Hi Alan,
I don't recognize this specifically, but it's similar to a dance a group of us
put together during a session at BACDS Spring Weekend
a couple years back. Musically, the idea was to have something that could
start easy with jig tempo and then switch to a reel once
the dancers were comfortable with it. Dance wise we wanted a mostly smooth
flow.
Cary House Shuffle (CW Becket), written Mar, 2010 (a collective effort at BACDS
Spring Weekend)
A1 1-4 Long lines fwd & back
5-8 With new Nbrs (diagonally left across the set), circle L 3/4
A2 1-4 (Same) Nbr DSD (or gypsy)
5-8 Nbr swing
B1 1-8 Hey-for-4, gents start L-shoulder (GL,PR,WL,NR)
B2 1-4 Gents give-and-take (bring Ptr to original side)
5-8 Partners swing (end facing across)
I notice some differences from Solar Noon. We used the A1 1-4 long lines as
an easy recovery after the ending swing, and then
"hid" the progression in the A1 5-8 circle (a move we borrowed from a lot of
other becket dances <G>). The B section has the men
actively lead the L-shoulder hey since it was already the direction they were
traveling in coming out of the A2 5-8 swing. We ended
up with a split decision on A2 because most the group REALLY liked the DSD for
jig time, but also REALLY liked the gypsy-meltdown in
reel time. :-)
Thanx, Ric Goldman
[email protected]
P.S. If you like, I can try for more feedback at the next February Woodshed
dance (For those not familiar with the BACDS Woodshed
series, we try out new dances or calling techniques and get feedback from the
dancers about what they like; callers chip in to cover
cost of the hall and dancers get in Free!).
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> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Winston - SSRL
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> Subject: [Callers] Is this a dance already?
>
> (I was thinking about driving minor-key jigs in English dancing, where there
> are only a few that really have a sense of headlong
motion,
> and I ended up drafting a contra dance to to show what I was talking about.
> Then I thought about calling the dance and had to
rejigger
> it a bunch to provide things like a recovery point, etc. Now it has less
> obvious novelty than it did, is probably danceable - but
I don't
> know that it's unique. Anybody recognize the sequence?)
>
> Thanks!
>
> SOLAR NOON
> Becket contra
>
> Alan recommends driving minor-key jigs
> - "Sailor's Wife", "Jack's Health/Bolt the Door", "Female Saylor", etc - or
> slinky reels.
>
> Form:BK Figs: YearnL,CL.75,NG,NS,WH4+,PG&S
>
> A1:1-4: LL forward (and usually to the left to a new couple), and back
> 5-8: CL 3/4 to face neighbors up and down
>
> A2: 1-4: Neighbors gypsy Rsh
> 5-8: Neighbors swing
>
> B1: 1-8: Hey for four over and back (women pass rsh)
>
> B2: 1-4: Women pass wide right into partner gypsy
> 4-8: Partner swing on the side, open facing in.
>
> END EFFECTS: Inactive couple wait on the long 2nd diagonal (left side as you
> face up or down the set).
>
> -- Alan
