Now I'm curious! Can someone post the choreography for Hussey Bride? Maia
2013/5/8 Bree Kalb <b...@mindspring.com> > Rickey, > > Tell the ladies that they allemande the new lady who is between their > Partner and their Shadow and they are going to end up where she is, except > facing out, with partner in left hand, shadow in right hand. > > I also tell the dancers they are not really out at the top and bottom, to > stay alert for when they are needed. They will be needed as part of the > long wavy lines curving around the ends (again, with partner in right hand, > shadow in right hand) and to be alert for their cue to walk forward into a > new wave of four. > > I don't tell the band what tempo to use for most dances since it might > depend on the tune, but if it looks like the dancers are rushing to get to > the next move, I'd signal the band to slow down a tad. I've never gotten > tired or winded doing 3/33/33 and I'm not exactly in prime athletic > condition, so that might have been a fluke. > > I see you are calling here in June. We may have too many beginners for it, > but I would LOVE to dance Hussey Bride. I call it often, but other local > callers don't use it much. > > Bree Kalb > Carrboro NC > > > -----Original Message----- From: Rickey Holt > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 8:33 PM > To: 'Caller's discussion list' > Subject: [Callers] 3-33-33 and The Hussey Bride > > > Hi all, > Thanks for the suggestion to call 3-33-33. I did that and it went well, but > good dancers got very tired and winded. What tempo do you use? > Thanks also for the suggestion to call Bill Olson's The Hussey Bride. I did > that too, and it went well except that in one of the lines a couple kept > getting left out at the top. Again, mostly experienced dancers. The A1 is: > Long Lines forward and back / Ladies Allemande Right 1 1/2 to cross the set > and form long wavy line with the gents with the ladies facing out. A couple > of us thought that several folks had trouble finding the lady to allemande > with, especially when she was the next neighbor lady. Have you had similar > experiences with this dance? What did you do about it? > Thanks again, > Rickey Holt, > Fremont, NH > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >
