(I was thinking about driving minor-key jigs in English dancing, where there
are only a few that really have a sense of headlong motion, and I ended up
drafting a contra dance to to show what I was talking about. Then I thought
about calling the dance and had to rejigger it a bunch to provide things like a
recovery point, etc. Now it has less obvious novelty than it did, is probably
danceable - but I don't know that it's unique. Anybody recognize the
sequence?)
Thanks!
SOLAR NOON
Becket contra
Alan recommends driving minor-key jigs
- "Sailor's Wife", "Jack's Health/Bolt the Door", "Female Saylor", etc -
or slinky reels.
Form:BK Figs: YearnL,CL.75,NG,NS,WH4+,PG&S
A1:1-4: LL forward (and usually to the left to a new couple), and back
5-8: CL 3/4 to face neighbors up and down
A2: 1-4: Neighbors gypsy Rsh
5-8: Neighbors swing
B1: 1-8: Hey for four over and back (women pass rsh)
B2: 1-4: Women pass wide right into partner gypsy
4-8: Partner swing on the side, open facing in.
END EFFECTS: Inactive couple wait on the long 2nd diagonal (left side as
you face up or down the set).
-- Alan
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