Both "Momma Lou's Reel" by Gene Hubert and "Kimmswick Fix" by Marilee Standifer (hope I spelled that right) have that transition. Both are easy and fun dances. I usually call "turn in place to new neighbors; circle left..." I think the description of the hands sounds interesting.
Thanks Dale On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Dave Colestock <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- Thunder rolled. ... It rolled a six. -- (Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!)
