For an easy one, I like Al's Advice by Paul Tyler. However, my favorite out of minor set dance is Gene Hubert's Reunion. I can't ever dance that one enough!
Jeff _____ Jeffrey Spero Web: www.syncopaths.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/syncopaths CDBaby: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Syncopaths Contemporary California Celtic music On Feb 6, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Yoyo Zhou wrote: > You can start with dances where you see a next neighbor briefly but > return to your first neighbor: > > Sneak Preview (Claudio Buchwald) > Poetry in Motion (Lisa Greenleaf) > Stripes and Solids (Lisa Greenleaf) > Mary Cay's Reel (David Kaynor) > > Or dances where you see a shadow briefly but return to your partner: > > Another Nice Combination (Tom Hinds) > Summer of '94 (Mike Richardson (Lisa Greenleaf variation)) > > Then you can be with your shadow for a while longer: > > Chrysalis (Don Flaherty) - hey with your shadow, meet your partner > Balance to My Lou (Becky Hill) - one of the many from the petronella > with extra spin genre > > Or with your next neighbor for a while longer: > > Traveler's Welcome (Jim Kitch) - reasonably easy progressions forward > and backward and forward > > Or see lots of neighbors: > > Vote with Your Feet (Bob Isaacs) - becket, so it's not as confusing > for dancers out at the end > > Yoyo Zhou > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:40 AM, Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: >> Here are two: >> >> Another Nice Combination - Tom Hinds >> >> A1 N B&S >> A2 Circle L 3/4, pass partner -- shadow DsD 1x >> B1 P B&S >> B2 Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star >> >> You're just barely out of your minor set, and it's generally the same >> person. Also, if they miss it, they can just wander around somewhere for 8 >> beats and then B&S their partner. >> >> Becky's Brouhaha - Rhiannon (Giddens) Laffan >> >> A1 N Bal and Box the Gnat, Pull by R, (Previous N) Allemande L >> A2 (Current) N B&S >> B1 Circle L 3/4, P Sw >> B2 Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star >> >> As far as the dance goes, similar reasoning to ANC. Also, the dance was >> written as a birthday present for my wife by her best friend, so it has a >> personal connection too. ;-) >> >> >> >> On 2/6/2013 9:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your >>> minor set' dances??? >>> >>> Here in Ottawa (Ontario), dancers aren't used to leaving their minor >>> set/partner to go dance with other. I'd like to try a few really great >>> dances with this feature but they need to have a high success rate for a >>> room of folks not used to this feature of some contras. >>> >>> Any ideas and if so, why did you choose that dance???? >>> >>> Much thanks! >>> Emily Addison >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
