Here is the link to George Walker's dance, A Quarter More, that has the yearn figure, collected in 1994 by Mary Devlin. I suppose that through the folk process a figure a bit different could also be called a Yearn.
http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_121.html Would also be interested in what other callers are doing with this figure. My dance with the yearn, Simplicity Becket, is not long lines but done as couples. Another deviation. On Jan 28, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Linda Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
