[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Hi Folks, thanks for all the inputs! I'm compiling a list, including the results from the same query on the "Rising Callers of America"(!) Facebook group. Will circle back to post the list once done. -Don On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 11:01 PM Don Veino wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations for con

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

If the band plays swing tunes, I can recommend this dance I wrote: Bei Mir Bist du Schoen! By Jerome Grisanti Duple Improper Contra (Identify left file and right file) Composed October 2015 A1 Circle Left once round (8), Neighbor Swing (8). A2 Down hall four in line, left file turn alone while

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

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[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

To turn it around a bit, Ashley (Broder) Hoyer has written tunes to match two of my dances. Each of these links has the choreo, the tune sheet, and videos of the dance. Be Cheery - On the webpage, there is only one video for this dance and they are playi

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Here’s one I wrote in 2006: Jump at the Sun A1)Cir L 0.75, Pass through, next N DSD 1.25 A2) Rory o More: Balance in wave, Slide R, Bal wave, slide to L. B1) Pull by that N by RH to start a full hey B2) Same N AR 0.75, W cross by LS, P Sw. Written 2006, at the suggestion of Emil Olguin, specifica

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

nt me. And no luck in my book collection. Must be out there somewhere, anyone? Erik Hoffman Oakland, CA From: Lisa Sieverts via Contra Callers Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2023 6:32 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: [Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune These weren’t composed

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Fun question! Last fall my wife, Kathleen, and I had a marriage celebration dance with the Russet Trio playing and we wrote Autumn Marriage to be danced to Tom Kruskal's Reel. Autumn Marriage by Kathleen Larkin and Jon Greene CW becket A1, A2: [slide left and] circle left 3/4x, partners h

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

These weren’t composed together but I love them together Tune: Rainy Night in Montague Dance: Trip to Lambertville by Steve Zakon-Anderson Lisa Sieverts 603-762-0235 l...@lisasieverts.com On 8 Mar 2023, at 23:01, Don Veino via Contra Callers wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations for contras

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

The one that comes to mind is Chris Weiler’s “Vallimont’s Steamboat”, written to pair with “Vladimir’s Steamboat” and inspired by the one and only Julie Vallimont: http://caller.chrisweiler.ws/dances.htm#vallimonts On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 7:45 AM Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers < contracallers@li

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Don, Wizard's Walk is an obvious one, and always fun to dance. Rich On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 11:03 PM Don Veino via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations for contras written to specifically match > a given tune, square or crooked. Obviously,

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Don, Check out Rick Mohr's "Chuck the Budgie", written for Graham Townsend's "Pat the Budgie". Rick's dance is on his webpage and also has the clever title (Pat and Chuck can both be either verbs or proper names). Graham's tune is 32 bars AABC and the balances in B2 of the dance fit the C part o

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

"Ad Vielle," by Erik Weberg, was written for "Oddville Cupola," the 3-part contra dance tune by Claude Ginsberg. Ad Vielle (Oddville) Erik Weberg Duple, improper Start in wavy line across, Larks in middle by R, partner by L A1 Wave of 4 balance forward & back (all drop hands, walk to new waves) N

[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Don -- You helped with this when I was writing it. "The Lowdown" was cionstructed for a medley of "Lowdown Hoedown" and "Beth Cohen's Reel" by Larry Ungar. (Normal length, and there' some old-timey tunes that work well with it too.) (Not sure why it's deprecated on Caller's Box.) https://cds