Re: [Callers] Has this dance already been written?

2017-12-25 Thread Tom Hinds via Callers
Bree, I'll definitely put your dance on my list to call soon. We could kick around choreographic ideas for a good long time. Here's what I came up with after seeing yours: Becket, left prog. A1. Circle left 3/4 pass through, do si do A2 Gypsy and swing this new N B1 Chain left diag..

Re: [Callers] Has this dance already been written?

2017-12-25 Thread Jonathan Sivier via Callers
One caution on diagonal chains, especially over and back, is that you may need to remind the gents to hold their places and make the ladies come to them. I've noticed that on a few dances with diagonal chains the gents tend to move toward the lady who is coming towards them. This moves the

[Callers] Has this dance already been written?

2017-12-25 Thread Bree Kalb via Callers
I composed this to have a fairly easy way to introduce diagonal moves to a group that isn't familiar with them. I don’t usually write dances without a N swing, but my attempts to include one haven’t gone well. Suggestions welcome. If it’s original, I’ll call it ChainChainChainImproper A1 N do

Re: [Callers] Has this dance already been written?

2010-02-15 Thread Thomas J Senior
Hi Charlie, Thanks for your ideas on the dance. I would like the first couple to have more time to fool around, so the extra time won't be a problem. By fool around i would suggest a longer gypsy, a longer swing, or maybe some swing dance moves, whatever comes to their minds. It is an invit

Re: [Callers] Has this dance already been written?

2010-02-14 Thread Charles Harvey
Tom, This looks like a neat dance. I would like to dance it and call it sometime soon. (heck, I would like to dance sometime soon...) I suspect that the Gents are going to arrive early for the Partner Gypsy and Swing in A2. This may call for a Gents Allemande Left 1-1/2 at the bottom of A1. Keepi