Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

On 8/9/2013 1:35 PM, Donald Perley wrote: March of the coffee zombies, Wizard's Walk http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ruth_ungar/wizards_walk.html Zombies of Sugar Hill by Gene Hubert. Jonathan

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

Sent from my iPad > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:31:17 -0700 > From: Betsey Mullen > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Subject: [Callers] Halloween dances > Message-ID: > >

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

On 8/9/2013 3:03 PM, Mac Mckeever wrote: I do recall one time a band had adapted the Adams Family Theme to work for contras. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Lr-BmDJco (I call, the Rosin Doctors play a medley of the Alfred Hitchcock theme, Addams Family Theme, and Jump at the Sun, so y'all ca

[Callers] Halloween dances

Calljng  dances with names suggestive of the time of year in no way affects the fun the dancers have   Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801   217-239-5844

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I do recall one time a band had adapted the Adams Family Theme to work for contras Mac From: Joy Greenwolfe To: Caller's discussion list Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances For extra themed music, you could

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er's discussion list Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances I just renamed them for that night: Six-sixty-six, To Turn a Blob, The Second Scare Around, Zombie Hypnosis, Best of Fiends... -Chris Page San Diego On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Betsey

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I just renamed them for that night: Six-sixty-six, To Turn a Blob, The Second Scare Around, Zombie Hypnosis, Best of Fiends... -Chris Page San Diego On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in t

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Joe Kwiatkowski, you beat me to the punch, dammit. But since i already had the card in my stack for tonight ;) here are the calls Bats in the Grange (improper) Steve Zakon-Anderson A1. Nbr balance & swing A2. Gents L 1.5, partner swing B1. Partner promenade 3/4 (until 1s are facing down, 2s up in

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

For extra themed music, you could have the band play one of Dave Wiesler tune's like We are Devils or Monsters in the Cellar. Any time is a good time for a Dave Wiesler tune, but those two would definitely fit with a Halloween favor! Extra work for the band, I know. You could suggest them

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Also the following: Zombies of Sugar Hill by Gene Hubert Devil's Nightmare by Tom HInds Devils' Backbone by William Watson The Devil's Becket by Becky Hill All Hallow's Eve by Chris Ricciotti Have fun! Linda On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-the

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On 13-08-09 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. Any suggestions? http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/search.php?ti=ghost finds 4 ghostly dances. http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/search.php?

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There's a dance by Al Olson called "Halloween" (in Zesty Contras). Every time I have called it, *something* has gone wrong---sound system dies for no reason whatsoever, band stops playing for no reason. I've learned my lesson; I've sworn off it. Nobody's mentioned Melanie Axel-Lute's "Halloween

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On 8/9/2013 12:10 PM, Susan Moffett wrote: Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night. Thank you! Kalia On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote: On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.

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Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night. On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote: > On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: >> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with >> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. >> Any suggestions? > > Many are a bit of a stretch, but..

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On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. Any suggestions? Many are a bit of a stretch, but... Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one) Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute) Dead Cat

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On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. Any suggestions? The tune Jump At the Sun can be played in an agreeably spooky way, even though the title isn't spooky. If your band knows it, it might b

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At my dance, we have a longstanding tradition of dancing The Wizard's Walk by Ruth Ungarto the tune of the same name, and it becomes a giant contest between the band and the dancers to see who can go the fastest before som

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March of the coffee zombies, Wizard's Walk http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ruth_ungar/wizards_walk.html On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote: > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. > Any suggestions? > > C

[Callers] Halloween dances

I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. Any suggestions? Cheers, Betsey -- Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you smile.