FYI to all, there is a beautiful recording of Cherokee Shuffle by Bruce Ling here http://www.hawksandowls.com/Tunes/Cherokee_shuffle/Cherokee_shuffle_page.htm
(This version is actually in three parts, AA BB CC) Just had a crazy thought, the neighbor do-si-do could be done as a couple-do-si-do, a la Don Flaherty's Slapping The Wood Coming out of the California twirl and forward-and-back, and going into the circle, this would maintain the connection with your partner Mark Widmer List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:06:03 -0400 From: "The Witful Turnip" <wtur...@sympatico.ca> Subject: [Callers] Cherokee Shuffle.... To: <call...@sharedweight.net> Message-ID: <blu0-smtp351261d7f7ec0d3de6fb2ac2...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ... David's notation for the dance.... Cherokee Shuffle Improper A1: (facing up and down set) w/Ns, F & B; w/N, dos-a-dos; form circle A2: Bal. Circle; W/N, swing, end progressed B1: Gs LH turn 1/2; W/P, bal. & swing (12 beats) B2: Circle L 3/4; Circle Bal. 2x; W/P, California Twirl to swap places, face new Ns The B1 seems a little odd to me because the Gs LH turn 1/2 won't fill 8 beats/counts. I say that's a 4 beat/count figure at best. So 4 +12 = 16 when it should be 20, shouldn't it?? And that's assuming he mean the notation of (12 beats) to refer specifically to the balance and swing, which could be wrong on my part. I don't remember what this should feel like when danced. I guess there's a reason why I never call the crooked version...! I'd be interested in any analysis. And like David, I'm curious about the tune the band has in mind. Thanks, Bev ps -- Looks like he meant that the swing is 12 beats NOT counting the balance, so as Richard Fischer said it's 4+4+12=20 (allemande + balance + swing)
