One of my favorite dances to call!
It's a Pirate's Life for Me, by Nathanial Jack
I got it from Nils Fredland's calling
improper
A1. N B+S
A2. Pass through to a short wavey line/ocean wave* (4), Balance the wave
R+L (4)
Slide right (4), gents allemande left once (4)**
B1. P B+S
B2. Ladies allemande right 1 1/2
Neighbor allemande right 1 1/2 to new neighbor (actually 1 3/4, but
who's counting)
*everybody passes through across; ladies catch left hands, give right to
neighbor in short wave -- ladies in the middle, gents on ends.
**This is confusing during the walkthrough, since the gents actually
have to slide past two people, unlike the usual wave balance/slide
figure. As long as the gents allemande by the left hand, things will be
fine -- you just have to make them beleive that's how the dance goes,
really.
-David Giusti
----- Original Message -----
From: Rickey <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:19 am
Subject: [Callers] Please Correct A Pirate
To: [email protected]
> Hi I have some more incomplete notes on dances. Hard as I try, my
> own notes
> don?t always make sense to me when I get to look at them. I very much
> appreciate the help I have gotten in the past. Here are questions
> on some
> more. If you know any of these dances I would appreciate you help
> again.
> Rickey Holt, Fremont, NH
>
> A Pirate?s Life for Me, author?
>
> (Duple Improper)
>
> A1 Neighbor Balance and Swing
>
> A2 Pass to a wave (men slide past each other into a wavey
> line of 4
> across the set)
>
> ??????
>
> Men Allemande Left to Partner
>
> B1 Partner Balance and Swing
>
> B2 Women Dos 1 ½
>
> Neighbor Gypsy (just a ?glance?)
>
> Progress to New Neighbors
>
> QUESTION: My notes on A2 seem incomplete
>
>
>
> Feet in Flight, Dale Rempert
>
> (Duple Improper)
>
> in A1 (4) Balance the ring
>
> (4) Ladies Roll neighbor GENT away with a 1/2 sashay
> (Rt to L)
>
> (8) Ladies chain to Partner
>
> QUESTION: I am not familiar with doing a roll away from a circle
> formation,and by the time dancers are doing a ladies chain, I
> expect that they are in
> a line. How and when do you have dancers transition into a line
> when you
> call this dance.
>
>
>
> QUESTION: I have the same problem in
>
> FORTY MOHR YEARS, Sue Rosen
>
> (Becket)
>
> in B1 Balance the ring
>
> Roll Away with a Half Sashay (Ladies or Gents Roll Away,
> depending on the version)
>
> Ladies Chain
>
>
>
> Pedal Pushers, Bob Dalsemer
>
> (Duple Improper)
>
> in A1 Gents Al? Left 1 1/2,
>
> Scoop Up Partner Star Promenade
>
> Butterfly Twirl
>
> QUESTION: What is the timing?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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