Great! Please report back if you try it out, Amy. Richard
On Feb 12, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Amy Cann wrote: > I *love* this. > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Dale Wilson <dale.wil...@gmail.com> 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 < >> richardallenfisc...@verizon.net> 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?* >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> call...@sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
