I have seen a few people using a modification of "The Reunion" by Gene
Hubert as an introduction to the Hey.
The original is:
*The Reunion*-- Gene Hubert*Becket*
*A1*Left Diagonal Ladies Chain
Straight Across Ladies Chain
*A2*Straight across Hey
*B1*look for your partner in the next Hey -- P B&S
*B2*Circle Left .75
Pass Thru, Circle Right .75
But if you make the A1 just a ladies chain over and back, then you can
then illustrate the Hey by pointing out that the ladies have just walked
the path of the next move. At the same time, it's still an interesting
dance. Note that the original is double progression, but the
modification is not.
Jack
On 2/19/2012 4:03 PM, Rickey Holt 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
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:21 PM
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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
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