Ceilidh on saturday
Jan. 22nd, 2007 12:21 pmBy the way, there's a Ceilidh on Saturday, I hope to go to at least some of it.
Ceilidh this weekend (sat 7th)
Oct. 4th, 2006 07:08 pmFor those of you who like ceilidhs, but always manage to miss the round's announcements, the next is coming up this saturday. I feel put upon this week for a couple of reasons, but shall certainly try to go for most of it.
For that matter, I recommend it to anyone wanting to give it a go -- they explain what to do as it goes along, I have n left feet and picked it up ok, if you feel you may enjoy it, why not come along?
For that matter, I recommend it to anyone wanting to give it a go -- they explain what to do as it goes along, I have n left feet and picked it up ok, if you feel you may enjoy it, why not come along?
Dancing and Carlton and schedule
Jun. 16th, 2006 12:33 amOnce again I'm sufficiently free to dash in to the second half of the round. Cycling and exuberant dances together make a *glow* :) I can't remember the name of the penultimate dance, but it was beautiful doom: two sets of four people passing through each other in the middle doing many chains[1] with people flying past in the middle.
In theory, you could have four sets of four intersecting at that point, because everyone is going round the same way at the middle, but you'd have to run really fast.
Then I ran off to the Carlton, where there were fewer people than often, but many nice people, and I wandered round asking "What is [whoever]'s name?" because I need to make Veizla place cards. But I think I got them all now :)
[1] What is the easiest way to describe this? I walk up and down the line, going left round one person, right round the next, etc except that we all do that and it so happens that this works. (Tip for beginners: at the end, you pass the same shoulder twice.)
In theory, you could have four sets of four intersecting at that point, because everyone is going round the same way at the middle, but you'd have to run really fast.
Then I ran off to the Carlton, where there were fewer people than often, but many nice people, and I wandered round asking "What is [whoever]'s name?" because I need to make Veizla place cards. But I think I got them all now :)
[1] What is the easiest way to describe this? I walk up and down the line, going left round one person, right round the next, etc except that we all do that and it so happens that this works. (Tip for beginners: at the end, you pass the same shoulder twice.)
Ooh, that was fun. It was exhausting, but a great ceilidh. There's just the right number of people I know, so I didn't need too much running round trying to dance with all of them, nor forced to make a new friend every dance. And I wasn't worrying about anything else, so just threw myself into the dancing.
It seemed to just click -- it wasn't absolutely perfect, but I did all of the dances well, didn't start daydreaming, and coped with a few advanced twiddles; and even polka'd Sonicdrift avoiding everyone and without tripping on anything.
I can never remember the names of the dances. There was one in lines of pairs of pairs where you turn opposite, turn person-of-the-same-gender, chain, spin partner, turn opposite, turn partner, circle, and pass through, but I was dancing with Rosy who *really* can spin, and the entire dance seemed to circle the same way, so by the end I looked shell shocked, and my middle ear was complaining.
And OXO, with a horseshoe line that's threaded through an arch on the end, that we tried to do about 3 times as often as their was time for. It's called OXO because six pairs form two circles and a rh star, but made me think "You must be able to play O's and X's like this..."
Atreic was a good caller. I'm slightly biased because I know more dances now that I used to, but she was pleasant to listen to, and I always knew how to dance after she explained it, which put her, together with a couple of others, as a favorite caller.
We resolve: we must do more dancing. I could maybe go to the round, but I maybe should investigate the other groups that build something. And try to get a group of people together to go back to the CDC balls -- I miss waltzing.
It seemed to just click -- it wasn't absolutely perfect, but I did all of the dances well, didn't start daydreaming, and coped with a few advanced twiddles; and even polka'd Sonicdrift avoiding everyone and without tripping on anything.
I can never remember the names of the dances. There was one in lines of pairs of pairs where you turn opposite, turn person-of-the-same-gender, chain, spin partner, turn opposite, turn partner, circle, and pass through, but I was dancing with Rosy who *really* can spin, and the entire dance seemed to circle the same way, so by the end I looked shell shocked, and my middle ear was complaining.
And OXO, with a horseshoe line that's threaded through an arch on the end, that we tried to do about 3 times as often as their was time for. It's called OXO because six pairs form two circles and a rh star, but made me think "You must be able to play O's and X's like this..."
Atreic was a good caller. I'm slightly biased because I know more dances now that I used to, but she was pleasant to listen to, and I always knew how to dance after she explained it, which put her, together with a couple of others, as a favorite caller.
We resolve: we must do more dancing. I could maybe go to the round, but I maybe should investigate the other groups that build something. And try to get a group of people together to go back to the CDC balls -- I miss waltzing.
s/Serenity/Ceilidh/
Oct. 4th, 2005 05:30 pmOops. I *thought* I was finally on the round mailing list, but apparently not. OK, will email now.
I think I will be ceilidhing on sat (8.00-11.00 sat Parkside, just off parker's piece http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/round/ceilidh.htm).
So unfortunately Serenity can't happen then. I'm sorry. If people want, we could go on sunday or next week.
I think I will be ceilidhing on sat (8.00-11.00 sat Parkside, just off parker's piece http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/round/ceilidh.htm).
So unfortunately Serenity can't happen then. I'm sorry. If people want, we could go on sunday or next week.