I learned Good Friday with simply a R+L through in B1.5 instead of a pass
through/California twirl -- anyone know which is the original version? The
pass-->California is an interesting variation on a R+L through with a
twirl. It hadn't really crossed my mind, though the only difference is the
gent's hand and people of course end up in exactly the same spot. I'm not
really a fan, though. For one thing, it takes a standard figure and alters
it in what I see as a needless way. It's kind of like calling a chain and
mandating that all dancers do a twirl. But more importantly it messes with
the timing. Pass-->California takes nowhere near 8 counts -- the dancers in
the video were halfway round in in the circle before the start of B2.
I have seen, and called, that combination before in "Roll 11" by Sue Rosen
and Larry Jennings,
B2. Pass through across, California twirl
Circle left 3/4, California twirl to new neighbors
and I think it works very well because of the symmetry, and because there's
another figure at the end of the section to take up the rest of the music.
-David Giusti
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:02 PM, lynn ackerson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looks like Kirston Koths' Good Friday.
>
> --- On Mon, 1/26/09, PARKER MANN <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: PARKER MANN <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Callers] Looking for name and author of this dance
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 4:36 PM
>
> I saw an interesting dance video from Austin's 2008 Fire Ant Frolic
> festival
> on the web recently. It can be found at the following address:
>
> http://www.strimoo.com/video/14265122/contra-dance-Vimeo.html
>
> I'd like to call it but I'd also like to know the name and author. I
> couldn't find a contact for the caller, so I thought I'd pass it out to
> the community. Can anyone tell me what the dance is?
>
> In the event you can't access the video, here are the moves and timing as I
> interpreted them. It's a duple improper dance.
>
> A1:
> Starting in ocean waves of four across the set, Rory O'More balance and
> slides. Bal R-L-slide R, balance L-R-slide L. (16 beats)
>
> A2:
> N allem R 1/2 (2)
> G allem L 1/2 (2)
> P swing (12)
>
> B1:
> LLFB (8)
> Pass through across (4)
> P California twirl (4)
>
> B2:
> Circle L 3 places (8, more or less)
> N d-s-d 1 1/2 to progress (8)
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Parker
>
>
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