Hi callers
I had the opportunity to call in Dover NH at the 1st Thursday night dance
with interesting results. (guest callers are welcome!)
The dance that I chose was Dan Pearls 'The Rendezvous' (see below)
The band had just changed tunes, I turned away from the crowed for the briefest
of moments to acknowledge the band,(by this time I had called the dance 6 times
through
and thought it would be safe to cut the dancers loose) when I turned back the
dancers were completing the F&B
and I watched as the dance began to break down. New dancers were looking
bewildered as to what to do next,
meanwhile several beats of music had elapsed.
After a brief panic, I simply asked the dancers to swing their partners until
the music came to the proper phrase. The experienced dancers thought I had lost
it, 'cause they swang for a long time! Through ½ A2 and all B1. (but this
maneuver put all of us at the same place)
At the proper moment I had them C L into the B2 ... the rest of the dance went
without a hitch.
It has taking a while but now I can distinguish the different music phrases and
where they relate to the dance being called thus avoiding disaster on the floor.
Thanks
Gale
A1 Swing Below
A2 LL F&B
W DSD 1.5X face Part
B1 All B&S partner
B2 Cir L 1X
Slide L to new Couple Cir L ¾ (to A1)
Thanks Dan for a fun dance!
Dover City Hall
1st Thursday every month 8:00-11:00 PM
Lamprey Rive Band
Guest musicians and callers welcome!
