Hmmm, I'm not sure a balance before the partner swing is the best fix here, it seems you'd get either a balance happening 2 beats early OR a 2 beat dead space while the dancers wait to do the balance at the right time
Another way to fix that would be either a do-si-do or a gypsy with your partner before the swing, since the dancers can be fairly loose with the timing that way Just my 2 cents, Mark Widmer From: Mark Hillegonds <mark.hillego...@gmail.com> Hi all, I called this dance on Saturday night and offer the following comments. Overall, the dance flowed nicely and got good reviews from the dancers. A1: There aren't quite enough moves for the music, especially as the circle 3/4 already has momentum going from the previous circle 3/8. As a result... A2: ...the partner swing started 2-3 beats early making for a very long swing. Several dancers suggested making the A2 a balance and swing. B1: No problems / comments B2: Had a little trouble in the walkthrough getting the women to orient themselves after the almd L 1/2. Part of it was me not using the correct words and part of it was the slightly different feel of the diamond, so there was no "muscle memory" as to where to face to make the diamond. I found that asking the women who left allemanded each other to turn to face each other coming out the allemand worked nicely. I also found that when I started stressing that the diamond was with new neighbors (the progression) that the dancers were more comfortable knowing they were in the right place. You will also have to keep reminding the gents to move right while the ladies are having their fun. Having said that about the teaching, once the dancers understood the move, it was a very satisfying moment to come out of the allemendes and being away from one's partner and have everyone reappear in the diamond. If you're teaching this to newer dancers, the diamond will need some explaining. Lots of nice comments from the dancers. I asked the band to start with a jig and move to a reel. The reel kicked a bunch of energy into the second half of the dance. Hope this helps. On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Will Loving < w...@dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote: > Here's the dance as sent to me by Dan Pearl and confirmed by Ken: > > Flying Waffles (Becket) > By Ken Haltenhoff > > A1. Cir L 3/4; Bal; Men pass Rsh > A2. Sw pt > B1. W ch over and back > B2. W almd R 3/4; W almd L next W 1/2 while M move R; balance to diamond > with M facing across with partner on R; circle R 3/8 > > Alternate by Walter Lenk: > A1. Balance ring; Cir L 3/4; M pass Rsh > A2. Bal & Sw pt > >
