I know what you are talking about. Several months ago a dance called "Men in Chains" (forgot who the author is, perhaps someone can tell me) where the men do all the work (2 men's chains, a men's gypsy, and a men leading a hey) and it kind of reminded of the similar dances where ladies do most of the work. Dave Colestock's "Waiting for the Keys" is one such dance (a ladies chain and a ladies allemande right). There's another one I did several years ago (forgot everything, the dance, the title, and the author), but all I remember is that the ladies crossed the set some 3 or 4 times while the gent just hung out (there was a ladies chain, a ladies allemande, and a ladies cross to do a gypsy).
There must not be a lot of "gents do all the work dances" because that "Men in Chains" dance was memorable because I remember being unusually tired after that dance! Perry --- Karen Fontana <[email protected]> wrote: > And, of course, there's the joke of the "gents > doing all the work".... Sometimes, before or after > this dance, or in the same half of the evening, I'll > call a dance where the Ladies are "doing all the > work" - getting to the right place in the right time > etc, and make a joke that's now it's the "Ladies > turn to do all the work".... which usually gets a > good laugh. Of course, appropriateness of the joke > depends on the community, group, and caller's > style....
