Research Questions
- What association is there between a dance (the set of steps) and the music the band plays for it for it?
- How does a caller work with a band?
- What makes a good dance (referring to the event as a whole)?
1) Contra-Mixer (learned at a Newport dance called by Lucia Watson) / Reverend Brother's Jig & Out on the Ocean
2) The Good Man of Ballangigh (English)
3) Contra-Bowl of Cherries (by Sue Rosen) / Coffee & Cliffs of Moher
4) Alunelul (International-Romanian)
5) Waltz / Tom Bigbee
6) Gathering Peascods (English)
7) Dola Horse Stomp (Scandanavian Polka) / 1st polka on p. 11 of our set book (just listed as Polka, nameless)
8) Couples Polka (Seattle Polka style) / 2nd polka on p.11 Kerry Polka #1
9) Contra-anon. I picked this up at a dance somewhere along the way. Hope to find its name someday. Great dance. / Mairi's Wedding & Road to Boston
10) The Ox Dance (Swedish)
11) Contra-anon. same notes as #9. / Started w/ Baghad Gus but music just didn't fit dance. Restarted w/ The Woodchuck. To my surprise, this was a huge success, because while watching/calling the dance, I was hysterical w/ how frantic everyone looked trying to make it to the beginning of the next phrase on time. Yet still, they loved it. Next time we'll try this w/ a set of jigs and see if it doesn't play out a little smoother on the dance floor.
12) Waltz / Kevin Keegan
13) Hambo (Swedish) lessons & dancing / Trollspolska & Island Hambo
notes courtesy of Paul
