With more experience I've become very sensitive to when to use dances that include out-of-set action. For me, once you get to something like ~20% of the hall being "new", I likely won't include any out of set dances in the first half (second half, only if things are going well).
Cal and Irene by Dan Pearl is one I do use a fair bit when introducing out of set action: A1 (16) N Bal., & Swing (SHDW on Lt. Diag. while facing in) A2 (2,6) N Slide Lt., Cir. Lt. 3/4 (SHDW in this Cir./Ring) (4,4) Ring Bal., N Calif. Twirl B1 (16) P Bal., & Swing B2 (8) Rt. & Lt. Thru **OR** P Prom. Across (6,2) Cir. Lt. 3/4, Pass Thru Up/Dn The parts are basic and common earlier in a program. The CA Twirl to face P is an AHA! moment. I now stress that the A2 Circle is NOT with your Partner (but you'll come back to them) in the teaching. I can vividly remember a dancer that repeatedly "fixed" that circle to be with their P every time through the dance, breaking it for those around them. Call coaching didn't work, I had to get on the floor and "twin" them once through the dance to convince them it was OK to separate. I've recently come up with the following, which I've had luck with under similar conditions, as you excurse and return with your Partner: (I'll Take) What's Behind Door #2 - DI - Don Veino 20160822 A1 Star Right Neighbor Allemande Rt. 1+1/2 A2 Next Neighbors Star Left Original (A1 Allemande) Neighbor Swing B1 Circle Left 3/4, Partner Swing [alt. music fit: Give and Take to Gent's Side, Swing] B2 (Author preferred) Ring/4 Balance, Slide/Twirl Right 1x Neighbor Left Hand Balance, Pull By Up/Down (leisurely) B2 (Easier alternate) Ring/4 Balance, Slide/Twirl Right 1x Ring/4 Balance, Pass Through Up/Down Written to match with the tune Door County #2 by Larry Unger, but fits with other old timey or common tunes. -Don On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 12:36 PM, K Panton via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > 3-33-33 is not a good choice for introducing beginners to extra-4some expeditions. I've also found that a diagonal chain followed by a straight-across figure causes confusion. > > The Young Adult Rose,and others, have a pass-through to shadow allemande which is doable. > > Does anyone have some reliable key to unlock this mystery for new dancers, thereby opening up a whole new world! > > Thanks > > Ken > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net <Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> >
