Well, since we seem to be in the 'mood' for variations on a theme, here is one of mine.
35 4 THE ROSENS Becket 2006 Written to celebrate Bruce and Sue Rosen's 35th Wedding Anniversary A1 Circle 3/4 to a hey A2 Neighbor gypsy meltdown B1 Crosstrail past current neighbor, next neighbor balance and wrap to a cuddle B2 Give and take Notes: The 'circle 3/4 to a hey' is the movement stolen from Mood Swings, definitely my favorite transition, and a wonderful contribution by Sue to zesty contras. To teach it I get everyone to circle 3 places and then ask the men to let go of their partner and do another step around the circle whilst helping their neighbor bend round to face them so that everyone is in a line of four across the set. The balance should be two handed and the wrap movement (still holding both hands from the balance) consists of the man raising his left hand and moving clockwise, passing right shoulders, to the other side of the woman whilst turning the woman counter clockwise so that they end up facing in (same as doing a star through) in a cuddle (as in swing or cajun). The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words was never truer. Demonstrate it first and then use the words! Michael Barraclough Itinerant C17 & C21 Dancing Master, eCeilidh and Contra Caller http://www.michaelbarraclough.com -----Original Message----- From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Lisa Sieverts Sent: 09 April 2007 23:26 To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] "Mood Swings" - Sue Rosen Here's a little shameless self-promotion for the dance I wrote based on Sue's dance. I wanted that great circle -> hey -> balance & swing interaction with my partner: Mood Ring Lisa Sieverts BECKET - sawtooth 1. on left diagonal, circle left halfway with next couple, roll away (woman roll partner from left to right) 2. W allemande LEFT 1 ½ 3&4. NEIGHBOR balance & swing 5. Circle left ¾, men roll partner from left to right 6. ½ hey, men start by the LEFT 7&8. PARTNER balance and swing On Apr 9, 2007, at 3:33 PM, richg...@comcast.net wrote: > Here are the moves for Mood Swings: > > Mood Swings - Sue Rosen Improper > > A1: Long lines forward and back > on your way back roll away w/1/2 sashay > (ladies rolling to the right of their Ns along the set) > Gents allemande left 1 1/2 > > A2: Partner balance and swing > > B1: Circle left 3/4 and flatten (see note) into a > > 1/2 hey (Start pass N by rt sh) > > B2: Neighbor balance and swing > After the circle left 3/4 in B1, use two counts of good connection > to bring the Gents to the outside of the set facing in and the > ladies to the center facing out, ready for the half hey. This > action makes Mood Swings a particularly satisfying dance. > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
