The two-hand turn can be counterclockwise, between the two gents. Or it can be done with the partner, on the side, and then start the hey with partners passing right shoulders before the gents pass left in the middle.
The reason for this change is that the timing in the dance is not square otherwise. The poussette starts at the beginning of the A2, and takes 8 beats, but goes into a 3/4 hey, which takes 12ish beats. The dancers often try to rush the hey because it feels wrong starting a swing 4 beats into the B1. I've danced the dance several times where people try to rush the hey so that they can start the swing right at the beginning of the B1, and that really ruins the relaxed feel of it. So adding a two-hand turn can fix that issue, and push the swing back so it starts halfway through the phrase and is for 8 counts instead of 12. -Dave On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 4:23 PM, James Saxe <jim.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:50 PM, Lindsay Morris wrote: > > Joyride is a great dance! Consider adding a two-hand turn during the >> poussette, to send the men into their hey. >> >> > Lindsay, > > I don't think I understand your suggestion. > > This video of Joyride shows the transition from pousette to hey > as I've seen it done: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch%**3Fv%3DdwO9XRUBk9w<http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DdwO9XRUBk9w> > > Can you say more precisely what you are suggesting instead? > The usual direction for a two-hand turn is clockwise as > seen from above, which would seem to send the men opposite > the direction they need to go to enter the hey. But perhaps > I'm missing something. > > --Jim > > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > -- David Casserly (cell) 781 258-2761
