Re: [Callers] How to Use Archives? Are they working?

Try these archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ It occurs to me that I haven’t updated the links in the emails and home page. Seth > On Sep 23, 2017, at 1:24 PM, Mark Hillegonds via Callers > wro

Re: [Callers] Contra Dances with Modern Western Square Dance Figures

I have a 4X4 with a grand square, well...half a grand square called *Luke, Your Not My Father. http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/491-luke-you-re-not-my-father-by-bob-green-4x4

Re: [Callers] Contra Dances with Modern Western Square Dance Figures

Here is one of mine that I have used successfully many times, though the main figure is drawn more from the Southern Square tradition than the Western tradition: Sow the Wheat Contra (improper) Chuck Abell 1/15 A1 Bal and swing N (16) A2 Gents alle

[Callers] How to Use Archives? Are they working?

Hi all, Are the Sharedweight Archives working? I can't seem to get any searches to return results. I tried to search the archives for various square dance moves, but kept getting 0 results. So I tried terms that really ought to return results and still got nothing. For example: when I search fo

Re: [Callers] Contra Dances with Modern Western Square Dance Figures

Highly recommend Dale Wilson's Gold Star Wednesday - I added Dale to this reply and he can fill you in on a teaching secret.  It contains the star inversion that comes from square dancing. Also Rang Tang Contra by Ridge Kennedy comes to mind - it uses the Georgia Rang Tang figure. Kath Anderson

Re: [Callers] Last Minute Advice

Here are the archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ Only the last 3000 show up in the index, but all the messages show up in a search. Seth > On Sep 23, 2017, at 12:55 PM, Linda Leslie via Callers

[Callers] Contra Dances with Modern Western Square Dance Figures

Hi all, I'm preparing for a workshop at a dance weekend in November where the theme will be contra dances that incorporate square dance moves. I have a number dances with square thrus and swing thrus and box circulates. However, these moves are fairly well known at this point. This will be an adv

Re: [Callers] Last Minute Advice

You might want to look at the archives for this list. Many great dances have been shared already here. Good luck! Linda On Sep 23, 2017, at 11:10 AM, John Freeman via Callers wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been calling for almost 37 years, but have mostly been on “emeritus” > status since I mov

[Callers] Last Minute Advice

Hi All, I have been calling for almost 37 years, but have mostly been on “emeritus” status since I moved to an island that has no regular dances. The last dance I called was on Cape Cod 18 months ago. That dance is the only one I can get to; not more than once or twice a year. Attending that da