Cary Ravitz has a few Butterflies Cary Ravitz 4-2001
Improper contra A1- Neighbors balance and swing (16). A2- Men allemande left 1/2 (2). - Men keep left hands, pick up your partner, star promenade across, and butterfly whirl 1/2 to put the ladies in the middle (6). - Ladies allemande right 1/2 (2). - Ladies keep right hands, pick up your neighbor, star promenade across, and butterfly whirl 1/2 (men go forward, ladies go backward) to put the men in the middle (6). B1- Men allemande left 1/2 (4). - Partners swing (12). B2- Circle left 3/4 and pass through up and down (8). - New neighbors do-si-do (8). Fractal Fling Cary Ravitz 4-1996 Becket A1- Men allemande left 1+1/2 (8). - Men keep left hands, pick up your neighbor, star promenade across, and butterfly whirl until the ladies are in the middle (8). A2- Ladies take right hands, keep your neighbor, star promenade across, and butterfly whirl out (men go forward, ladies go backward) (8). - Melt from the whirl into a swing (8). B1- Right and left through across (8). - On the right diagonal, only if there is someone there, ladies chain (8). B2- Partners balance and swing (16). It is important for the man's arm to be below the woman's arm in the star promenade. This allows for a smooth melt from the whirl to a swing. Tell the dancers to keep a close hold in the middle of the star promenades, so that the outside people don't run into the next group. Fractal Frolic Cary Ravitz 3-1996 Improper contra A1- Neighbors balance and swing (16). A2- Men allemande left 1+1/2 (8). - Men keep left hands, pick up your partner, star promenade across, and butterfly whirl until the ladies are in the middle (8). B1- Ladies take right hands, keep your partner, star promenade across, and butterfly whirl out (men go forward, ladies go backward) (8). - Melt from the whirl into a swing (8). B2- Right and left through across (8). - Ladies chain across (8). It is important for the man's arm to be below the woman's arm in the star promenade. This allows for a smooth melt from the whirl to a swing. Tell the dancers to keep a close hold in the middle of the star promenades, so that the outside people don't run into the next group. The sequence of figures in Fractal Fling is almost identical to that of Fractal Frolic, but partner and neighbor roles are reversed. To change from Fractal Fling to Fractal Frolic in a medley, change Fractal Frolic's first A1 to ladies allemande right 1+1/2, neighbors swing. To change from Fractal Frolic to Fractal Fling, change Fractal Frolic's last B2 to right and left through across, long lines go forward and back and shift left one couple. Whirl of Fortune Cary Ravitz 4-1999 Becket A1- Partners roll away with a half sashay into a butterfly whirl hold (4). - Butterfly whirl 3/4 (ladies go backward, men go forward) (3). - Star promenade across (ladies in the middle) (4). - Butterfly whirl 1+1/4 to face in (ladies go backward, men go forward) (5). A2- Men pass right to start a 1/2 hey, ladies push off in the middle to trade roles in the hey (8). - Continue the hey, men push off in the middle to trade roles in the hey, ladies finish an ordinary hey (8). B1- Partners balance and swing (16). B2- Circle left 3/4 (7). - Pass through up and down (2). - With a new couple, circle right 3/4 (7). B2 here is taken from Gene Hubert's Reunion. -----Original Message----- From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Maia McCormick Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 10:05 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: [Callers] Women leading a star promenade? Came up against this question while writing a dance the other day: women leading men into a star promenade and butterfly whirl? Does this happen? Are there compelling reasons for me not write it into a dance, or would it be a fun bit of genderswappery? (I imagine that as far as genderswappery goes, it's still less confusing for all involved than a gent's chain...) Cheers, Maia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
