Re: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners

2018-07-25 Thread Read Weaver via Callers
Or don’t have them do a buzzstep—swings work just fine with a walking step. (If you’ve got moderately experienced folks mixed in, though, you may need to teach the buzzstep, since few moderately experienced dancers will do a walking swing even if asked to.) If you do teach buzzstep, I’ve had th

[Callers] Looking to DANCE!

2018-07-25 Thread Mary Collins via Callers
Will be in Jay Maine for a wedding on August 18th. Looking for a contra dance to dance (not call but could be coerced) nearby either Friday night or Saturday night. or Sunday afternoon somewhere between there and Albany area. Thanks! Mary Collins “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass

Re: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners

2018-07-25 Thread John Sweeney via Callers
Here’s another easy one – my version of J & L, using ideas picked from other callers: Jefferson & Liberty #27 Contra; Improper A1: Circle Left; Star Right A2: Star Left; Circle Right – finish where you started B1: #1s Dance Down the Outside (6), Turn around (2) #1s Dance Back

Re: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners

2018-07-25 Thread Chris Page via Callers
On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 9:00 AM, John Sweeney via Callers wrote: > Hi Lorraine, As a clarification, this is not my version of Ellen's Green Jig. It was developed by another San Diego caller, Graham Hempel, by taking the A1/A2 of Broken Sixpence and putting it in Ellen's Green Jig. Cheers, -Chri