Hi, Claire,
One triplet I have enjoyed is Rick Mohr's Triplet #2 (I've copied his notes
below). once dancers get the feel, the momentum of the 1's leading into the
circle at the beginning of A2 is very satisfying, as is the wave into the
hey.
I had it nearly fall apart one time when the group of p
Mine is Bob's Triplet #1 (Bob Dalsemer, 1988)
http://bobdalsemer.com/Bob_Dalsemers_Web_Pages/Other_Dances.html
A1: First couple join both hands, chassé down center (4) , heel, toe,
heel toe with man's left foot, ladies right (4), chassé back up (4) and
cast off unassisted into second place, second
Michael,
That's one of my favorites too. I'm curious about the chasse down
and heel toe. Are there any old English dances that have this
combination? Maybe French (shouldn't leave them out)?
Tom
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>> Hi everyone. I?m enjoying all the great information that is shared on
> this list. Thank you!
>>
>> I?m wondering if you have a favorite Triplet that would work for a very
> small but experienced contra dance with just 6 dancers left after
No old ones that I am aware of. Some other modern ones.
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That chassee and heel, toe, heel, toe combination is essentially a chassee
and beaten step combination, very common in 18th century country dances.
The beaten step was not usually specified in the description of the dance,
but was one of the steps that might be used whenever a "footing step" was
ca
I am not comfortable with the timing in Boomerang. Am I off or .. is there
something I'm missing???
I've tried (with my imaginary friends) several theories but - always the timing
isn't quite there.
LaurieWest MI ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate
myself from lif
On Mar 30, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Laur via Callers
wrote:
> I am not comfortable with the timing in Boomerang. Am I off or .. is there
> something I'm missing???
>
> I've tried (with my imaginary friends) several theories but - always the
> timing isn't quite there.
>
> Laurie
> West MI
Lauri
