I like Chart Gutherie's *Hay in the Barn* for the introductory half hey. Gene Hubert's *Butter* for the full hey.
Bob On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Rickey Holt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > Can you think of other dances that meet all or most of the criteria that > have been listed in this thread, including Dan's, and that are generally > good dances for beginners? > Thanks for your suggestions, > Rickey Holt, > Fremont, NH > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Pearl > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers > > Yes, Flirtation Reel is a lovely dance, but there are a few things about it > which make it a bit less than ideal for dancers' first exposure to heys. > > First, the transition from the up-the-center to the hey provides no > momentum/flow guidance about which shoulder to pass to start the hey. For > the first hey dance, I'd prefer one with stronger flow at the moment of > initiation. > > Second, the series of passes (NR, 2's L, Same sex R, 1's L, etc.) is not > only different from most heys (which have same-sex in the center [because > they are equal dances]), but the series of passes seems to be a bit harder > to grasp in the same way that the differing roles of unequal dances bumps > up > the complexity of the sequence a bit. > > For my money, a hey dance that satisfies my requirements is a modified > "Roll > in the Hey". The original is: > > A1 circle left; swing neighbour > A2 circle left three quarters; swing partner > B1 long lines go forward and back; half ladies chain across > B2 hey for four, ladies pass right to start Lately, I have been calling it > A1 Dosido neighbor; swing neighbor. This is much more forgiving than the > Hey/Circle (full) left combination. > This dance features a Ladies Chain immediately before the hey, and the > women's track is essentially the same as the hey. I use this similarity > when > I walk through the dance. > > Dan > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
