Webster Hall Reel, by Don Theyken. Not sure if it's OK to share so
publicly, so I'll send it to you offline.
It has a lovely English-y move to get into the CC. Looks simple on the
card, but can be quite disorienting for newer or otherwise
geographically-challenged dancers.
On Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 2
Here's one that's good for a groan:
I was once in a band called The 999 Megabytes.
We were pretty good, but never got a gig.
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Improbably, I've found that I've reached the bottom of my barr
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Gents alle L 1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 ---
(6,2) Circle L 3/4, Pass thru up and down
(8) Next Neighbor do si do
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Thanks all for the great suggestions. Lots of new, good stuff in my box now
for the workshop and beyond!
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> I'm preparing for a workshop at a dance weekend in November where the
> theme will be contra dances
bility to screw it up. So I"m scratching my head on this.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks.
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be an advanced group of dancers so I'm looking for dances that
incorporate more unique and sophisicated moves.
I know Bob Isaacs has several that quality, with dances that use Spin the
Top and Spin Chain Exchange the Gears.
Looking forward to seeing what you may have.
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> The Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) use some positional
> references in their gender-free English Country Dances. Might want to check
> it out: http://lcfd.org/gf-ecd-calling-conventions.html
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> Looking forward to
imed at English Barn Dance / Ceilidh calling.)
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Em
/4, Pass thru (along)
B1 ---
(16) New Neighbor B & S
B2 ---
(4,4) Rings balance, Spin to L
(8) Partner swing
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ound it helpful.
*4. Julie’s Gypsies, Mark Hillegonds, Improper*
START: (Long waves, L face in, G face out, N in RH)
A1: Long waves balance R & L, N alle R 1x / Ladies pass L SH, Partner
gypsy R 1x
A2: Ladies pass L SH, Neighbor swing
B1: Circle Left 3/4 / Partner swing
B2: Ladies ch
Lots of thoughtful discussion and ideas about how to incorporate difficult
dancers.
Splitting this into another variant of this discussion...
So...what happens if all of the attempts to shepherd and coach and "angel"
the difficult dancer do not work and their skills and abilities continue to
be a
Hi,
I have always used the original version and don't ever recall the dancers
having trouble with the DSD progression. While I respect and admire the
folks creating variants they find helpful for their needs, for me, if it
ain't broke, I'm not going to fix it.
Also, I must say that pleased me gre
;d be interested to know your favorite dances (of any experience level)
that use neither of these figures.
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Looks like Little Green Heron, by Joseph Pimentel.
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> Hello. I saw a video recently from Raindance with Deb Comly calling.
> Anyone know the name and author of this dance? Thanks!
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> A1 with current neigh
there's something that would go viral on youtube...)
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> Thanks for being a community to talk about dancing with :-)
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If an English Country Dance is a possibility, then Colin Hume (
www.colinhume.com) has a wonderful, flowy dance named Amy.
On Sep 9, 2015 9:44 AM, "Amy Wimmer via Callers" <
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> Well, this is fun! I've been collecting these, myself. Maybe some day
> there'll be
Maia,
If you're not limited to a database project, you might consider a project of a
more graphical nature. It would useful to have an application that can
interpret dance instructions and generate a video of the dance.
There are 1 or 2 very simple ones out there, but graphics are poor and the
With a standard format, it would be interesting to then consider a graphics
portions of the database, which could provide a visualization of the dance.
And speaking of videos, it would be worth considering storing links to actual
videos of the dances.
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ces to Harder because although they may consist
of easier moves, they may have a high piece count or some geographical or
other nuances that may present challenges for a newer dancer.
Looking forward to hearing from others on this topic.
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It's not so balance-y as others suggested here, but definitely high energy:
3-33-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson.
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On Apr 23, 2013, at 2:33 PM, "Rickey Holt" wrote:
> Hi all,
> What are your favorite high-ener
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On Apr 23, 2013, at 2:33 PM, "Rickey Holt" wrote:
> Hi all,
> What are your favorite high-energy dances, especially those with lots of
> balances and without heys? My search of my books has yeilded
aying some tunes and one of the dancers started a conga line.
I rang a hand bell to get everyone's attention and realized it was my alarm
going off. I was never so relieved to hear my alarm. 8-)
Hope you all have better dreams!!!
Mark Hillegonds
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when there
aren't many people who have danced ECD before.
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grin as
he contemplates his next bit of creative musical genius.
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thing
like "Balance the ring and twirl to the left."
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Laurie,
I suggest you consider Colin Hume's Ely Waltz. It's very approachable to newer
dancers while being interesting enough to keep more experienced dancers happy.
Colin has written a nice tune to accompany it, but I have found that it works
just fine with most 32-bar walt
Welcome also from the peninsular coasts (Michigan)
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t seems to be
getting some buzz in our community.
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nice dances
in my repertoire. 8-)
Mark Hillegonds
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to keep it simple and accessible. I've received many compliments by more
experienced dancers that they enjoyed doing something different.
Mark Hillegonds
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Thanks for sharing, Don.
I'm calling a dance in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday and will give it a whirl.
Mark Hillegonds
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. Also, being a musician, I do enjoy hearing the band wind it
up at the end of the dance.
Mark Hillegonds
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d navigate the moves quite nicely.
If you're anywhere near Michigan, I'd be happy to come and call the dance
for your group! 8-)
Mark Hillegonds
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again in a (hopefully) more easily useable format. Sorry
for any hassle from the first time around.
Formatting note: text in parentheses are teaching or orientation notes that
I find helpful. Your mileage may vary.
Julie's Gypsies
Mark Hillegonds, Jun 2008
Duple minor, Impro
r from Goshen, IN on the
occasion of her hmmth birthday. The Scalar Scalawags (Elisabeth Epstein,
Neil Epstein, Dave Sebolt, and Mark Hillegonds) colluded to write the dance
on the drive to play a dance in Goshen.
Starting with the Ladies pass left shoulder in the 2nd half of A1, the
ladies a
ng these drives,
but realize it's better for me and my fellow drivers if I pay attention to
the flow of the traffic instead of the flow of the dancers. 8-)
Mark Hillegonds
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different than the same ol' thing
they usually do. They're looking for new and interesting challenges.
It's my opinion that dancers need to "exercise" their dancing bodies and
brains, much as one exercises one's muscles. If we don't push ourselves a
little, as
;t use. You can enter Karin and/or [husband] in the field and
just include your name in the search criteria. As an added bonus, if you
both have some overlap in your collections, you don't have to enter the same
dance multiple times
Hope this helps.
Mark Hillegonds
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the hey to the
clockwise direction of the partner swing.
Is this not as bad as it seems in my head? Or am I misreading the
instructions?
Thanks.
Mark Hillegonds
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though it's a compliment, we try to reserve those moments for our concert
performances and not in dances. People come to a dance to dance and not
listen to us give a concert.
Great conversation.
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gt; > written Ken about it but he's not been calling for a while and doesn't
> > have
> > his dance cards handy. Ken used to call this in the DC area and at the
> > Bluemont dance in the mid-80s...
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> > Will
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hether the rest of you use California twirl to mean
the more general "convenient" hands or the more specific "gent's right and
lady's left."
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new dances.
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Ann Arbor, MI
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th 1st corner, (should be able to get back to your partner by
the 4th beat and start the right shoulder pass)
(4) Pass partner by right shoulder and 2nd corner swat the flea.
Here is the full dance.
Rosie the Welder
Composed: Mark Hillegonds, May 22, 2007
Formation: Contra, duple minor, improper
A1
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