Dave, Andrea,and Yoyo, My apologies, you are absolutely correct. I somehow confused "Boys from Urbana" with another dance. The two dances are very similar, and the untitled dance could easily be considered a variation of "Boys from Urbana". Rich Sbardella
On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Dave Casserly <david.j.casse...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with Andrea and Yoyo that this dance is very similar to Boys from > Urbana, enough certainly to qualify as a variation of the same dance. > Literally the only difference is that there's a 1/2 gents allemenade after > the progression in Boys from Urbana. And this one starts at a different > spot than Boys from Urbana usually starts, but there's no reason Boys has > to start there. > > I also agree with Yoyo about the timing. The reason Boys from Urbana > works well is that there are 2 beats to veer each direction, then 4 beats > for the gent to allemande left 1/2. In this dance, timing in B2 is > unclear: 3/4 circle left is typically 6 beats, which leaves 10 for the veer > left and veer right. Dancers won't split that into 5 beats and 5 beats, so > it's uneven. Some dancers will compensate by taking extra time to circle > left, and doing it in 8 beats instead of 6, but other dancers find such > circles unsatisfying. > > -Dave > Washington, DC > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> >> >> Sent from my external brain >> >> On Oct 6, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers < >> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> While we are at this, here is another untitled dance. I am not sure >> where I collected it. >> >> Can anyone name it? >> >> a1 N B&S >> a2 LL, Ladies Alle R 1 1/2 >> b1 P B&S >> b2 CL 3/4, Veer Left, Veer Right >> >> >> This looks like Boys from Urbana >> >> >> Rich Sbardella >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:29 PM, frannie via Callers < >> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> I have it as a variation of Berkeley Bind by Erik Hoffman. Long lines >>> instead of a full circle Left. If it's actually something else I'd love >>> to give it correct credit. >>> >>> ~Frannie >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers < >>> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Any insights? >>>> >>>> A1: neighbor B&S >>>> A2: long lines >>>> gents alle. L 1 1/2 >>>> B1: PB&S >>>> B2: circle L 3/4 >>>> Bal. the ring, CA twirl to face new neighbors >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Maia >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >>>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> twirls, >>> Frannie >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> > > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761 >