On the medley,For success, it helps if A1 of both dances has same orientation, eg, N: Bal and Sw in one dance and N: DSD in the other. I ask the band to wait for me to signal the change, and new dance begins with new tune. Enjoy it! Gary
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:52 PM, PARKER MANN <[email protected]> wrote: > All- > > Over the last few weeks I 've come across some questions related to > calling and I though I'd combine a couple in one note rather than inflict > two messages on everyone. Comments on either or both are appreciated. > > 1. I have run into the following mixer dance and I'm not sure how best to > call it. I don't know the name and author or I'd ask him/her. The problem > is that no beat counts or A1-A2-B1-B2 divisions were given. > > The formation is a wavy circle with gents facing in, ladies facing out, > partners by the right. The moves are: > > Balance the wave R/L > Allemande R half way and reform the wavy circle > Balance the wave L/R > Allemande L half way and reform the wavy circle > Balance the wave R/L > Allemande R 1x > Allemande L 1 1/2 times > Partners balance and swing > Promenade around the circle > Partners drop R hands and reform the circle. Old partner is in left hand, > new partner in right. > > The problem is I can't make the timing look right. The first five moves > look to all be four beat moves, but then there are 12 beats left for the > allemande R 1x and allemande L 1 1/2. If not, moves are falling across the > phrase. > > Has anyone tried this dance or know anything about it? I'm thinking that > drop the third balancing of the wave would work best, but that means a half > allemande, full allemande, and 1 1/2 allemande consecutively. > > 2. I'm at the point where I want to try calling a dance medley. Any > thoughts on good combinations to start with? What coordination do you do > with the band ahead of time? > > Thanks. > > -Parker > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
