Thanks for the explanation. I was mistaken. On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:13 PM, frannie <dancingfran...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ron Buchanan's "Revolving Door" figure is described well by Rick Mohr. In > "Revolving Door", couples start a "wrong side" half promenade where women > pass right instead of men passing left. As the women meet they catch right > hands and allemande right once around. The men drop out after crossing the > set, and partners swing as the women come around. It flows easily and feels > good. I often do a floor demo, both because it's unfamiliar and because > it's pretty cool to watch. Since the promenade only lasts for a beat or two > I think the easiest hold is for neighbors to join left hands, with the > man's right arm briefly behind the woman's back. > > Dances that include that figure are > Puttin' Cheese on the Ritz by Ron Buchanan > Glenside Promenade by Ron Buchanan > Gaye's Groove by Rick Mohr > Cup of Joe by Rick Mohr > Better Late than Never by Steve Z-A > Not a Trip to Vegas by Chris Page > > Rick Mohr is also credited with varying this dance to include a Revolving > Door. It's the easiest of the dances. > > *The Missing Piece* > > Bronwyn Woods > > Type: Contra > > Formation: Duple-Improper > > > A1 ----------- > > (16) Neighbor balance and swing > > A2 ----------- > > (8) Revolving door (W take N across set drop them off and return home to P) > > (8) Partner swing > > B1 ----------- > > (8) Long lines, forward and back > > (8) Women Chain > > B2 ----------- > > (8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) > > (8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) turn away from > these N to new N > > > Notes: Original A2 Men allemande L 1.5 to P swing > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hmm. Alex, correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought that "revolving >> doors" was the reverse of a half promenade and butterfly whirl...? >> >> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers < >> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> I interpreted that as a move that goes from one circle with neighbors to >>> another circle with other neighbors, such as David Kaynor's "Open Doors" >>> >>> (Sourced from: http://www.davidkaynor.com/Compositions.html ) >>> >>> *Open Doors* >>> >>> Duple Improper >>> A1 Circle Left 3/4; Swing Partner >>> A2 Down Hall 4 - in - line; Wheel around as couples; return; bend line >>> into long line >>> B1 Long lines forward; Ladies pull neighbors out; swing neighbors; end >>> progressed >>> B2 Long Lines forward & back; Circle Right; turn alone to face new >>> neighbors >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Aahz Maruch via Callers < >>> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 28, 2016, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Anyone have any beginner or intermediate revolving door dances? >>>> >>>> What's a revolving door dance? (Yes, I did try searching.) >>>> -- >>>> Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 >>>> http://rule6.info/ >>>> <*> <*> <*> >>>> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >>>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Luke Donforth >>> luke.donfo...@gmail.com <luke.do...@gmail.com> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> > > > -- > twirls, > Frannie > -- Luke Donforth luke.donfo...@gmail.com <luke.do...@gmail.com>