I did, in fact, retain Maia's request in front of mind when I posed my
"open and honest" questions. They specifically address the question of,
like the hat in Harry Potter, streaming new arrivals.
"...there is no reason that one role must be danced by one gender and the
other role must be danced b
On Mon, Mar 11, 2024, 10:58 Katherine Kitching wrote:
> You should sign your name at the bottom! :)
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Indeed! I forgot. :)
Thanks for the reply of the experience in your community, Kat.
I am, however, somewhat troubled by one statement you made, below:
So it would be impossible in our commun
John Sweeney wrote, in response:
"“Some dances have been around since George Washington's time”! Oh! So, you
only do the
recent stuff :-)"
John, have you got some good chestnuts with "hides and hairbones" roles?
:)
Cheers,
Ken Panton
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A quick follow-up with another Youtube tune clip to accompany an AABBCC
contra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w9ZcHzr3LQ
A little zippier and more "production" -- but also a lively medley -- than
the previous link.
JJ's adaptation is terrific. I've "thought-danced" it many times now, and I
th
Hi Em,
In line with what others have said about "what comes next", F&B balancing
works with Box Circulates.
Cheers
Ken Panton
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Hi Em,
Beneficial Tradition is great fun, but I'd suggest is best left for a crowd
that has successfully dealt with end effects with minimal guidance. I'm not
sure the end effects are, in any event, much more difficult than navigating
the B2 crosses(?). That, to my mind, is a question of familiari
Hello all,
I appreciate the time it takes to thoughtfully respond to challenging
questions, and provide a variety of viewpoints. Thus, thanks for all the
thoughts on this question.
Something came to mind while reading the following paragraph late in Alan's
reply to the question:
-- Forw
I dunno nuttin but, seems tuh me, iffen a dance needs a PhD dissertation
for the explainin, maybe it otta be... given to Maistre Sam for
"safekeeping" in the secret library. :)
Reminds me of the dance, The Hobbit, which caught me eye but, for the life
of me, I can't understand how the end effects
OK. Thanks for the comments, all, and the clarity on the origins of the
contradb terminology.
Ken
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Hey all,
As I was researching a response to Amy's (Wimmer) Rompin' Stompin'
question, I happened across dances transcribed/written by Chris Page (I
note Chris has slso responded Amy's thread) and renewed acquaintance with
the gentlespoons/ladles terms.
E.g. https://contradb.com/dances/1372
Does
Hi Amy Cann,
Indeed, there is at least one other Amy (Wimmer).
Just the way that SharedWEight works on my phone didn't really facilitate
quoting her earlier post to which I replied.
Cheers,
Ken P
On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 4:02 PM Amy Cann wrote:
> Wait, what? Did I ask a question I don't rememb
Hey Amy,
Barn Burners, eh?
Tough question cuz, in my mind, barn burner is more than just the chosen
dance; e.g. what tune is driving it. (Might be a question of what's the
fuel and what's the match?)
Nonetheless, I'd think that dances having
satisfying-to-get-there-just-in-time timing would be g
All this grapevine chitchat got me thinking: Krikey, this is one of those
instances where you don't realize something changed until much later. Kind
of like trying to remember the last time you rolled down a grassy hill as a
kid.
We used to do the grapevine-ish step when circling when I started co
(not sure how this will look as it seems shared weight admin has changed
the behaviour of website posting - my email client opened up)
In reply to Joe:
Good on ya for being active in your new contra series.
A couple of suggestions to consider:
Sometimes you don't need an entirely new figure; ra
Aside: strangely, this thread wasn't there when I looked on the Shared
Weight site.
Seth Tepfer wrote: Do you have any sense of how long that ½ hey for four in
couples in promenade position should take? I know in "Cranky Ingenuity" the
couple DSD is to take 8 counts but it is always tight and real
Hi Linda,
I'm not understanding, really, the 8 beats of shaking hands thing cuz, as I
read it, just about any danceable tune in 4/4 or 2/4 would do the trick.
A reel, a jig, Billy Jean, Calling Elvis, etc.
??? I think I'm missing something.
Ken Panton
Ottawa
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>
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at
I don't call regularly but I do maintain my own catalogue of dances which I
transcribe in Word and often subsequently save as PDF. I also have a (very
professional. lol) grocery store produce bag of printouts that I carry
around. I prefer a piece of paper in my hand but have called from my
smartpho
I did try the humour approach first.
Here are some real numbers (I hope my math is correct):
https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/situation-coronavirus-in-quebec
Québec, where I am living temporarily, has a population of about 8.5
million. The provincial website sa
Hi John,
I just wanted to say thanks, as a participant in this forum, for your
regular contributions.
Cheers,
Ken Panton
Canada
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Hi Adam,
I hope all is well out west.
I will avoid anything related to trying to get a new person to enjoy contra
by stepping by themselves around their living room -- I can't imagine how
that might be accomplished -- and focus on technical aspects.
1. As you point out there may be issues with s
Hi all,
This a mixed response to the discussion of dancing to the phrase and the
social distancing.
I'm just throwing in my two cents, as a dancer and occasional caller, just
to add another perspective; it'll likely come across as negative but I'll
try to make it otherwise. Having recently left t
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