Hi Katy, I learned this dance from the calling of Sue Rosen several years ago and it is one of my favorites. I advise dancers after the A1 neighbor balance and swing to look on the right diagonal to identify the shadow with whom they will later star. Then after the partner allemande, which I call as almost two times around, everyone usually can easily find their shadow and neighbor for the star. No. 1 lady and No. 2 man star below, No. 1 man and No. 2 lady above.
(By the way, in the past year, I've seen this dance called by two different callers who told everyone that, during the star left, they could use those eight counts to star anywhere with anyone in the hall as long as they were back in the correct place and on time for the partner swing. It created a lot of fun chaos.) Joyce Miller Grass Valley, CA On Jan 31, 2011, at 9:56 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Have any of you ever called this dance by Mike Boerschig? It's been in my box > for years, and I've never called it because I haven't been sure about who > should go to which star. It was published one way in Midwest Folklore (see > below), but the two YouTube videos I've seen of it have a shorter partner > allemande, ending with the first woman and second man (i.e., second corners) > starring above, while the second woman and the first man (first corners) star > below. > > If you've called this and have an opinion about how it's best danced, or if > you've found it challenging to teach, I'd love to hear what you have to say > about it! > > --Katy Heine > > HAPPY AS A WARM PIG IN COLD MUD > by Mike Boerschig > dpl imp > > A1 > Neighbor balance and swing > > A2 > Men allemande left once and a half > allemande right partner once and three quarters > so men are facing in, women out > > B1 > Star left > away from partner, 1st corners star up, 2nd down; reaching across to shadow > in star > swing partner > > B2 > Circle left three quarters > balance in that circle, California twirl partner to face next couple > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
