Looks like you win that bet....
Straight from Rick's Website:
Night Sail
By Rick Mohr; April 1, 2006
Contra, Becket
Level: Easy/Intermediate
A1: Women chain (8)
Circle right (8)
A2: /(With next couple)/ Circle left (8)
Dosido that new neighbor (8)
/(Join hands in a wave of four--neighbors join right; women join left)/
B1: Balance the wave (4)
3/4 Hey /(neighbors pass right shoulders to start)/ (12)
B2: Gypsy partner (8)
Swing partner (8)
Nightingale <http://www.nightingalevt.org> plays a galvinizing contra
arrangement of the Québecois song /Nous Allons à une Fête/, with Keith
Murphy singing once the pesky caller quiets down. It has a killer steady
drive building through the A's culminating in a full stop, which is
wildly rewarding when matched with a balance on the B1 as the music
zings back in. After an unsuccessful search for the perfect companion
dance I wrote this one, and the combination is rather thrilling. Of
course one isn't always so fortunate to have Nightingale playing, but
the dance can be a decent thrill on its own.
Encourage the women to step out strongly and lead the transition from
courtesy turn to circle right in the A1. Then encourage the men to keep
eye contact with their partners as (without breaking stride) everyone
turns to circle left with new neighbors in the A2. This three-figure
sequence is stolen from Gene Hubert's dance "Mama Lou's Reel", though it
feels fairly different here.
Dedicated to Keith, Becky, and Jeremiah in honor of many stellar,
sailing nights of dance music. You can hear Keith sing the song on his
fine album Bound for Canaan
<http://www.blackislemusic.com/cds/boundforcanaan.htm>.
Thanks to Lisa Sieverts for pointing out that this dance works great for
beginners.
On 3/8/2010 6:56 AM, Lisa Sieverts wrote:
I'm placing bets it's a Rick Mohr dance. Perhaps Comfort Deluxe or Night
Sail?
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:31 AM, Laur<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, do tell..
--- On Mon, 3/8/10, Dave Colestock<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Dave Colestock<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L
To: "Caller's discussion list"<[email protected]>
Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 1:22 AM
Jack,
Do you know which dance Bob called that had that transition? I would be
interested in getting that dance to see just what the moves are, and to add
to my repetoire. Thanks,
Dave Colestock
New Cumberland, PA
(near Harrisburg)
www.davecolestock.com
--- On Sun, 3/7/10, Laur<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Laur<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L
To: [email protected], "Caller's discussion list"<
[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:50 PM
Traveler's Welcome Jim Kitch
Gypsy 1 1/2 w (first) Ngh Then join hands in a short line - "ocean wave"
with the NEXT ngh, women in center
Balance the wave
Turn half by R, men turn half by L (Fast!)
Balance and Swg Partners
Circle L 3/4 and pass thru (back (!) Up/Down)
Swing original Ngh
R& L thru across
Left hand star
pg 20 To Live is to dance
Will send teaching tips in a minute
~~
~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy
me.~
~ Noel Coward~
~~
--- On Sun, 3/7/10, Jack Mitchell<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Jack Mitchell<[email protected]>
Subject: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L
To: "Caller's discussion list"<[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:11 PM
So...I was at a dance yesterday evening and Bob Dalsemer was calling. We
did a dance with a circle R, new N circle L progression, and Bob used a way
to teach it that was elegantly simple and effective, and that I had never
heard anyone else use.
After the circle R 1x, you're on the side with your neighbor, with your
partner across the set from you. Instruction was that you now have one hand
with your neighbor. Take that hand and give it to your partner. Face new
N. Circle L.
It took what (while still a really fun progression) can be a very
"disconnected" progression and reintroduced a connection to your partner
that took you through the progression, and also helped keep folks oriented
by turning with your partner while actually keeping (one or the other) hand
with them the whole time. Suspect that posts like this are the answer to
the "You know you're a caller geek when...." (you get excited about a
teaching tip in a dance). ;-)
On another note from the same dance....does anyone have Traveler's Welcome
by Jim Kitch? We did it last night, and I really enjoyed it, but I didn't
get a chance to stop to write it down until after the dance.
Jack
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