I like the dance; I'm always partial to lost-and-found dances. As an
occasional caller, I've had little success calling give and take dances. The
give and take moves people away from being across from another couple and into
a kind of zigzag formation. Newcomers and dancers with poor awareness of where
they are supposed to be invariably choose the wrong couple for the next move.
For this dance, after the neighbor swing, I would tell the dancers to identify
their shadow, then the couple to the right of that for who to do the diagonal
right and left through with. The dancers will still be the zigzag formation
after the R&L through. I'd ask them to identify the couple that did not
include their partner to star with.
I would like some feedback as to whether that's a good way to talk about
position, or if there's a better/simpler way to teach that
John Nance> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date:
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:19:42 -0400> CC: [email protected]> Subject: [Callers]
A New Dance> > > To All;> > With the premission of the author, I'd like to
share a new and interesting dance;> > The Boomerang Effect Becket-L Roger
Auman> > A1. 8 Ladies chain to N1> 8 R diagonal ladies chain to Sh1> > A2. 4
Give and take to gent's side (1)> 12 N2 swing> > B1. 8 L diagonal R and L
through> 8 Star L 3/4 (2)> > B2. 16 Partner gypsy and swing> > (1) - Give and
takes to a neighbor are rare, but Roger makes the correct choice here. The
natural circle L 3/4, N2 swing creates a sharp change of direction on the R
diagonal/circle L transition.> > (2) - All start the star across from a second
shadow.> > The neat part of this dance is that on the R and L through all pass
their partner, only to boomerang back to them later on. As far as I know, the
passing your partner on a L diagonal R and L through is new.> > Roger Auman is
a longtime dancer and up-and-coming caller from Philadelphia. He's written some
other good ones, and if interested, you can contact him at the email on the CC
line.> > Bob> >
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