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>You have done the right
>thing by announcing your compulsion here, where there are others who
>might help. If these ideas persists for more than a few days I
>recommend the following:
>
>1. Be sure to announce in advance your intention so that the dancers
>have the opportunity to sit out,
Parker wrote:
2. I'm at the point where I want to try calling a dance medley.
I'm sorry to hear that Parker. I recommend drinking lots of water
and getting some sleep.
Personally, I have never reached that point. You have done the right
thing by announcing your compulsion here, where the
Hi Parker,
I think the dance is Sunday on the Green by Jim
Kitch.
(the version I have has Allemande L 1/2 ending A2
and Promenade in skater's hold for B2)
Cheers, Bill
Ok. I'll jump in on the medley question.
My guidelines for medleys are
0) Before anything else, are you comfortable calling all of the
dances you're going to use in the medley as no walk thrus? Have you
done so before? That might be a good place to start.
1) Contrasting first moves -- this
Parker wrote:
> 1. I have run into the following mixer dance and I'm not sure how best to
>call it. I don't know the name and author or I'd ask him/her. The problem is
>that no beat counts or A1-A2-B1-B2 divisions were given.
> The formation is a wavy circle with gents facing in, ladies facing
Hi Parker,
It looks like you've got it right. Here is how I break it out:
A1
Balance the wave R/L (4)
Allemande R half way and reform the wavy circle (4)
Balance the wave L/R (4)
Allemande L half way and reform the wavy circle (4)
A2
Balance the wave R/L (4)
Allemande R 1x (4 or 5)
Allemande L 1
All-
Over the last few weeks I 've come across some questions related to calling and
I though I'd combine a couple in one note rather than inflict two messages on
everyone. Comments on either or both are appreciated.
1. I have run into the following mixer dance and I'm not sure how best to cal
Yes, this is a visiting big circle dance, as was done in the Southeast (I
believe). There is an initial lead couple that starts the shoofly swing, which
is the allemande turning figure that progresses from couple to couple. After
the lead couple has passed about 3 or 4 couples, the next couple
Ok. Having a little trouble picturing this.
a) Is the whole dance the shoefly swing?
b) If the women are visiting, does her partner
just follow her along the circle on the inside of the circle?
Thanks,
Jack
At 01:02 PM 4/30/2008, you wrote:
Gretchen, I have seen this dance called by Phil
Gretchen,
I have seen this dance called by Phil Jamison. In a big circle, this dance
goes on for a while, but many people can be dancing at one time. Once the
women have danced all the way around, the women can turn the men and the men
can do the visiting. This would indeed be a long dance,
Gretchen,
This sounds fun. Is the formation a single circle or a Sicillian circle?
I don't know the dance, but the figure you describe sounds like some sort of
progressive "strip the willow." I'm trying to picture how it would work in a
circle. And was there more to the dance with this being the
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