Hi All: Nice to see this dance has been well received so far. I'm sure it makes a proud Dad even prouder. For those interested, here's some background on the choreography of this dance. The A1 is not new, and goes back over 10 years to a dance I wrote for Jim Kitch: Kitch as Kitch Can Improper A1. Balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin A2. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, 1/2 hey (PR, LL, NR, GL) B1. Partner gypsy and swing B2. Ladies chain, star L Jim in turn found a way to include a second swing: Seven Sevens Becket A1. Circle L 3/4, neighbor swing A2. R and L through, star L B1. W/next balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin B2. Gents pass L, partner gypsy and swing It is this dance that has become better known. Lesson learned; whenever one writes a good dance with one swing, try to find a better dance with two swings. So to write The Raeden Reel, I just switched the swing connectors. I also went back to improper to emphasize the balance. The new transition in The Raeden Reel is the Mad Robin/circle, which as far as I know isn't in other contras - Bob
> From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:16:28 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel > > Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason > being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs > and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout > House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden. > It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our > total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!). > > There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go > of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at > http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs . > > -Don > > The Raeden Reel β DI β Bob Isaacs > > A1 > > (4,4) Bal., box the gnat > > (8) Mad Robin > > A2 > > (6) Cir. Lt. 3/4 > > (10) p swing > > B1 > > (8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2 > > (8) n swing > > B2 > > (8) Rt. & Lt. Thru > > (8) star Lt. > > *Bob says: βIn the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off > from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because > they know where their neighbor is.β* > > *Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin > won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12, > called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.* > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
