We danced Du Quoin Races last evening and it went really well. They want it again next week! Thanks for you help. John Tuck
2010/2/16 Susan Moffett <smoff...@insightbb.com> > After the second circle left halfway/rollaway with a half sashay in the B2 > part, slide left with partner to a new couple. > It works! > > On Feb 16, 2010, at 2:25 AM, John Tuck wrote: > > Susan, you seem to know the dance well, how does the progression go? I get >> the couples crossing sides but then coming back again >> JoT >> >> 2010/2/7 Susan Moffett <smoff...@insightbb.com> >> >> This dance has been one of my favorites for a long time. The first half >>> for >>> its precision and the second half for its flow. With the tight tune, it >>> can >>> be magical! >>> >>> On Feb 7, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Martha Edwards wrote: >>> >>> I would second that. >>> >>>> >>>> In "Midwest Folklore" a fine book of Midwestern Dances (plug, plug), >>>> edited >>>> by the dance's author, Orace Johnson, it says of DuQuoin Races: >>>> >>>> A2 Balance (4) (Women step forward across the set to take neighbor's >>>> place, >>>> while men loop right to take partner's place, thus forming long wavy >>>> lines >>>> with the women facing out, and the men facing in.) >>>> Balance. Men cross set as women loop right. >>>> >>>> I particularly like the contrast between the somewhat quaint and formal >>>> language of the explanation in parentheses with the curt, efficient "Men >>>> cross as women loop right". >>>> >>>> M >>>> E >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 7:07 AM, Chris Weiler (home) < >>>> chris.wei...@weirdtable.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For the good are always the merry, >>>> Save by an evil chance, >>>> And the merry love the fiddle >>>> And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >
