waves, similar to Dr. Bluhm's Perforated Corners (Seth Tepfer) - also with diagonal waves coming out of contra corners type movement-- caution! no neighbor swing! horrors! and only the ones get a partner swing!

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

On 3/13/2012 11:17 PM, tavi merrill wrote: does anybody have favorite intermediate to eXpert-level diagonal dances they'd be compelled to share? One of my favorites, which I haven't seen mentioned yet by anyone else, is The Dancing Sailors by Ed Shaw. The Dancing Sailors Ed Shaw duple

[Callers] Wrist Hook Allemandes (was Analysis of Stars)

Hi Don, Whoops - I read "wrist hook" and thought we were back on stars! "Wrist hook" allemandes? What a terrible concept! Yes, I recall a couple of people putting their arms in very strange positions, sometimes as you describe. My response to this and to allemanders who

Re: [Callers] Analysis of Stars

John, I agree with you on the saddle-style/classic Eastern star. What I was referring to are the very infrequent individuals I encounter that want to do an allemande by "hooking" my offered upright hand with their closed fist & wrist-cocked lower forearm. I have no idea where they got this but

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

Another one of my all-time favorites is by Gene Hubert - the Dance Gypsy. John Coffman has an interesting one called Lauren's Lagniappe, where dancers go into a circle right following the diagonal chain. And Cary Ravitz's Flirting with Love Again has two diagonal chains, one on the left

[Callers] Analysis of Stars

My experience is the exact opposite. I have never felt any discomfort in a box star, but often have problems in a hands-across star. In a hands-across star you can often get your hand gripped uncomfortably by the person opposite, or yanked off-centre by them, or it devolves into an uncomfortable

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

In 2008 I wrote this dance using a diagonal chain Elizabethan GypsyBecket A1Gents Allemand Left 1 1/2, Neighbor Swing A2Promenade across, Ladies Chain, on Right Diagonal to Shadow B1Hey (Ladies X Right Shoulder) B2Partner Gypsy and Swing Inspired by (might even be

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

Where's Alex is an awesome dancebut hire Lisa Greenleaf to call it.she is the only one I know who can make it work consistently. [?] On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 2:15 AM, Michael Fuerst wrote: > Here are two of my dances with diagonal themes. > Where's Alex?

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

Here are two of my dances with diagonal themes. Where's Alex?                                       (*) Dancers line up improper but the 1's then exchange places    with their opposite sex neighbor, so the 1's are below the 2's. A1      Men allemande left 1 1/2, partners swing A2      Promenade

Re: [Callers] Re Allemande Hold (was Analysis of Stars)

On giving weight, at least for allemandes:    Think of your arm as spring--as it is extended, you pull, as it is compressed, you push--with the goal of maintaining comfortable tension with the other person Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801   217-239-5844 --- On Tue,

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

*Another Slice of Pinewoods* is really fun! On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Linda Leslie wrote: > A few that come to mind without too much research are: 1) Alabama Charlie > & 2) Hello Dolly (both by Don Flaherty); Tenth Year in Tommerup (Linda > Leslie); Dancing

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

I'll be brash and throw in one of my own dances...a diagonal slide left...written for my 10th anniversary. A Perfect Tin: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/mo-dances-vol-2/349-a-perfect-tin.html Enjoy! Bob On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:17 PM, tavi merrill

Re: [Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

A few that come to mind without too much research are: 1) Alabama Charlie & 2) Hello Dolly (both by Don Flaherty); Tenth Year in Tommerup (Linda Leslie); Dancing with Amy (Bill Olson); A Slice of Pinewoods (Bob Isaacs); Another Slice of Pinewoods (Bob Isaacs & Chris Weiler); and depending

[Callers] ISO: a few good diagonals...

So, based on a few favorite dances with distinctive diagonal moves, i cooked up the idea for a one-hour festival slot themed around diagonals. Currently, the lineup is Gene Hubert's "Diagonal Dillema", Rick Mohr's "Ellen's Yarns", Carol Ormand's "Life, the Universe, and Everything", and Russel

Re: [Callers] First draft of MO Dances II

Bob, My experience was similar. Being new to California I always assumed it was invented here. It is *such *a California kind of thing. It was almost two years before I learned that they were dancing contras, almost as well, in the Boston area. - Greg * On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at

Re: [Callers] Re Allemande Hold (was Analysis of Stars)

The straight wrist is , of course, not the whole story...it also requires keeping your hand out away from your body. You can keep your wrist perfetly straight. and tweak the crap out of the other dancer by pulling in too far. I believe this is one point where it is important to clarify what

Re: [Callers] First draft of MO Dances II

It is funny how these things go, Greg. My wife was a professional musician, and played violin in the Boston area for 25 years. She moved to St. Louis and eventually discovered the fabulous contra dance community here, and this vibrant dance form. It wasn't long before she was shocked to learn

Re: [Callers] Re Allemande Hold (was Analysis of Stars)

Dancers who understand can wear badges that way "I allemande with a straight wrist"In fact, dance organizers can hand out badges or  labels with this to arriving dancers. Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801   217-239-5844 --- On Tue, 3/13/12, Andrea Nettleton

Re: [Callers] Re Allemande Hold (was Analysis of Stars)

Sometimes the other person will get it if you place a single finger (from your other hand) on the back of their (bent) wrist. On Mar 13, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Perry Shafran wrote: Speaking of allemandes - is there ANY way to teach experienced dancers to not bend their wrists when they