Part of my fondness for Du Quoin Races is based on the impeccable taste of the people who run the track and the fairgrounds. A close-up few of the map says it all.... ;-)
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Michael Fuerst <mjerryfue...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Mac: > > DuQuoin Races would be in my top five or ten, but certainly not the top > one, probably because the experience of dancing it varies with the music > more than other dances.. > > Du Quoin Races, Becket by Orace Johnson (1991) > > A1: Balance ring, pass through to an ocean wave > Balance again, allemande right 3/4 to form long waves (men facing > out, women in) > A2: Balance, women cross set to where partner is standing as men turn > into the place abandoned > by their partner, to form new long waves with the women facing out > and the men in. > Balance, “rotate” again (men walking across set, women looping > around to the right) > B1- Swing partner on the side (the same side you started on) > Circle left halfway, roll away with a half sashay to trade places with > neighbors (across set) > B2- Circle left halfway, roll away with a half sashay to trade places with > partners (along set) > Circle left halfway, and shift left along the set to face new neighbors > > Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Mckeever <mac...@ymail.com> > To: Michael Fuerst <mjerryfue...@yahoo.com>; Caller's discussion list < > call...@sharedweight.net> > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:02 AM > Subject: Re: [Callers] Fw: What is the best contra dance(s) ever written? > > > Michael - > > I think you would agree that Du Quion Races would need to be on this list > > Mac > > > > > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
