SW: Worth a mention in this thread is the following, in case you prefer a neighbor swing: Over the Hill and Still Chased Improper / Roger Diggle A1. Long lines, neighbor allemande R 1 1/2 A2. 1's chase B1. Circle L 3/4, partner swing B2. Circle L 3/4, neighbor swing I have the title as above, but sometimes "Chaste" is more appropriate. :) Bob
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:10:22 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] name of a dance - Honor among thieves > > > > To add to the history that Bree offered, the last time Honor Among Thieves > was > posted on this most excellent list (by John McIntire), Alan Winston took it > further back yet. So the whole story, as I can put it together from what > everyone has said, is as follows: > > Alan said that the 'chase' figure was originally found in Playford’s 1701 ed, > Cheshire Rounds, a longways duple minor formation like contra. It then > migrated > across the sea to become incorporated into Appalachian dancing. Ted Sanella > encountered the move in these old-time southern Appalachian square dances, > and > in the mode of artists everywhere, nabbed it to incorporate into modern > American > contra - the first to do so with this particular move. Then in 1986, Penn Fix > took Ted's dance and added a P-Sw for all, to appeal to modern contra tastes. > > > What an interesting dance biography! Thanks to all of you scholars. > > Tina > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
