Just a quick side note, "poussette" does come from the verb "pousser" (push) in French, but the term probably comes from the word poussette itself, which is a baby carriage. I think is a rather nice image for what goes on the figure. And it's a fun little tidbit to share with the dancers too! :)
-Sargon On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:13:33 -0500 > From: "Martha Edwards" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] name of dance > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Drat! I only saw the first post. Sorry for being late to the dance and > jumping in. It's still got strange timing, not that it matters, since the > dance is so flowy. > > In a poussette, someone "pushes" (french: poussez) and someone pulls > (not-french: poulet :-). In Joyride, the woman pushes, or the man pulls, > taking his partner with him. The couples lead out four steps, then, > slightly > to the left, back in four steps (with the woman backing up) to trade places > with the other couple in the set of four. > > There are other poussettes, like the draw poussette, where the man (or the > woman) keeps on backing up while the couples trade places, rather like a > toy > train going around the christmas tree. > > M > E > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Tom Hinds <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I just learned a great contra that has great flow. I'd like to know if > > anyone knows the title or composer: > > > > A1 gypsy neighbor, mad robin. > > > > A2 one half pousett, hey (about 3/4 hey) men pass left. > > > > B1 swing partner > > > > B2 ladies chain, star left. > > > > thanks. > >
