From the West: KGB (Seattle) "Volga Notions" -- " the music on this album is
formatted for dancing or calling practice. Three tracks are waltzes, two are
jig medleys, five are reel medleys, and one is a jig-to-reel medley."Has the
four potatoes..
http://www.kgbmole.com/kgb/volga.html
O
the music of The Rhythum Rollers (W.B.
Reid, Cathie Whitesides, Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres)
Here's a short video of both sessions taken by David Brown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy8hIwkpo1Q
What a great idea!
Karen Fontana
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in Canada!
Let us know how your calling goes and welcome to SharedWeight!
Karen Fontana
California
PARKER MANN wrote:
Does anyone know the name and author of the Becket dance below? I'm going to
call it next weekend and I'd like to give proper credit.
Thanks.
Parker Man
/ Swing your old neighbor again
Thanks again for your help.
Rickey Holt
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bout the Gypsy difference for W and G is just for my own notes, not
for teaching. i like the way Lisa describes it below:
Women Do-si-do 1.5 to face current neighbor,
Gypsy neighbor right 1+ to progress to new neighbor.
Karen Fontana
California
Jerome Grisanti wrote:
Rickey,
I have n
Hot Springs, where in between
lots of dancing, there is lots of hot tub soaking. (clothing optional),
hence the name of the dance
It's a great dance with two neighbor swings with the same N
Enjoy,
Karen Fontana
Naked in California (previously No Name Dance)
ket in the Kitchen" (The Rosen Hill Collection pg 8) to get rid of the
Ring Bal/ Petr spin across the A's and B's.
Note - Becket in the Kitchen may not be suitable for the beginners due to the
B1 - Star to New N Swg. but probably OK for mixed crowds...
Karen F
Here's my two favorite EZ "Petronella spin" dances, that are also good for
mixed level crowds:
- Karen Fontana
Heart Beat Contra
D.I. by Don Flaherty
starts in a ring
A1 - (4,4) Bal Ring, step / turn to Rt (petr)
(4,4) Bal Ring, step / turn to Rt (petr)
erwards
and sharing what you liked about it as you danced it?
Thanks,
Karen Fontana
Lisa Greenleaf wrote:
On May 31, 2007, at 2:57 PM, Tina Fields wrote:
> Erik Webe
His name is Erik Weberg
http://www.kluberg.com/erikcalls.html
-- Lisa
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wrote:
Karen,
Great idea. It's great to put faces to names we see on the list. I've
enjoyed the SW gatherings we've had at the Ralph Page weekend and at
NEFFA last year.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Chris
Karen Fontana wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> It's NEFFA time
Saturday suggestion conflicted with the Beattles sing along! -- sorry!
I'll take another look at the schedule, but just wanted to get a message out
before getting on a plane (in a few hours).
Hope to see many of you soon!
Karen
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b page: www.karenscontracorner.com
Hope that helps!
Karen Fontana
Jerome Grisanti wrote:
Hello All,
I'm trying to start a contra dance series 90 miles from the nearest regular
contra dances. When someone asks me what contra dance looks I know that
verbal descriptions can only go so f
Hi Jerome,
Thanks for sharing, sounds interesting. I looked online for <> and wasn't able to find it...
Would you mind to share it?
Thanks,
Karen Fontana
Jerome Grisanti wrote:
I wanted to say "thank you" to the many folks who chimed in with great ideas
ab
Thanks Seth!
Mavis responded also by voice mail!
Seth - I think I'm going to call ContraQuad Reel tonite at a dance I'm
calling (your dance).
I think I'll call the medley in January.
Happy Holidays!
Karen Fontana
"Tepfer, Seth" wrote:
Name: Streetsbor
y Becky Hill
Improper Contra
A1: N Al Left ~1.5x
?
A2: ? ?
B1: ? ?
B2: probably: Cir L 3/4
N Al Rt ~1.5x
Thanks much, and Happy Holidays!
Karen Fontana
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her knowledge at least!)
So
I almost started a
rumor! Oh well! Thats how Ill remember the dance at least! Well, I think
I'll just have to call Carol that from now on! : ) "Hey Gorgeous!"
Have fun,
Karen Fontana
Hey Gorgeous
Becket by Luis Gamez, MI
A1:
(or turn by the Left)"
Let us know how it goes and what you end up calling!
hugs,
Karen Fontana
Joy Greenwolfe wrote:
Hi Jillian,
How exciting to have a real live slot! I hope that goes really well
for you.
I danced Tom Hinds' The Carousel recently and was reminded
guessing it becomes easier year
after year to remember or know when the deadlines are.
Karen Fontana
Chris Weiler wrote: I realized last night that I
had let the deadlines pass for the
performer applications for Down East and NEFFA this year. I also
realized that part of the reason that
best for you, then keep adapting it as
needed.
Keep us posted!
Karen Fontana
www.karenscontracorner.com
PS: yes, I really do this, crazy but true,... ask to see my cards next time
we meet up!
Will wrote:
Hi All,
After many years dancing, I decided to start calling
and recently c
sure shed
be more than happy to share some of it, and I can put you in contact with her
directly, or I can share it broadly.
Thanks,
Karen Fontana
robertgol...@comcast.net wrote: -- Original message
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From: Karen Fontana
> I couldn't get dow
n, challenging and full of spontaneity.
Karen Fontana
Cynthia Phinney wrote:
Ah, the impacts of technology. I was recently calling for a contradance at
the Maine Social Forum. It was a crowd of primarily beginners, with only a
smattering of experienced folks. During one of the dances, one young man
on Rick Mohr's web site. It's been
well received when I've called it.
Thanks, everyone, for the other great dances posted. I'll use them!
Karen Fontana
The Barn Mixer
Mixer, Scattered 4's; By Rick Mohr; Boston MA
Level: Easy
A1: (8) Circle Left 1x
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ing balance, California twirl
Thanks!
Jeremy Korr
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to just have some time to sit with each other, talk and exchange
ideas, share learnings.
I took a few pictures which I'll hope to post, with other's permission. But I
probably won't get to that until 1 - 2 weeks.
Thanks again, and hope to see at Pinewoods, for those that a
...
If anyone has any preference, or other suggestions, good meeting places -
outside?, let me know, otherwise, I'll plan to be at #1 and #2 and hope to meet
as many of you as possible!
Karen Fontana
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forward to next week,
Karen Fontana
California
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Hi Bob,
Wow. neat, thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to going back and
reviewing "Fun Dance for Marjorie" with your comments below in mind!
Karen Fontana
www.karenscontracorner.com
(and look! I only replied to one list! : ) )... sorry for the duplicate
ll a dance where the Ladies are "doing all the work" - getting to the right
place in the right time etc, and make a joke that's now it's the "Ladies turn
to do all the work" which usually gets a good laugh. Of course,
appropriateness of the joke depends
them it's forward, spring fwd, fall back)
Have fun all,
Thanks!
Chris Page wrote:
--- In trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com, Karen Fontana
wrote:
>
> Hello, all...
>
> Any one have or recommend any simple, easy contra dances with no
Partner Swing that can be done as pa
Hello, all...
Any one have or recommend any simple, easy contra dances with no Partner
Swing that can be done as part of a medley? (no P Swg, no P Swg, P Swg)!...
Yes, for April Fool's!
Thanks,
Karen Fontana
I have one that has no swing at all:
Here is a duple improper b
nk I wrote this in late '95 or early '96.
http://web.archive.org/web/19990504072442/kooshball.kcomputing.com/contra/genescontras.html
Heard about on shared-weight callers list
jerom...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Karen Fontana wrote:
9. A friend mentioned: call a dance so that it doe
Thanks, Gale!
I don't have this dance, so yes, this helps!
Karen Fontana
"Gale T. Wood" wrote:
Here is a duple improper by Ted Crane of Ithica NY
No swing!
White Towed Cat
A1 Corner Bal
Corner DSD 1.5
A2 Circle Left
Rt hand across Star
B1 Ladies chain over and back
B2
om musicians? on tricks the band could play? (NOT ON
THE CALLER but working TOGETHER on a prank for the
dance!!). ; ^ )(no crooked tune surprises! ) Now,
Bill Olson this past weekend in California called a dance to a 48 bar tune
it worked well and the dancers s
Many of you have may have read this already on the trad-dance-callers list
"With thanks to the Gene" (Sorry, I couldn' resist!), sadness and respect,
Karen Fontana
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ple knew her, so
it she was no stranger to the community. Keep your eyes on the floor during
the whole dance. The dancers can change as the evening continues!
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guidelines applicable to most dance
communities. Some may wish to print it and make it available at dances.
Enjoy,
Karen Fontana
California
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The pdf version is available for download at:
http://www.sbcds.org/download/
Santa Barbara Country Dance Societ
's address is: 1001 Goodwin Road, Durham, NC 27712
I'll keep you posted as things develop.
Beth Molaro
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n California
together
http://www.cccds.org/carnivale.htm
I'll be watching out for the syllabus though, you can bet! I think the West
Coast representation is: Jeremy Korr and Jim Saxe...
Have a great time,
Karen Font
names of the dance and
the author?!?!?
Karen Fontana
Staying dry in California
Karen Fontana wrote:
Hi Again,
I'm calling two dances this weekend. Friday nite is an "Beginner -
Intermediate" crowd. Saturday "Beginner".
Anyone have any suggestions for some good da
N, Shadow prior to teaching?
Thanks,
Karen Fontana
Chris Weiler wrote:
Hi Karen,
Some time ago, I contacted Nils about this dance (because I had
collected it without the title). You have the dance right, although when
I did it the A2 was a R&L thru instead of a 1/2 promenade. Nils
rmed:
- "Dancing the Winter Away", Jim Kitch
- "Winter Wedding" Steve Zakon - Anderson
- "MY-NY Happy Returns" Carol Ormand
- "Snow Dance" Gene Hubert
So, all of you who called or danced to New Year's dances, anything stand out
worth menti
eciated. and also pls cfm I got the
dance right!
Thanks,
Karen Fontana
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Head of the Bed by Nils Fredland
Becket Contra
A1 - Slide Left
Cir Left 3/4
N Swg
A2 - w/ N 1/2 Promenade
W Chain
B1 - 1/2 Hey, W start pass Rt Sh
Sh
"new caller" discussions....
congrats!
Karen Fontana
Chris Weiler wrote:
Hey everyone!!!
I just realized that last month was the first anniversary of the creation
of SharedWeight! (Just like a guy to forget an anniversary, don't you
think?)
Thank you everyone for contributing,
I think so
much is lost by twirling / getting twirled in those courtesy turns.
I noticed last nite in Denver that there were MANY great courtesy turns which I
loved!
off my soap box, for now,
Karen Fontana
--- David Millstone wrote:
> Bev outlined some excellent strategies for her upcoming
nk that's what most of us like about calling
is the spontaneity of it all and the need to always just stay in the moment
with it all!
You'll be great, keep it simple, focus on a few key things. Be yourself.
Let us know how it goes!
Karen Fontana
Chris Weiler wrote:
Gaaa!
I ju
c and asking my aunts to
teach a workshop at NEFFA next year, if there is any interest in the topic
(any interest?)
If there is interest, I will also post the notes from the August class, if I
attend
Enjoy and take care of those vocal cords!
(OK,
grossed out) at how wet that foam got after I had called one evening.
Well, after all this good advice, I should credit Marty Brenneis from San
Rafael (North of San Francisco, CA)..
"enjoy" your research!
Karen Fontana
Chris Weiler wrote:
Hi all,
I have been thinking abo
Hi,
I think the second one is:
"Al's Safeway Produce" by Robert Cromartie...
However, my cards are at home and I'll have to check to cfm!
I know Lynn Ackerson would know that one in her head, Lynn?
Karen Fontana
"Jeffrey M.Petrovitch" wrote:
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