Thanks for the dances, all! I suppose I should restate my question a little: for you, what sort of things make a hey-spanning-two-phrases feel like it WORKS? To quote Jerome, what makes it seem like "a feature and not a bug"?
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Vicki Morrison <tallygal...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Take All of the Credit, None of the Blame by Larry Elderman has a full hey > with bonus balances that spans 24 beats, if this is similar to what you're > looking for: > > A1 N dosido 1.25 to short wavy lines (8); bal R-L (4), N alle rt 1/2, men > alle left 1/2 > A2 give P your right hand and bal (4), 1/2 (pass by right) to the other > side (8), give P your right hand and balance > B1 1/2 hey, P swing > B2 prom; ladies chain > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 28, 2017, at 10:10 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Maia, > > I wrote a simple square "Hey Square, Let's Dance" that has the hey > crossing phrases. > It must be called Heads, Sides, Heads, Sides to have a complete mixer > square. > > A1 Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line, F&B > A2 Ladies Chain, Start a Full Hey > B1 Finish the Hey, Swing the one you meet > B2 Promenade > > I have only shared this with one caller, and she remarked that the hey > crosses phrases, and she would not use it. > I must often use it wit singing calls, or square dance music that has > strong 8 beat phrasing. > > Bob Isaacs "To Turn a Phrase" has the Oval crossing phrases. I have > danced it when it feels good, but also when it did not. I think the music > selection is more critical. > > Rich Sbardella > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm running up against a wall in a dance I'm currently writing, and >> it's making me wonder: what dances, if any, have a full hey that spans two >> sections* and really WORKS? I feel like in general, if I danced such a >> dance, I would roll my eyes at the choreographer "breaking the rules", but >> I can also imagine delightful dances a hey spanning two phrases that >> justify their own existence and feel great to dance. >> >> Thoughts? Dances to point me to? >> >> As always, in dance, >> Maia >> >> * e.g. hey occurs during the last eight counts of B1 and the first >> eight of B2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >