[Callers] The definitive Du Quoin?

2010-02-16 Thread Amy Cann
I have obviously erred considerably in not noticing/learning/calling the D.Q.R these last few years. I would like to mend my ways. Trying to extract the definitive/correct/complete version from the preceeding stream of descriptions/discussions is making my eyes roll back in my head. Could so

Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance - followup/aftermath

2010-02-16 Thread Ruth Pershing
Once quite a while back in order to create a Valentine's theme for the evening, I put together a program as I usually would, looking for good pacing, balance of figures and interaction, appropriate to the expected crowd, etc. Then, I wrote a series of light-hearted verses like limericks, r

Re: [Callers] Du Quoin Races

2010-02-16 Thread Susan Moffett
After the second circle left halfway/rollaway with a half sashay in the B2 part, slide left with partner to a new couple. It works! On Feb 16, 2010, at 2:25 AM, John Tuck wrote: Susan, you seem to know the dance well, how does the progression go? I get the couples crossing sides but then com

Re: [Callers] Du Quoin Races

2010-02-16 Thread David Millstone
The dance is Becket formation and couples progress in the more common direction, i.e., clockwise. DuQuoin Races is a superb piece of choreography, I think, but it's not a simple dance, either for the folks on the floor or for the caller at the mic. It has many pieces that are unfamiliar for dancer

Re: [Callers] Du Quoin Races

2010-02-16 Thread John Tuck
Susan, you seem to know the dance well, how does the progression go? I get the couples crossing sides but then coming back again JoT 2010/2/7 Susan Moffett > This dance has been one of my favorites for a long time. The first half for > its precision and the second half for its flow. With the tig