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
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