Bob Isaacs and Chris Weiler collaborated on a dance that has the
movement you describe below. The call is "double slice left" or
"chevron". The dance is a single progression, however (see below).
I usually use "yearn" to mean going forward on the left diagonal with
your partner toward your next neighbors, and then backing up straight
across from these neighbors, so a single progression. It is a useful
alternate to "circle on the left diagonal with new neighbors" to
progress in Becket formation. But I like your explanation of why it
should be called "yearn" for double progression! It will be
interesting to hear what other callers use for these moves.
Linda
Another Slice of Pinewoods
Bob Isaacs & Chris Weiler
Formation: Duple-Improper
A1 Neighbor balance and swing
A2 Double slice left to end across from 2nd shadow
with Second shadow, Star right three-quarters
Walk past 1st shadow left along the set
B1 Partner gypsy and swing
B2 Women's Chain
Star Left
From Chris Weiiler: Written at Pinewoods American Dance and Music
week. Bob and I re-wrote Slice of Pinewoods at lunch that same day to
be a more neighbor centered dance, August 31st, 2006.
On Jan 27, 2012, at 11:46 PM, Rich Goss wrote:
Nice dance. One very minor point: my understanding is that a Yearn
is past two couples. Toward the first on the left then as you back
away you are across from the second couple along the line. At least
the original dance with yearn did that reasoning that as you pass
that first couple you "yearn" to dance with them (but you don't).
I really do like your dance though.
Rich
