I love this dance for a crowd with lots of beginners. It's sure fire and pretty much fail proof! And fun!
On Jul 6, 2013, at 1:43 PM, lynn ackerson <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's the dance Coconut Cream Pie > > A1: Lines F&B > Center 4 (center two in each line) Right hand star 1x > A2: Partner allemande L 1.5 > Other 4 R hand star 1x > B1: Partner B&S > B2: All 8 Circle L 3/4 > Balance ring > w/partner, CA twirl > > It is a simplified version of Apple PIe Quadrille by Ron Beeson which can be > seen at http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf > Coconut Cream Pie is the same as Apple Pie Quadrille in the A1-B1. Apple Pie > quadrille is a 5-part dance, and I found the progression tricky when there > were new dancers in the hall. Also, not all bands have a 5-part tune. So far, > I've never seen Coconut Cream Pie fall apart, even with a large percentage of > new dancers. You can have 5 or 6 or 3 people in the stars, and as long as > they get back to where they started, it's OK. > --- On Sat, 7/6/13, Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Coconut Cream Pie: easy 4-facing-4s > To: "Tina Fields" <[email protected]>, "Caller's discussion list" > <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 1:06 PM > > > Could you post the calls? Sounds great! > Dorcas Hand > Houston > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tina Fields > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 2:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Coconut Cream Pie: easy 4-facing-4s > > Hi everyone, > > I had the pleasure of calling Lynn Ackerson's 4x4 "Coconut Cream Pie" for the > first time last night. It was, forgive me, easy as pie for everyone to get - > which I suppose was her reason for writing it as it's a simplified version of > Apple Pie Quadrille. (It was also perfect for an American 4th of July weekend > dance, featuring both stars and stripes [long lines]. Ha.) > > > Do you have other favorite, not too difficult, 4-facing-4 dances you're > willing to share? > > > Tina > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
