I particularly like "The Bag Lady of Falls Church" by Bob Howell:
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Longways duple Improper 32 bar American reels
Double progression
A1: Long lines, forward & back. Ones cross over, cast around one - twos
move up.
A2: Ones turn contra corners.
B1: Ones balance and swing, finish facing down between new twos.
B2: Down in a line of four. [Spare couple at top cross over immediately.]
Turn towards neighbour to face up, come
back, hand cast.
Bob Howell, 1993.
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It's a double progression, so more people have a chance to experience both
numbers. My notes say:
If you're a one, it helps to know who your corners are as you start the contra
corner move with your partner. Look on
the right diagonal, then on the left diagonal. That's easy in the
walk-through, where you're standing still while the
caller describes the move. The trouble is, in many dances you've only just got
to the proper side and you may not be
able to look at two people in a fraction of a second while starting to turn
your partner. So you have to go by places
not faces. Right-hand turn your partner just over half-way and look for
someone in the other line - nominally opposite
sex. Then back to your partner for a right-hand turn, again just over
half-way, and again left-hand turn someone in the
opposite line. If you're a two feeling confident, look to your right for the
first left-hand turn and left for the
second left-hand turn, which is just what the ones are doing. If you're not so
confident, face into the set so that you
can see people on both diagonals, stick your left hand out and turn anyone who
comes at you!
Colin Hume
Email [email protected] Web site http://colinhume.com
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