Thanks for the input, all. I need to be more cautious with the term give
and take as it is more particular than a simple f&b idea.
Special thanks to John for the many ideas with which I will mind-dance.
Ken
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In addition to this important point, for the Give-and-Take dancers take only
two steps forward before one dancer is drawn back to the other dancer’s side
for a swing. Larry Jennings was particularly emphatic about the footwork. The
list of good ladies-side Give-and-Take dances is long. It includ
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Substitutes for Men Allemande Left 1 & 1/2:
Men Cross the Set (Pass Right Shoulders - do not weave) - gives a longer
Swing
Men start a Left Shoulder Half Hey; Ladies Ricochet - leaves everyone moving
clockwise so hopefully will give a good flow into the swing
Circle Left 1/4
Single File Cir
Substitutes for Men Allemande Left 1 & 1/2:
Men Cross the Set (Pass Right Shoulders - do not weave) - gives a longer
Swing
Men start a Left Shoulder Half Hey; Ladies Ricochet - leaves everyone moving
clockwise so hopefully will give a good flow into the swing
Circle Left 1/4
Single File Circle Lef
On Fri, 6 Mar 2020 08:49:57 +, Ken Panton via Contra Callers wrote:
> One idea: give and take BUT everyone take hands in long lines going forward
> then ladies pull P back to her side for
> swing.
A lot of callers teach Give and Take as starting in long lines, but that's not
how Larry Jennin
Idea two: Holding hands with N only (out of the swing) circle L 1/4 until you
can draw P into a swing. If the dancers can do a very pleasing nautilus-shell
unwinding (if you know what I mean) from the N swing it might blend very nicely
from one swing right into the next. I see an opportunity for
One idea: give and take BUT everyone take hands in long lines going forward
then ladies pull P back to her side for swing.
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Hi folks:
Here is a new dance (I'm assuming it has not been previously written)
based on 3-33 which I've called 6-66 simply because it doubles in
length the signature move (not because it's a 'beast' of a dance!).
The music I had in mind as I was writing it, and which suggests -
along with the fac
