Guided by the experienced hand of Ric Goldman, I wrote a dance last year that has a similar sequence of moves (from a neighbor do-si-do into a Mad Robin). I tell people their feet are traveling in the same exact path, and then quip, "however as happens sometimes in real life, in the Mad Robin you're keeping an eye on your partner while doing it with your neighbor."
Gail's Making Copies Improper A1 Mad Robin neighbor (watch partner) Swing neighbor A2 long lines forward & back Ladies allem R 1 1/2 B1 Partner balance & swing B2 Circle L 3/4 pass through New neighbor do si do Stacy Rose Coos Bay, OR -----Original Message----- From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Rickey Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 6:50 AM To: call...@sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Teaching Mad Robin Hi all, I am looking for suggestions on how best to teach a "Mad Robin" to contra dancers who have not encountered it before. It is in "Joyride" after a Gypsy and I have tried suggesting that they just let their feet take them around on the same path as the Gypsy did while turning to face their partner, and I have tried describing how the women start going up and inside and the men down and outside - but there is still a bit too much confusion out there. I am planning on doing this in a venue where it may not be feasible to do a demo. Any additional ideas? Rickey _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
