Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances

Here is a photo of The Wheel from the original Dizzy Dances Sent from my iPad > On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:27 AM, Bill Olson via Callers > wrote: > > Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading clockwise > but like a lot of times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets clunk

Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing

Great timing , Rick. I was just working on polishing the teach of Dale Wilson's *Gold Star Wednesday (http://www.childgrove.org/mo-dances/dale-wilson ). *When the timing is right this is a spectacular dance. It has three little challenges: turning

Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing

believe it or not, I like to use Lady of the Lake (or Haymakers Jig) to point out the tight timing thing. A1 B&S Neighbor A2 actives B&S trying to get the 1's to hit that balance on time in A2 takes a little talking ahead of time.. and I often say "this dance isn't as easy as it looks".. T

Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances

Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading clockwise but like a lot of times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets clunky and I end up going back to the original. Since the "Wheel" is the most fun with a hall packed with dancers, I have settled on calling it only for l

[Callers] Good dances with challenging timing

Some dances require skill to make the timing work — like starting a figure with dispatch so a later balance will be on time, or doing a figure leisurely to avoid being early for the next one. But while many dancers have the awareness to make things like that work, many dancers don’t. Since there ar

Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances

"The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call it "Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver unto you for a swing?) I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it was published in his first collection "Dizzy Dances" ( htt