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Contradance 2010
Although dances and tunes are listed cryptically here,
my Dances/Composers page has
Author/Composer information
with links to composers' webpages, and links to online videos of dances, or
tunes being played.
(But perhaps you seek my
current Contracalling page, with
schedule,
or
Dances I've written?)
Pictured at left is the Old Log Cabin
at
O'Leno State Park, where a monthly contra
dance is held.
Having called an individual dance now and again, I was given the
opportunity to call the After the Break
half of the
Old Time Dance
at
O'Leno
on
Sunday, May 16, 2010.
The band was
The Flying Turtles:
Tom & Elle Hogan with
Eleta Sucsy and
Dan Peterson.
Congenial caller Eric Harris
kindly let me call the 2nd half.
I called:
(Author/Composer/steps info,
videos, and links to steps.)
Theory of Mind
by
David Smukler.
[IMPROPER: Face nbr, step diag.-L to form wavy lines across-the-set.]
Rory O'More(8+8)
[Wavy-bal R-L(2+2), slide right catch L-hands(4);
bal L-R, slide left, snag R-hands(8)].
Bal&Swing nbr(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Swing partner(8).
Ladies chain(8).
Lefthand star into a wavy line-of-4 with next nbrs
[all take RHs with nbr and ladies take LHs with each other](8).
Sweet Music
by
Amy Kahn.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the Lady]
Gents left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8).
Ladies start a full hey(16).
[As gents come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8), gent
roll-away the Lady, R-hand star(8).
[“Gents look left allemand.”]
Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
My Uncle Fred's Contra
by
Dean Snipes.
[BECKET: slightly altered in B2.]
[Your previous nbr is your
“flame”.]
Circle left 3-places(8). [On side of set]
Dosido nbr 1x and a bit more,
into short wavy lines across-the-set(8).
Balance-the-wave R-L, slide right catch L-hands(8).
[With nbr] Allemand-L 3/4 (4), gents walk to
next short-wavy-line
to allemand-R your “flame”(4).
With [current] nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
Star-right
3-places(6), melt in to a partner-swing(8), and slide-left to face a new couple(2).
Roll over Johannes
by
Becky Hill.
[IMPROPER: Down the River and Around the Bend]
Weave the Line
by
Kathy Anderson.
[IMPROPER: Double-progression. 3 sets of nbrs]
Lefthand star(8) [sugg.: wrist-grip star].
[Reverse] Circle-left(8).
[Hang on to your partner]
Veer left around NBRs#1, veer right around NBRs#2 (4+4).
[As individuals] DoSiDo your nbr#3 (8).
[Look behind you] Bal&Swing(4+12) nbr#2.
Long lines(8).
Actives swing(8) [“One's swing, Two's frame”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parks?].
Jefferson and Lincoln
by
Seth Tepfer.
[IMPROPER: 1's arch, then backing up]
Circle left(8). Circle right(8).
Star-R(8). Star-L(8).
Long-lines(8). ONEs&swing(8), in the middle.
Line4 DTHall, ONEs in the center(4).
ONEs arch(4) [still facing down].
TWOs pop through(4) [facing up the hall].
All go up 2 by 2 [ONEs bkwards](4);
ONEs are facing their new NBRs.
2010 Oct.02, Saturday evening:
As part of
the
(Oct. 1–3)
there were contra dances both Friday evening,
with Craig Bloch calling, and Saturday
evening, where I called.
Both took place in
O'Leno State Park
(in the Old Log Cabin
).
Wonderful music by the
Flying Turtles String Band:
Tom & Elle Hogan, with
Sharon Hartmann (from Barnstorm)
and
David “Will” Willkomm.
Although turnout was low [harumph…
What's more important?
–Dancing!, or a “Gator” football game?]
we had a relatively large number of beginners.
Here is what I ended up
calling,
with photos of
DTHall
and
UTHall.
7:30PM–8:30:
Broken Sixpence
by
Don Armstrong.
[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[New] Nbr dosido(8). Gents dosido(8).
Ladies dosido(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
Line4-DTHall, turn alone(6+2).
Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2).
Circle left(8) [or Right-hand Star].
[Reverse] Left-hand Star(8).
Inisheer Irish Dance |
Contra from 15:58 till 21:22, Jonathan King calling | Waltz.
* NBR balance&swing(4+12)
[on the side].
* Long-lines, roll-away while backing up(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
Al's Safeway Produce
by
Robert Cromartie.
Roll over Johannes
by
Becky Hill.
[IMPROPER: Down the River and Around the Bend]
Fidelity Reel
by
Bill Wellington.
[IMPROPER: Two gypsys]
Gypsy, then Nbr swing(8+8).
Long-lines(8).
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Gypsy, then swing partner(8+8).
With partner, promenade across(8).
Ladies chain(8).
Rod's Grits
by
Bill Olson.
[IMPROPER: Box-the-Gnat into R-hand star]
R-hand-bal w nbr(4), box-the-gnat(4),
star-R 1x (8).
Rights-&-lefts across(8).
Ladies dosido 1.5 (8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
With partner, promenade across(8).
Circle left 3-places, then pass thru up-&-down(6+2).
Anne Marie Walter | Rhiannon and Friends.
Dean Snipes | Steamshovel.
Small Potatoes
by
Jim Kitch.
[IMPROPER:]
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
R-hands-across--Star 1x (8).
[Orig: Circle-left.]
Ladies chain(8).
Ladies dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
9PM–10PM:
Jefferson and Lincoln
by
Seth Tepfer.
[IMPROPER: 1's arch, then backing up]
Circle left(8). Circle right(8).
Star-R(8). Star-L(8).
Long-lines(8). ONEs&swing(8), in the middle.
Line4 DTHall, ONEs in the center(4).
ONEs arch(4) [still facing down].
TWOs pop through(4) [facing up the hall].
All go up 2 by 2 [ONEs bkwards](4);
ONEs are facing their new NBRs.
Weave the Line
by
Kathy Anderson.
[IMPROPER: Double-progression. 3 sets of nbrs]
Lefthand star(8) [sugg.: wrist-grip star].
[Reverse] Circle-left(8).
[Hang on to your partner]
Veer left around NBRs#1, veer right around NBRs#2 (4+4).
[As individuals] DoSiDo your nbr#3 (8).
[Look behind you] Bal&Swing(4+12) nbr#2.
Long lines(8).
Actives swing(8) [“One's swing, Two's frame”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parks?].
Sweet Music
by
Amy Kahn.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the Lady]
Gents left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8).
Ladies start a full hey(16).
[As gents come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8), gent
roll-away the Lady, R-hand star(8).
[“Gents look left allemand.”]
Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
Tune:
Coral Riff.
The photo on the right has me
Fending off Joe Rush,
who tried to steal my partner during the waltz.
The six photos here are courtesy of Dan Peterson.
(This was my first paid gig
. Having split the take 5
ways, I earned $24 for something I'd happily pay to do.)
2010 Oct.16, Sat.,
8PM–11PM:
JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
and
I called the GODS
Boltin Center
dance in Gainesville, with the
Flying Turtles:
Tom & Elle Hogan,
and
David “Will” Willkomm.
This nice photo, by Dave Pokorney
(JoLaine's husband),
is linked to a
larger photo of JoLaine and me discussing
multi-level
quasi-reflective
non-orientable
technical ContraCalling minutia…
JoLaine's dances:
Broken Sixpence
by
Don Armstrong.
[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[New] Nbr dosido(8). Gents dosido(8).
Ladies dosido(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
Line4-DTHall, turn alone(6+2).
Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2).
Circle left(8) [or Right-hand Star].
[Reverse] Left-hand Star(8).
Inisheer Irish Dance |
Contra from 15:58 till 21:22, Jonathan King calling | Waltz.
* NBR balance&swing(4+12)
[on the side].
* Long-lines, roll-away while backing up(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
Medley:
Whiskey before Breakfast /Red-haired boy.
The Baby Rose
by
David Kaynor.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Partner DoSiDo(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Left-hand star(8).
Jack Mitchell | Big Medicine.
Medley:
Road To Lisdoonvarna /Swallowtail Jig.
Ben's spin-off #3
by
Gene Hubert.
Tune:
Father Kelly's Reel.
#11
by
Mike Richardson.
Tune:
Jawbone.
CJ's Delight
by
Amy Kahn.
Tune:
On the Danforth.
The Bus Stop
by
Bill Olson.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr bal by R-hand, Box the Gnat(4+4).
Star-R 3-places, into wavy-line across(8), ladies in center.
Bal-wave(4). Ladies allemand-L(4) into half-hey,
partners pass R-shoulders to start(8).
Partner gypsy, then swing(8+8).
Promenade across and courtesy turn(8).
Roll away with a half sashay [ladies roll left](2)
Left-hand star 3-places(6).
Jolaine Jones-Pokorney | Full Circle.
Medley:
Home with girls /Devil in the Straw Stack /Speed the plow.
Cranky Ingenuity
by
Bill Olson.
[IMPROPER: Dosido as couples]
Circle-left(8). As couples, dosido nbr-couple(8).
Individually, nbr dosido(8). Swing nbr(8).
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Partner Swing(8).
Circle-left 3/4 (8). Ring-balance(4).
California Twirl(4), to face new nbrs.
Myra Hirschberg |
Mike Ayles & David Boulanger.
Alice Morris.
Tune:
Six Feet Under.
Jonathan's dances:
The numbers in
green show what was actually
called, and in what order, whereas the black numbers show what was planned.
- [2]
Sweet Music
by
Amy Kahn.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the Lady]
Gents left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8).
Ladies start a full hey(16).
[As gents come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8), gent
roll-away the Lady, R-hand star(8).
[“Gents look left allemand.”]
Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
Tune: Coral Riff.
-
Ross's Request
by
Mark Widmer.
[IMPROPER: Cozy line; Cloverleaf; Double-PROG]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12).
Long-lines(8). ONEs swing(8), step between new TWOs.
Down the hall four-in-line [ONEs between TWOs](4).
Everyone keeping hands joined, ONEs turn away from partner, and
TWOs wrap behind, to make a cozy line(4). Come back up the hall(4).
TWOs pass over ONEs, to form a cloverleaf.
Circle-left in cloverleaf formation(8).
Star-L [and progress to new nbrs](8).
Medley: Bad Hair /Blue Jig.
The UF football team was losing, as our dance took place,
leading to a
Slightly Weird Calling Experience,
with a
Fred Astaire
contra line, and a
Jerry Lewis
contra line.
I later heard that
some college students had texted each other and left the game at half-time,
caming to the dance in a wild&crazy mood.
I decided to
ditch the teaching
and
simply started the music very slowly.
[The band was great, doing just what I asked. The music speeds up around 4:45.]
While the dance started rocky, it ended quite well.
- [4]
Theory of Mind
by
David Smukler.
[IMPROPER: Face nbr, step diag.-L to form wavy lines across-the-set.]
Rory O'More(8+8)
[Wavy-bal R-L(2+2), slide right catch L-hands(4);
bal L-R, slide left, snag R-hands(8)].
Bal&Swing nbr(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Swing partner(8).
Ladies chain(8).
Lefthand star into a wavy line-of-4 with next nbrs
[all take RHs with nbr and ladies take LHs with each other](8).
Tune: Spootiskerry.
- [1]
Chainsaw Reel
by
Don Lennartson.
[BECKET: Huge oval circle]
[Same two] Ladies chain(8). Long lines(8);
keep hands, and connect at the ends to make a huge oval.
Oval right(8) [“Ovaltine”].
Oval left(8) [“OvalTang”].
[Original foursomes] Circle-left(8).
[C'mon back with a] Left-hand star(8) all the way around.
[Ladies look right and] Allemand-R the
new nbr-lady coming toward you(8).
Partner-swing(8), on the side.
Jonathan King, Footloose.
Caller? | Band?.
Medley: Cold Frosty Morning /Old Joe Clark.
-
Weave the Line
by
Kathy Anderson.
[IMPROPER: Double-progression. 3 sets of nbrs]
Lefthand star(8) [sugg.: wrist-grip star].
[Reverse] Circle-left(8).
[Hang on to your partner]
Veer left around NBRs#1, veer right around NBRs#2 (4+4).
[As individuals] DoSiDo your nbr#3 (8).
[Look behind you] Bal&Swing(4+12) nbr#2.
Long lines(8).
Actives swing(8) [“One's swing, Two's frame”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parks?].
Medley: Shoes & Stockings /Cotton Baggin'.
-
Small Potatoes
by
Jim Kitch.
[IMPROPER:]
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
R-hands-across--Star 1x (8).
[Orig: Circle-left.]
Ladies chain(8).
Ladies dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
Medley: Soldier's Joy /Duck River.
This is Dave's photograph of
Isaac filming
JoLaine and me.
[Click on the photo for a full-size image.]
The dance was pretty well attended, considering that there was a
Gator football game. However, as the Gators were losing, we got
dancers who preferred to dance than watch a loss.
So Their loss was our gain…
.
2010 Oct.17, Sun.:
2PM–5PM:
JoLaine and I called the
Old Time Contra Dance
at
O'Leno State Park,
with the
Flying Turtles Band:
Tom & Elle Hogan (at right)
and David “Will” Willkomm (at left),
joined by Linda Pottberg (in center).
At photo-right is Tom Hogan, on guitar.
His lovely wife Elle, on fiddle, is
behind JoLaine.
Linda Pottberg is in photo-center.
Will Willkomm, on percussion, is
behind Mark Stowe who is dressed in black.
JoLaine's dances for the 1st half:
The Baby Rose
by
David Kaynor.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Partner DoSiDo(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Left-hand star(8).
Jack Mitchell | Big Medicine.
Tune:
Road To Lisdoonvarna /Swallowtail Jig.
Fidelity Reel
by
Bill Wellington.
[IMPROPER: Two gypsys]
Gypsy, then Nbr swing(8+8).
Long-lines(8).
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Gypsy, then swing partner(8+8).
With partner, promenade across(8).
Ladies chain(8).
#11
by
Mike Richardson.
Tune:
Jawbone.
After the Flu
by
Dean Snipes.
Cranky Ingenuity
by
Bill Olson.
[IMPROPER: Dosido as couples]
Circle-left(8). As couples, dosido nbr-couple(8).
Individually, nbr dosido(8). Swing nbr(8).
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Partner Swing(8).
Circle-left 3/4 (8). Ring-balance(4).
California Twirl(4), to face new nbrs.
Myra Hirschberg |
Mike Ayles & David Boulanger.
Alice Morris.
Tune:
Six Feet Under.
Friday Night Fever
by
Tony Parkes.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Gents Allemand-left 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8).
With partner, promenade across(8).
Ladies chain(8).
[Face partner] Square-Through
[Across the set:
Prtnr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2);
w.nbr L-hand pull-by(2);
w.prtnr bal and pull-by(4+2);
w.nbr pull-by(2)],
to face new NBR.
Beth Molaro | Appalachian Storm.
Here, I think I'm teaching
Jefferson and Lincoln.
[Photo by Dave Pokorney. Clicking
the photo gives a larger version.]
Jonathan's dances for the 2nd half:
Chainsaw Reel
by
Don Lennartson.
[BECKET: Huge oval circle]
[Same two] Ladies chain(8). Long lines(8);
keep hands, and connect at the ends to make a huge oval.
Oval right(8) [“Ovaltine”].
Oval left(8) [“OvalTang”].
[Original foursomes] Circle-left(8).
[C'mon back with a] Left-hand star(8) all the way around.
[Ladies look right and] Allemand-R the
new nbr-lady coming toward you(8).
Partner-swing(8), on the side.
Jonathan King, Footloose.
Caller? | Band?.
Medley:
Cold Frosty Morning /Old Joe Clark.
Sweet Music
by
Amy Kahn.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the Lady]
Gents left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8).
Ladies start a full hey(16).
[As gents come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8), gent
roll-away the Lady, R-hand star(8).
[“Gents look left allemand.”]
Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
Tune:
Coral Riff.
Small Potatoes
by
Jim Kitch.
[IMPROPER:]
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
R-hands-across--Star 1x (8).
[Orig: Circle-left.]
Ladies chain(8).
Ladies dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
Medley:
Soldier's Joy /Duck River.
Jefferson and Lincoln
by
Seth Tepfer.
[IMPROPER: 1's arch, then backing up]
Circle left(8). Circle right(8).
Star-R(8). Star-L(8).
Long-lines(8). ONEs&swing(8), in the middle.
Line4 DTHall, ONEs in the center(4).
ONEs arch(4) [still facing down].
TWOs pop through(4) [facing up the hall].
All go up 2 by 2 [ONEs bkwards](4);
ONEs are facing their new NBRs.
Hay in the Barn
by
Chart Guthrie.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Ladies start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Ladies start half-hey(8).
Seth Tepfer | Tim&Friends.
Ron Buchanon (at left)
giving me pointers on voice-inflection.
I'm sorry; vOIce InFLecTion...
2010 Nov.21, Sun.:
2PM–5PM:
Eric Harris
called the
Old Time Contra Dance
at
O'Leno State Park.
I called one single dance,
Sweet Music
by
Amy Kahn.
JK Home page
Contradance 2010
2010 Oct.16, Sat.,
8PM–11PM:
JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
and
I called the GODS
Boltin Center
dance in Gainesville, with the
Flying Turtles:
Tom & Elle Hogan,
and
David “Will” Willkomm.
