In a similar vein, here are three of mine:
Gene’s Genius (1989)
A.1 N B
A.2 M AL 1.5, P swing
B.2 RLT, Circle L 3/4, pass thru
B.1 w/new Ns, RH star x1
B.2 w/orig Ns, LH star x1
Heritage Reel (1988)
A.1 N B
A.2 LLF, M AL 1.5
B.1 P B
B.2 Half prom across, W chain
Solstice Special (1991)
Not on The Caller's Box, but, I realized this morning:
A1 Reel, by Chris Weiller:
Becket:
A1: Circle Left 3/4, Balance, Partner Cal Twirl
A2: New Neighbour Balance & Swing
B1: R Thru, Ladies RHT 3/2
B2: Partner Balance & Swing
Another similar dance, which I had forgotten I had written and hadn't
Since all these easy dances are fresh on my mind.
I think we don't see many new compositions being written because it's
difficult to find ones that aren't like, a simple variation on an existing
dance.
There's a longstanding discussion on "what constitutes a new dance", and
I'm unsure there's a
Larks (left/gents) Robins (right/ladies)
I notate my cards (ppl ask why in pencil..this is why) L/g R/l to assist
my brain change, as I pull dances to practice and set programs.
It has not been a difficult change for my aging brain.
On Sun, Oct 23, 2022, 10:32 AM Paula McFarling via Contra
Sorry. Been off the list awhile. Remind me, are Larks dancers in the
traditional ladies position?Paula - Sent from my Galaxy
Original message From: Becky Liddle via Contra Callers
Date: 10/23/22 8:51 AM (GMT-06:00) To:
"Stein, Robert" Cc: Drew Delaware ,
Oh, please, Robert, let’s not get into a flame war around gender-free calling.
Callers call using the terms chosen by the communities they call for. If you
want to argue about birds please do it elsewhere.
Becky
> On Oct 23, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Stein, Robert via Contra Callers
> wrote:
>
> I
I wish callers would get away from birds. I understand the need to not use
gender terms in calling. But using positional calling does that without people
needing to translate. This works well for contras. Squares are a different
story. We need to figure out how to do those. The dance
I have been meaning to post this new dance I wrote last month, but hadn't
gotten around to it yet. Seems appropriate to contribute it to this discussion
as we explore early evening dances and their variations.
Had a fun chat a few weeks ago with Chris Page about how there aren't a lot of
easy
