I agree that men allemande left is found in many good dances and can
be overused in a program; circles and long lines forward and back are
other moves that can fit this category. One of the many advantages to
Caller's Companion, or the use of the grid developed by Larry
Jennings, is to help avoid repetitious moves. Using this feature has
helped in my program planning!
Linda
On Feb 27, 2012, at 1:53 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I agree.
Does anyone else think that Men allemande Left 1 1/2 is overused?
How about Circle Left 3/4? Lately, I've been programming
specifically to
avoid having a circle in each dance. It's surprisingly difficult
to find
dances that don't have circles.
Donna Hunt
"Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we
should
dance." -unknown
In a message dated 2/27/2012 12:18:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
I like the "Gang of Four" much better, as IMHO men AL 1 1/2 is the
most
over-used figure in contradancing, and the other dance has (yikes!)
two of
them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joy Greenwolfe" <[email protected]>
To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 12:46:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Does this exist?
Hi Luke and all,
This is strongly reminiscent of Gene Hubert's Gang of Four, but I
think yours is distinct.
Joy Greenwolfe
Durham, NC
For comparison:
Gang of Four by Gene Hubert, Jan '92
duple contra Becket
A1
Circle L 3/4
N swing, end facing in promenade position in large oval (gents L
shoulder to the inside)
A2
Promenade around the oval CCW, going around the ends like a bicycle
chain (about 6 steps)
Ladies turn back to swing the new gent behind
B1
All circle L in large oval
Forward and back (make sure you're across from P by the end)
B2
(new) Ladies allemande R 1+1/2
P swing
On Feb 24, 2012, at 11:00 PM, Luke Donforth wrote:
I can't tell if I'm remembering or writing a dance. Anyone recognize
this?
Becket, ccw
A1
Men allemande Left 1.5x
Neighbor swing, end facing cw in big oval (women inside)
A2
Promenade with neighbor
Women turn back and swing new neighbor
B1
Promenade back until across from partner
Men allemande Left 1.5x
B2
Partner gypsy (R) and swing
Thanks.
--
Luke Donforth
[email protected] <[email protected]>
www.lukedonev.com
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