So i feel a bit silly walking into this discussion with such a simplistic answer, but - to me it only merits referring to a dance by an alternate formation if there's absolutely no way to set the dance up as a standard formation (eg, a becket-indecent). Unlike a dance which starts with a wave balance, "Chuck the Budgie" simply starts with a gents allemande L. I've had no trouble calling it from a standard improper starting point; it just makes the first allemande a little less than once.
> Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:28:54 +1300 > From: Bill Baritompa <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] What formation is this improper dance? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > 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 > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 90, Issue 40 > *************************************** >
