And of course I got the circle directions backwards when I typed it up: circle left first then right.
Dale On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Dale Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I took the liberty of "adapting" your dance a bit then called it last > night at a dance in Elsah, Il. The crowd of about thirty dancers was a > fairly even mix of experienced dancers and first or second timers with a > wide range of ages (Teens to 80's). > > The revised instructions I used were: > > Make groups of three people--gender doesn't matter. If it doesn't come > out even, make one or two groups of two people so everyone gets to dance. > > Make a big circle holding hands with the people in your group, then turn > your group of three together to face right. Like spokes on a wheel. > > Notice who's closet to the middle of the big circle. That's the INSIDE > person. > > Everybody walk forward (promenade holding hands). > > Make a circle of three and circle to the right. > Circle left. End with the inside person facing both partners. [Note it > doesn't matter which way the group as a whole is facing] > > Inside person with right hand partner: Clap (self); clap (self); Clap both > hands with right hand partner; pause a beat. > Inside person with left hand partner: Clap(self); clap(self) Clap both > hands with left hand partner; pause a beat. > Inside person with left hand partner: Allemande right (about 3/4ths) > Inside person with right hand partner: Allemand left once. > Repeat the allemand's until the caller says "Swing" then inside person > swing (or two hand turn, or...) the one they are with.[*] > Extra people go to the middle of the circle and mess around with each > other (that got a laugh) Mingle; Improvise. > When caller says "Promenade" the swinging couples make the spokes of the > wheel again and extra people join in as the new inside person. > > [*] Last time through the caller says "As a group of three, Swing" to end > the dance. > > There was mild confusion particularly at the transition from clapping to > allemandeing. There was also a lot of laughing and smiling. I'd say it's > a hit. > > Thanks, > > Dale > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Richard Fischer < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually I've just recently written a dance for threes. It meets only >> some of Rickey's criteria, and I haven't yet tried it out on my kids at >> school, but I will soon. I'll paste it below, and if you give it a try, I'd >> love to hear how it went! >> >> Richard >> >> Mixer for Groups of Three >> >> Tentative Title “Near and Far” >> >> to the tune Beaumont Rag >> >> Richard Allen Fischer >> >> (numbers refer to beats) >> >> A1 (first time through) Promenade CCW in groups of three (16) >> (Note who the inside-track person is.) >> >> A2 Circle left (8) and circle right (8) in groups of three >> End in a spoke-like line with inside-track person facing out of the >> circle to their partners, and their two partners facing in towards them >> >> B1 (Clapping pattern: clap, clap, clap, rest. First two claps with >> one’s own hands, last with a partner) >> All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with >> nearest partner (4) >> All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with >> distant partner (4) >> All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with >> nearest partner (4) >> Boogie/Clog/Improvise (4) >> >> B2 Caller says “Choose Near” or “Choose Far.” Inside-track person >> swings one partner, and the other partner goes to the center. Folks in the >> center are encouraged to improvise on their own and with each other >> during B2. >> >> Dance begins again with (and proceeds with) >> >> A1 Promenade CCW with partner; folks in center join a couple as the >> inside-track person. >> >> Dance ends with >> >> B2 Caller says “Choose Both!” Swing all three. >> >> Notes: Some playfulness/dodging/blocking expected with the clapping in >> B1. Center dancers are discouraged from rejoining their old group. In my >> school setting I would use the calls in B2 to avoid awkwardness about >> choosing; in other setting calls might not be needed. Again, in my school >> setting, swing can be a two-hand turn, elbow turns, ballroom position >> swing, etc. >> >> >> > -- > *So if you knew what was broken...how long would it take you to fix it?* > -- *So if you knew what was broken...how long would it take you to fix it?*
