Hi, Jacqui,
I looked through some of my collection, and found that your dance “Starlet” is
the same as a dance by Melanie Axel-Lute, which she calls Show of Hands I. I am
not sure when she wrote it, but I first called it in 2012.
Line Up the Square is very similar to a dance by Bill Baritompa called Snow in
July. The only small difference is that Bill’s dance has a Give & Take (no ring
balance) for the A2. I first called this dance in 2012.
I don’t find any dances that are the same as A Stroll in the Hey or Zag It
Back. They look like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing…
Linda
On May 24, 2017, at 2:51 AM, QuiAnn2 via Callers
wrote:
> Hi, I’ve recently written two dances. Both have been tested and called at
> regular contra dances (one in England, one in California!) to positive
> feedback from the dancers. I’m running it by the caller’s gauntlet to see if
> anyone knows if these dances have already been written. Please let me know if
> you’ve seen them before. Thanks! I’m also adding a couple of other simple
> dances that I wrote specifically to introduce a some figures in an easy way
> when I have many beginners. They aren’t fancy dances and I don’t usually
> announce the names of these dances but since I include my programs in my
> website, I thought I should probably give correct attribution if the dance
> has already been written. Thanks for any help!
>
> Jacqui Grennan
>
>
> A Stroll in the Hey
> by Jacqui Grennan
> Contra/Becket-CW
>
> A1 ---
> (8) Gents allemande Left 1-1/2
> (8) N Sw
> A2 ---
> (8) LL F&B to P
> (8) Ladies Chain to P, extra courtesy turn
> B1 ---
> (8) w/P, Promenade the set clockwise, ladies in the middle, turn as couples
> (8) Return promenade, go PAST current Ns <=PROGRESSION
> B2 ---
> (8) 1/2 hey (NEW gents start passing left, NR, ladies L)
> (8) P Sw
>
>
> Zag It Back
> by Jacqui Grennan
> Contra/Becket-CW
>
> A1 ---
> (8) w/P, slice on left diagonal, fall straight back <=PROGRESSION
> (8) Ladies allemande Right 1-1/2
> A2 ---
> (16) N B&Sw
> B1 ---
> (Note: loose timing in the B1)
> (8) Circle Left 3/4
> (3,3) w/N, zig left, zag right to your shadows
> (2) Shadow L allem. 1x
> B2 ---
> (16) P B&Sw
>
>
> Starlet
> by Jacqui Grennan
> Contra/Improper
>
> A1 ---
> (8) N Allem. RIGHT 1x
> (8) Ladies allemande LEFT 1-1/2
> A2 ---
> (16) P gypsy R/Sw
> B1 ---
> (6) Circle Left 3/4
> (10) N Sw
> B2 ---
> (8) LL F&B to P
> (8) Star Left 1x <=PROGRESSION
>
>
> Line Up the Square
> by Jacqui Grennan
> Contra/Improper/Easy
>
> A1 ---
> (8)N DSD 1x
> (8) N Sw
> A2 ---
> (4) Balance ring
> (12) Give and Take to gents side, P Sw
> B1 ---
> (8) Promenade across the Set
> (8) Ladies Chain to N
> B2 ---
> (8) LL F&B to P
> “INTERRUPTED SQUARE THROUGH”
> (4) P RH balance across set
> (2) Pull by P RH
> (2) Pull by N LH
>
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