[Callers] ONS contract

2024-08-21 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Does anyone have a sample contract you can send me that you use for one night stands? Preferably one that talks about a deposit. Thanks! Alex NYC Sent from my iPhone ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubs

[Callers] Re: Choreographic No-Nos

2024-08-07 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
If the rest of the dance is good, you can substitute Robins pull by right, neighbor allemande left 3/4 and on the next neighbor (kind of like an open chain in ECD). I will say that one good place for the “courtesy turn this neighbor and then onto the next neighbor” transition is if you were doing a

[Callers] Re: [External] Re: Choreographic No-Nos

2024-08-06 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Oops I sent it from the wrong email and only a few folks got it. The last time I danced one of these, I learned that if you promenade with the Robins passing right shoulder, this flows very well. So if one MUST call it, you might change the promenade direction. > > >> On Aug 6, 2024, at 3:

[Callers] Re: Surely thus dance has a name and author?

2024-03-31 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Du Quoin Races also has a swing that ends mid-phrase. Dancers tend not to like to end those when the choreographer wants them to. > On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:01 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby > wrote: > > I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the > exact same reason!

[Callers] Re: Surely thus dance has a name and author?

2024-03-31 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the exact same reason! I just inverted Bob’s Read between the lines. And I used a slide and circle instead of a circle and pass through. Love this thread. Thanks! Alex > On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:50 AM, Chris Page via Contr

[Callers] Re: Putting a square in a contra medley

2023-04-26 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Oops without the typos. Can you just prime the dancers that at some point you will call from becket “LLFB, take hands 8 from the top” and then hash some basic things that help with visualizing the 8 (circle left, back to the right, into the middle, etc) until it gets passed down? Then square y

[Callers] Re: Putting a square in a contra medley

2023-04-26 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Can you just prime the dancers that AG some point you will call from becket “LLFB, take hands 8 from the top” and then hash some basic things that hep with visualizing the 8 (circle left, back to the right, into the middle, etc) until it gets passed down? Then square your sets and go. Or you c

[Callers] Re: How to have the beginners choose roles

2022-11-21 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
I do #3 and have then try both sides with two people and then choose a role for the rest of the lesson > On Nov 21, 2022, at 11:55 AM, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers > wrote: > > Hey folks, > > Calling the occasional gig again after uh, everything, and I'm finally > inspired to iron out a

[Callers] Re: medley suggestions

2022-11-16 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
(That’s from memory- I’m like 95% sure it’s right) > On Nov 16, 2022, at 7:43 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby > wrote: > > I often do something like this: > > You can get there from here > A nice combination or the Baby Rose > Old Elixir #2 (it’s like Tica Tica but with a promenade instead of a R

[Callers] Re: medley suggestions

2022-11-16 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
I often do something like this: You can get there from here A nice combination or the Baby Rose Old Elixir #2 (it’s like Tica Tica but with a promenade instead of a RL thru Butter The first time through on old elixir, you call Neighbor balance and swing and the next time through you do the

[Callers] Bridgerton wedding dance/experience with using non-contra or non-ECD music to modified ECD/ceilidh dances

2022-05-18 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Hi all, I’ve been asked to call a Bridgerton-themed wedding dance. Part of what makes the Bridgerton theme is the music… So I’m wondering if anyone has experience (of either the successful or unsuccessful variety) of calling dances to music that isn’t our normal dance tempo (these sound a lit

[Callers] Re: Trying to put together a program from a limited repertoire

2021-11-29 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
I’d suggest this set: > The Nice Combination > Old Time Elixir#2 (sub a promenade for the RL through) > Butter > Apples and Chocolate > Becky's Brouhaha > Flying Flamingos > On Nov 29, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Ted Sims via Contra Callers > wrote: > > Wow, I just got asked to call the first half

[Callers] Re: Roger Auman

2020-01-31 Thread Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers
Thanks for sharing these! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2020, at 7:27 PM, Bob Isaacs via Contra Callers > wrote: > >  > Hi All: > > Most of you probably didn't know Roger Auman, who passed away earlier this > week. Roger was a longtime avid contra dancer, a fine caller, an inventive >