Thanks for mentioning this, Mavis.... As a somewhat bony person, I  
did this dance at Folklife a few years back. The lines are very long  
there and the dances sometimes go on for quite a while. By halfway  
through the dance my hip was KILLING me and I was begging my  
neighbors to stop bumping me. I gotta say, it's not one of my  
favorite dances.
Joyce Miller

On Nov 18, 2008, at 10:03 PM, mavis mcgaugh wrote:

> I teach the bump bump for the A1
>  but I always tell folks after It each it and before we start the  
> dance
>  that if doing the bump bump hurts their back, their hip or their  
> vanity - they can just do the regular balance & swing.    Works  
> either way!
>  Most folks opt for the bump bump!
>
> Mavis L McGaugh
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> --- On Tue, 11/18/08, Tina Fields <tfields8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Tina Fields <tfields8 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Carmen's Garments
>> To: callers at sharedweight.net
>> Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 1:13 PM
>> Mavis, in Lynn's improper variation, where do you do the
>> Carmen thing - A1 w/ Ns? or both then and B1 w/ P?
>>
>> Yes, I too thought it was by Lisa Greenleaf - but when I
>> called it in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, a dancer
>> came up after and told me he thought it was by Kathy
>> Anderson. Trying to discover the truth online, I then found
>> the Paul Balliet reference too... yikes. Carmen seems very
>> popular amongst dance creators!
>>
>> I'd love to see all of these Carmen dances to compare
>> them. Anyone have them?
>>
>> Tina
>>
>>
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>>> I too learned it as Carmen's Contra by Lisa
>> Greenleaf
>>>
>>> I use it often but as an IMPROPER Dance more often
>> than
>>> becket (thanks Lynn A)
>>>
>>> A1) N  B & Swing
>>>
>>> A2) LL f&b
>>>      Ladies  Right AL  1 1/2
>>>
>>> B1) Partner B & S
>>>
>>> B2)  Circle Left 3 place
>>>        Pass Thru
>>>   Next Neighbor  D-S-D
>>>
>>>
>>> B1
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>>> --- On Mon, 11/17/08, Richard Allen Fischer
>>> <richardallenfischer at verizon.net> wrote:
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>>>> From: Richard Allen Fischer
>>> <richardallenfischer at verizon.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Carmen's Garments
>>>> To: tfields8 at yahoo.com, "Caller's
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>>> list" <callers at sharedweight.net>
>>>> Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 2:25 AM
>>>> Hmmm...  I've got it as Carmen's Contra
>> by
>>> Lisa
>>>> Greenleaf.
>>>>
>>>> RAF
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 16, 2008, at 11:53 PM, Tina Fields wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi callers -
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been calling this goofy, fun dance
>> that
>>> I
>>>> learned while dancing as "Carmen's
>>> Scarf." I
>>>> want to ascribe it correctly. When I looked
>> online, I
>>> found
>>>> references to (w/o the dance) for a Carmen's
>> Scarf
>>> by
>>>> Paul Balliet and a Carmen's Hat by Kathy
>> Anderson.
>>> Do
>>>> any of you know which one I've got here?
>> Thanks! -
>>> Tina
>>>>>
>>>>> Carmen?s Scarf				Becket contra
>>>>> ? 	                                 FUN, E/I
>>>>>
>>>>> A1)	(8)	 Cir L ?, pass thru
>>>>> 	(8)	DSD next N
>>>>>
>>>>> A2)	(4)	with same N: clap clap, bump bump
>>>>> 	(12)	Sw
>>>>>
>>>>> B1)	(8)	LL F&B
>>>>> 	(8)	Women Al-R 1-1/2
>>>>>
>>>>> B2)	(16)	B & Sw P
>>>>>
>>>>> NB: Men empty R pockets 1st!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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