Re: [Callers] Riffing on "The Nice Combination"

No priors.. BUT FWIW, just off the top of my head.. N B Down in 4's wheel return bend line cir L3/4 sw partner M chain 1/2, R thru across N B Down in 4's wheel return bend line face across W allem R x 1.5 Sw Pt M ch 1/2, R/H star x 1 bill From: Callers on

Re: [Callers] Contra Corners Dance

amp; 07802 940 574 http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs From: Callers On Behalf Of Bill Olson via Callers Sent: 11 July 2019 16:26 To: Caller's discussion lis

Re: [Callers] Contra Corners Dance

I agree about not wanting people coming from both sides. For just plain teaching the contra corners figure, I like Chorus Jig done as a triplet.. (B2 = actives swing to end of set 3's move up). I have done this dance with total beginner groups with no problem. The down side of doing a triplet,

Re: [Callers] New Dance?

Um just saying, and I don't think anyone brought this up yet,.. we're talking about "Spring Break" by Nils. "Spring Fever" is a dance by Tony Parkes from the 1980"s, totally unrelated.. oui?? bill From: Callers on behalf of Chris Page via Callers Sent:

Re: [Callers] Name that Dance

Rich, No idea but here's the link put back together again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20AzpUhcl_E=IwAR2cUdLxooGD3zONkK4KatXcca3B3spscqRK26CLlOFcVgzPuEPaYhCf8Tc

Re: [Callers] In honor of George Rettie

22, 2019 at 11:15 AM Bill Olson via Callers mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: Oh this is so sad.. "Suspenders George" was a good friend and one of my very favorite dancers when we toured down that way. George was always friendly and always helpful. And he sure was a

Re: [Callers] In honor of George Rettie

duh, there's the dance at the end.. I will definitely call it.. bill From: Bill Olson Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 4:07 PM To: Caller's discussion list; Emily Rush Subject: Re: [Callers] In honor of George Rettie Oh this is so sad.. "Suspenders George" was a

Re: [Callers] In honor of George Rettie

Oh this is so sad.. "Suspenders George" was a good friend and one of my very favorite dancers when we toured down that way. George was always friendly and always helpful. And he sure was a great "dipper".. Please forward the Dean Snipes dance and I will call it next chance I get!! bill in

Re: [Callers] Building to Contra Corners

I was going to suggest the same thing. I've called Chorus Jig as a triplet. B-2 just has the 1's swing down to the bottom of the set. I've used this dance in a family dance/barn dance type situation with no problems.. It certainly teaches the contra corners figure. bill

Re: [Callers] Calling a "box circulate"

Jonathan and all, Yep, here's a dance, NOMAD'S LAND, I composed in 1997, even by then *I*, at least, didn't have a name for the figure. Read the notes at the bottom.. http://www.billolsondance.com/nomads.html bill From: Callers on behalf of Jonathan Sivier

Re: [Callers] Would you do it for $20?

Donna, I just Googled it and here it is: http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/2017-March/002375.html bill From: Callers on behalf of Donna Hunt via Callers Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 7:35 PM To: call...@sharedweight.net

Re: [Callers] joke, and a request

Judy, I really like Sackett's Harbor.. Yes contra corners. No swing,,.. but certainly enough partner interaction for the actives.. you can find it all over the internet.. bill From: Callers on behalf of Judy Greenhill via Callers Sent: Monday, September

Re: [Callers] Partial circulate the wave?

Hi Jack and all, A little off topic, but... Your dance made me remember a dance I wrote back in 2002, "Do Make Waves". here's from my web site: DO MAKE WAVES A duple improper contra by Bill Olson A1: Star R x 1 to long waves (Right Hand to N, L to previous N. Women are facing

Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing

Here we go...: Hume Fogg Reel Becket Susan Kevra A1 Circle Left 3/4, pass through and swing the next A2 LL F/B, Ladies Chain B1 Ladies Allemand R 1x Turn Partner Left 1 1/2 Gents turn R 1x B2 Partner B and Swing From: Callers

Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing

#6, Susan Kevra's Hume Fog Reel (Becket) has that sequence in A1. No hey, just lots of allemands in b1.. I don't want to get the dance wrong here off the top of my head so I'm sure it's out there. bill From: Callers on

Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing

believe it or not, I like to use Lady of the Lake (or Haymakers Jig) to point out the tight timing thing. A1 B Neighbor A2 actives B trying to get the 1's to hit that balance on time in A2 takes a little talking ahead of time.. and I often say "this dance isn't as easy as it looks".. That

Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances

Yeah, That's what I was more thinking of than moderately difficult dances like Beneficial Tradition.. I like Gene Hubert's circle mixer "the wheel" : The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert A1 Promenade (CCW)(16) A2 (face partner Gents facing out, Women facing in) join 2 hands with partner and

Re: [Callers] Dance suggestions - Thank you

I love that dance and use it often. It's Chuck the Budgie, BTW. Especially nice paired with the Graham Townsend tune "Pat the Budgie" which matches the balances in B2. The story is that Graham had a parakeet named Pat that used to sit on his fiddle bow (I am guessing NOT when he was playing). I

Re: [Callers] Looking for suggestions

You Can't Get There From Here by Carol Ormand (Improper, 10 June 1994) A1 Balance; allemande Right 3/4 (to long waves, Women facing in); Balance; allemande Right 3/4 (to waves of four, Men in the middle) A2 Balance; Neighbors swing B1 Circle Left 3/4; Partners swing B2 Circle Left 3/4;

Re: [Callers] Beneficial Tradition

A really really GREAT dance by Dan Pearl! Yeah, the "end effects" are mostly created by dancers doing something they weren't instructed to do! Pointing out that the dance is a double progression during the walk through (to those who are actually listening) is helpful I've found. It gives

[Callers] a (new) Gypsy Star dance

OK then... Here's a gypsy star dance where the star doesn't start in interwoven long waves. From a dance choreography workshop. Been waiting for me to wrap my brain around it and publish it for a year and a half now.. It actually works and is easier to dance than it might appear at first

Re: [Callers] New Dance?

Dugan and all, I don't know if Cary Ravitz actually "invented" the Gypsy Star but he wrote a dance entitled that and a lot of others that include it. Dugan, you're sort of Cary's protégé, right?, so you must know the dance. This is the same figure, correct?? bill

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

Hey all,.. The dance was "Bases Loaded" by Jim Saxe, Lydee Scudder and Tom Thoreau. Curiously enough I first learned it from Kathy!! You can find it several places online.. bill From: Callers on behalf of Alexandra

Re: [Callers] Trip to ... = ?

Hi Don, My expectation, or assumption maybe, is that the dance was composed on the way to the place in the title or after returning from there.. I don't think there is anything expected in the choreography.. at least there isn't for me.. bill From: Callers

Re: [Callers] Dances Inspired by "Beneficial Tradition"

Dugan, Here are Dan's own notes regarding the dance.. not sure what the Steve Schnur dance is titled, someone on here certainly knows..: "I always loved this zig-zag gimmick when I danced it in Cor Hogendijk's "Pat's Tradition", done by English country dancers. A dance by Steve Schnur that

Re: [Callers] "booker" fee for tour planning

Hi Donna, I booked quite a few tours back in the day. These were mostly with my own bands, but sometimes just as a caller. I never took a booker fee, even though it was often an incredible amount of extra work.. I guess the justification was that we all contributed as much as we could and in

Re: [Callers] Favorite NWT dances

Kalia, I often call a NWT dance at that same point.. The dancers are all "wiggly" and just don't want to hear someone else (the caller) talk to (at) them.. At this point I just call something totally easy, and a dance that has both a partner and neighbor balance and swing - take your pick - I

Re: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson

an via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 9:05 PM To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson On 12/16/2016 11:48 AM, Bill Olson via Callers wrote: > 3-33-33 > > Steve Zakon (Duple improper) >

Re: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson

Hi Dugan and all,... let's get the original dance down here: originally the dance was titled 3-33-33. The title had to do with the way the money split on a tour Steve took with "Fresh Fish" back in the 80's (I think). I have the author as Steve Zakon back then.. but now this guy Steve

Re: [Callers] Pre-existing dance?

Yep, I agree.. bill From: Callers on behalf of Dave Casserly via Callers Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:25 PM To: Neal Schlein Cc: callers Subject: Re: [Callers] Pre-existing dance?

Re: [Callers] Pre-existing dance?

Recently it has pretty much been the custom to attribute dance authorship to the first one who came up with the sequence. I agree that Luke came up with this sequence independently but someone else did that before him. It's only fair, since it's not unlikely that the second author (Luke, me,

Re: [Callers] Ralph Page Style

Hi Martha and all, guess we're diverging from the original subject here, but I always had an interest in a contra corners dance that was useable for long sets.. That, to me anyway, meant double progression and possibly a swing for the inactives (just in case).. Here's the dance I wrote almost

Re: [Callers] What dance is this?

Ummm... from David's web page: Cherokee Shuffle Improper A1 (facing up and down set) w/Ns, F & B; w/N, dos-a-dos; form circle A2 Bal. Circle; W/N, swing, end progressed B1 Gs LH turn 1/2; W/P, bal. & swing (12 beats) B2 Circle L 3/4; Circle Bal. 2x; W/P, California Twirl to swap places,

Re: [Callers] Box circulate dances

Hi Vicki, Here's one. http://www.billolsondance.com/nomads.html bill List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:05:54 + To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Box circulate dances From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Hello all. In addition to the

Re: [Callers] Grand Square in a contra?

Hi Luke, "Bases Loaded" was the one.. authors: Jim Saxe, Lydee King Scudder, To Thoreau, maybe a few more? As far as I know this was written in a choreography workshop led by Jim Saxe. The "concept" was to put a grand square into a 2x2 contradance, where there obviously aren't enough dancers

Re: [Callers] Need musical advice

Kalia, good morning. After thinking about this more and reading others' comments, and realizing you now have only one day.. here's what I think.. my original answer to you (below) just responded to what you were asking for, i.e... jigs and reels, sheet music, pretty easy, etc.. Unless the

Re: [Callers] Need musical advice

Kalia, Go to the Maine Fiddle Camp web site www.mainefiddlecamp.org click on tunes.. There's an archive of dance tunes from the last 7 or 8 year's camps.. Take a look then take a listen to the MP3.. maybe select some "beginner" or intermediate tunes. there's sheet music here too with

Re: [Callers] Novelty & Gimmick Contras

tavi said: also do si do and swing the one behind offers a simple but fun twist. U can find it in Tom Hinds' "Python Reel" and Rick Mohr's "Leave the Wine" I agree and... actually this comes up (originally I believe) in "another nice combination" also by Tom.. bill List-Post:

Re: [Callers] Novelty & Gimmick Contras

For Ovals/Wholeset Promenades, certainly "Gang of Four", though I don't know if I'd call that a novelty or gimmick dance!! bill Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:13:29 -0400 To: call...@sharedweight.net; trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Callers] Novelty & Gimmick Contras From:

Re: [Callers] New Years Eve favorites

the community aspect of the mixer.. everyone seems to "get" that. bill > Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 07:08:20 -0800 > To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Subject: Re: [Callers] New Years Eve favorites > From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net > > On Sat, Dec 19, 2015, Bill Olso

Re: [Callers] New Years Eve favorites

I got this one from David Kaynor and have used it several times: "La Bastringue", timed so everyone is going into the center with a big hoot at the stroke of midnight. bill List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:44:19 -0500 To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net

Re: [Callers] Petronella spin, no chain or allemande?

Hi Erik and all, heh heh, I often chuckle at MYSELF when I find myself saying that same thing: "as in Petronella", when I realize very few of the dancers have ever danced Petronella.. BUT, after trying to teach the move with out saying the "P word", I realized that some of the dancers at least

Re: [Callers] Becket Formation

Well, any improper dance that has a partner swing on the side could be rephrased to be Becket, actually it wouldn't even have to be a swing.. just a partner interaction that ended facing across the set. So you could argue that just about ANY modern improper contra dance "goes through" Becket

Re: [Callers] Becket Formation

Wow, maybe that couple didn't actually know what Becket Formation was? bill List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:45:17 -0500 To: call...@sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Becket Formation From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Folks, I was at a dance not too

Re: [Callers] Contras with a Hey

"Roll in the Hey" by Roger Diggle > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 10:01:52 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Callers] Contras with a Hey > From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net > > > *From:* Rich Sbardella via Callers > > *To:* Caller's discussion list

Re: [Callers] Caller needed: 1/16 Stanford barn dance

I think most people figured that one out! Go Cardinals!! Win PAC 12 title! > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:10:45 -0800 > To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Subject: Re: [Callers] Caller needed: 1/16 Stanford barn dance > From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015, Aahz via

Re: [Callers] Advice about "gypsy"

Wow, I'm pretty amazed by this thread.. I call dances with gypsies fairly often (some times dancers request it), but NEVER emphasize the flirting aspect. To tell the truth, when I first started dancing, well let's say when I first became aware of the figure, probably years after I started

Re: [Callers] sticky floors

ail.com > CC: callers@lists.sharedweight.net > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bill Olson via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > They are often very proprietorial about their floors, > > especially schools! The sad thing is a lot of venues t

Re: [Callers] sticky floors

Whew, If I had to cancel all the gigs I had that had sticky, or otherwise less than optimum dance floors, I'd lose half my work! Outdoor gigs on the grass (often sloping or uneven or with holes) or on weddings on rented "dance floors", indoor school (or other) gigs on super sticky polyurethane

Re: [Callers] Ferry Boat Contra Ideas

Hi all, FWIW I always like to credit both Ed Shaw and Al Olson for "Dancing Sailors". In "Dance a While" it's written that Al was "a consultant" on the dance, but I'm pretty sure Ted (Sannella), who actually named the dance and was first to call it, told me the following story. Ed and Al, both

Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

Kalia, You said you already had a triplet with contra corners in it, BUT I figured I'd offer this anyway. I often call Chorus Jig as a triplet, (B2 being 1's (bal and) swing to bottom of set and others move up). I found that in a triplet dancers can learn contra corners very easily without the

Re: [Callers] Grand Marches

Luke, "Dance a While" pages 63/64 has a list of figures. Pretty much all the ones I know are on there.. If you don't have the book, find one on ebay or something and buy it!! bill List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:17:46 -0400 To: call...@sharedweight.net