I recently prepped Ted's Triplet #24 for a dance that I knew would be tiny, at
least at the beginning (Tulsa, OK). I chose it because after going through all
of Ted's Triplets in Zesty Contras, it was one of the only ones (the only one?)
that I felt confident the dancers would be able to
Hi all
I just encountered a triplet in the wild for the first time (they don't
get called much around here, and I've been out of the dancing loop for a
bit) at our Santa Rosa (CA) contra last Friday. It was Ted's Triplet
#24. Apparently wild cheering is traditional when one of Ted Triplets
I was calling for the Rochester (NY) English dancers last night, and included a
rendition of Hull's Victory with English styling. I did an old version with
very nice symmetry (and no partner swing) that I got from Northern Junket. See
On 8/19/2012 10:27 PM, Chris Weiler (home) wrote:
This afternoon, I called Hull's Victory (for the first time) for the
Challenging Contra Dance crowd in Montpelier VT. Crowfoot did a
fantastic job playing the tune and even came up with a fantastic
change tune (that escapes me for the moment -
The anniversary's been on my calendar for a couple of years.
Hopefully I'll get to call it this Friday.
I've been on the dancing end twice in the last week, so the
bicentennial is well celebrated.
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Val & Tom Medve
wrote:
> Thanks,
At the organizer's request, I called Hull's Victory at the Rochester,
Vermont contra evening on Thursday, August 16th -- to great music by
The Turning Stile (Joanne Garton and organizer Aaron Marcus).
Thanks, David, for bringing the dance's (and naval victory's) 200th
anniversary to our
Some may be interested in reading the reports of the battle in the reports
submitted by Isaac Hull, and his opposing officer, Captain Dacres here:
http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/war1812/const5.htm
It took the Constitution about 10 days to return to Boston harbor with
prisoners aboard. Knowledge
Wade Pearson called it last night in St, Louis!
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:58 PM, David Millstone wrote:
> Good for you, Chris! With Crowfoot providing the music, I'm sure the crowd
> responded with enthusiasm. I read in this morning's paper that the USS
>
As a dancer at the event, I'll attest that it was lively and great fun,
especially Hull's Victory. :-D
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 9:58 PM, David Millstone wrote:
> Good for you, Chris! With Crowfoot providing the music, I'm sure the crowd
> responded with enthusiasm. I