Of course, I immediately saw some typos! I meant we had a different
line turn in the B1, not the B2.
Also, to clarify the turn, all hand connections are firm as for
casting, and the 2s on the outside join hands with their partner to
make the circle, wthen the 1s let go of their partner's hand to open
up. It feels like a swinging gate, very smooth.
The dancers love the "casting turn," but as a double progression, it
keeps them in their toes. I'm thinking that even as a single
progression, the 2s need to be alert to go down the hall with the
correct 1s.
Joy
On Sep 14, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Joy Greenwolfe wrote:
Hi, All!
This looks like a slightly altered version of Bob Dalsemer's
MidWinter Gypsy, which myself and the triangle-area (of NC) Caller's
Collective tweaked into something we called NewHope Gypsy after a
local place name.
New Hope Gypsy by Joy & the Caller's Collective (variation of Bob
Dalsemer's MidWinter Gypsy)
(duple improper contra, double progression)
A1 Long lines forward and back (8)
2s swing, end facing up. (8)
A2 Mirror gypsy neighbor 1+1/2 (2s split the ones. 1s end below
the twos.) (8)
1s swing, end facing down. (8)
Make a line of four with new!! 2s. 2s be alert for new
neighbors.
B1 Down the hall in a line of four. (4)
"Cast to a circle, open to a line."
2s fold in as if casting down (good hand weight). (2)
1s release partner's hand and open to face up in a new line. (2)
And return (4)
B2 Circle L x1 (8)
Neighbor swing (8)
Bob Dalsemer's MidWinter Gypsy
Same A parts.
B1 Down the hall in a line of four, turn alone and return.
B2 Fold in the ends of the circle, circle L, swing neighbor.
You can see the original notes on Bob's dance page:
http://homepage.mac.com/rdalsemer/contras.html
The reason for the tweaking was I was trying to fix the gents
leading in the circle to a swing (which makes for an awkward
transition - ladies in the lead of the swingee works better). We
ended up with a completely different turn in the B2. Bob D had a
Gypsy also before the 1s swing. We tried making that an Allemande,
and it's doable, but it felt awkward for one of the gents into the
swing. So a gypsy it was!
I think yours is different enough (starting with a different figure)
to have a new name, but you might reference the other dance(s). I'm
going to have to try this starting with the Mirror gypsy/allemande!
Hope this helps!
Joy Greenwolfe
Durham, NC
On Sep 14, 2010, at 10:01 AM, aawoodall wrote:
It looks like a nice flowing dance. However, I think there's a
typo. As writtenk, in A1
and B2, 2s swing. Should B2 be 1s swing?
Andrea
Hi All:
This past weekend at a dance writing workshop at the Foot Fall dance
weekend we came up with the following dance, and were wondering if
it
was new:
Waiting for the Other Foot to Fall Improper
Co-authors; Dan Black, Joyce Duffy-Bilanow, Bob Isaacs, Hannah
Platt,
Kendall Rogers
A1. Neighbor handy-hand allemande 1 1/2, 2s swing - face down
(1)
A2. Down hall in line/4 - 2s turn as a couple, up hall and bend
line
B1. Circle L, neighbor swing
B2. Long lines, 2s swing
(1) - It's the L hand for the 1G/2L, and R hand for the 1L/2G. The
line of four facing down from L to R is 1G-2G-2L-1L.
Anyone seen this one before?
Bob
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