Starting the walkthru for this one always feels a little weird because
the gents are on the wrong side of their neighbor to start the
allemande... After the allemande right 1/2 (of 3/4) the gents are
facing in and the ladies are facing out, but more importantly, the lady
is already on the right. So, one could argue it is in what I have
called, and seen called, "progressed improper". A clearer example
would be a dance where the B2 ends with swinging your new N (the one
that will be current for the next time through). So you could have
people swing their neighbor before starting the walkthru. Alternately,
you could start the walkthru with the neighbor swing, and then walk thru
almost twice and give the dancers the chance to feel that transition.
Other dances in "progressed improper" formation include a dance that I'd
love to ID name and author, so I might as well post it here. :-)
*PRE: Swing Neighbor before first time through walkthrough and before
first time through dance*
A1Circle L .75
P DsD
A2RH to Partner, Balance, Square thru 2
RH to Partner, Balance, Square thru 2
B1P B&S
B2Circle L .75, Pass Thru
New N Sw
[same 4 circle L]
Other thoughts?
Jack
On 2/27/2012 11:28 PM, Bill Baritompa wrote:
Hi,
This may seem like a silly question. It concerns Rick Mohr's
improper dance
"Chuck the Budgie" (on his webpage and shown on a youtube video there).
I thought an improper dance has the #1's facing down the hall, facing
their
#2's who are facing up the hall. All gents have their partners on
their right side.
Although the dance description says it's improper, it actually starts
in a short
wave which you get into by Nbr Right Allemand 3/4 to have gents in the
center
with left hands joined. (the last 4 beats of B2, (next nbr) Right
Allemand 3/4
forms the next short wave).
So this dances has a formation (consisting of short waves) with the
#1's facing up
the hall facing their #2's who are facing down the hall. Gents have
their partners
on their left. Does this have a name? Are there any other dances in
this formation?
Questioningly yours,
Bill
Chuck The Budgie Rick Mohr Improper(?)
(Start: N Alle Right 3/4 to short waves with gents in the center left
hands)
http://youtu.be/aDBsd-ETQvE
http://youtu.be/UbFX6D6ld9o
A1 Gents Allemand Left 1x, Neighbor Swing
A2 Circle Left 3/4, Partner Swing
B1 LLFB, Ladies Allemand Right 1 1/2 (Join L hands with Nbr for
short wave)
B2 Balance short waves, Neighbor Allemand Left 3/4 (to long waves)
Balance long waves, (new) Neighbor Allemand Right 3/4
(till men connect left hands in short waves)
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