I'm planning to call the circle mixer Disturbed By Insects on Friday
(in part in honor of the 31st annual Insect Fear Film Festival being
held this weekend here in Champaign-Urbana) and I've got a question
about one of the instructions. The instructions I have are
Disturbed by Insects
Inga Morton
mixer
Formation: circle of couples, all facing counterclockwise
A1 Promenade (with inside hands joined)
California twirl
Promenade back
California twirl (then join both hands)
A2 Ladies, push your partner to the center
Gents, push your partner back
Ladies, push your partner to the center
Ladies, go back
B1 With your partner box the gnat
With your opposite to the left swat the flea
With your opposite to the right box the gnat
With your opposite to the left swat the flea
B2 With your opposite to the right balance and swing
This all makes sense except at the end of A2. If the ladies go
back, and the gents stay put, then they will be separated by a gap and
won't be able to reach their partner for the "box the gnat" at the
beginning of B2. So it seems to me that it should say either "Ladies,
go back and the gents follow" or "Gents, push your partner back again"
or something similar.
Does anyone have any advice on this? Thanks.
Jonathan
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Jonathan Sivier
Caller of Contra, English and Early American Dances
jsivier AT illinois DOT edu
Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html
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