[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

2022-10-14 Thread Bill Olson via Contra Callers
That guy from 8 years ago will probably sue you for copyright infringement, Seth!! bill From: Michael Dyck via Contra Callers Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2022 8:15 PM To: contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Re: Does this dance exist

[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

2022-10-13 Thread Michael Dyck via Contra Callers
On 2022-10-12 1:51 p.m., Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote: Hey callers and dance-choreographic-encyclopedic-knowledgeable people* Last Friday I needed a transitionary dance at the last second. We had many more first time contra dancers than I was expecting. I wanted something a bit more

[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

2022-10-13 Thread Ridge Kennedy via Contra Callers
In the "for what it's worth" department, the dance shares a transition with Haste to the Wedding. There's the awkward bit for the (right-hand dancer in each couple) when (pronoun) is coming out of the left-hand star and has to do a quick U-turn in order to face across the set for the do-si-do. I

[Callers] Re: Does this dance exist?

2022-10-12 Thread Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers
I can think of two out of print books where this dance or something terribly close could be. Holden, Rickey, Frank Kaltman, and Olga Kulbitsky. The Contra Dance Book. Newark, NJ: American Squares, 1956; Lovendegem, Belgium: Anglo-American Dance Service, 1997. A compilation of contras and