I was present, and dancing, at a dance once where Becky Hill taught the A1 of Dancing Bear with a demo. I always teach it exactly this way. This is how the Becky taught it:
Allemande right just 1/2, then do a little hop (dancers LOVE this little hop. Alle 1/2 and hop takes 4 beats) Then switch hands and allemande left one full time (another 4 beats) into the ladies chain. That's the whole A1. It works just fine. Rich -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Rickey" <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I have called this dance before but a part of my directions does not make > sense to me. Have you called it? The dance is Dancing Bear, by Becky Hill. > Duple Improper > > (A1) Neighbor Allemande Right (½ ) (4) / Same Neighbor Allemande Left (ONCE > AROUND) (also in 4!)/ Ladies Chain ( ½ ) (8) > > (A1) Hey (16) > > (B1) Partner Balance and Swing (16) > > (B2) Ladies Chain ( ½ ) (8) /Star left (once to new neighbors) (8) > > > > A Great dance!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > What is puzzling me is this: The Allemande Left (in A1) seems to need to be > closer to ONCE AND A HALF to set up for the ladies chain and doing THAT in 4 > counts would be too much. I have called it, and I called it as once around > and it did look like the dancers were going more than one half way around > (the other option), so what do you think was really going on. > > How do you call this dance? > > Rickey Holt, > > Fremont, NH > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
