My favorite 48 bar dance *as a dancer* is this dance of Seth Tepfer's,
http://www.dancerhapsody.com/calling/dances.html#PP40Years
It is a quintuple progression :-)
Les
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Erik Hoffman wrote:
> Major Hey is an AABBC dance, or 40-bars, not 48.
>
> Just in case that'
Major Hey is an AABBC dance, or 40-bars, not 48.
Just in case that's also include-able:
Major Hey
4-face-4 Becket
Line up as a four face four, identify your traveling partners (your "hey
buddy") then identify your direction of travel -- ones progressing down,
twos up. Then in circles of four
Hi William,
I think this might be my first (second?) post to this list.
A not-too-complex AABBCC dance which has seen a fair amount of use since 1986
or whenever it was:
Shutesbury Reel
improper double progression
A1: circle left; swing neighbor; end progressed
A2: Down hall 4; wheel as co
Major Hey by Erik Hoffman. I think you can find it with a quick search; if
not, I'll write it out for you.
BTW, William, you wrote one of my favorite dances: Devil's Backbone. Thank
you!
-Original Message-
From: William Watson
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 3:27 AM
To: Caller's dis
Hi William:
I had a similar request a few years ago, and wrote the following. There are
two problems with AABBCC contras:
1. They don't progress as often, so a double progression was suggested. But
with all double progressions, there is also the other issue of having
significant activi
Hi All,
A band I'm working with on an upcoming contra dance gig has asked me if I
can find a dance to fit some AABBCC tunes they have. They mentioned Real
Beatrice, and suggested that a balance at the top of C1 might work very
well.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
William
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