On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, Bill Olson wrote: > > The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert > > A1 Promenade (CCW)(16) > A2 (face partner Gents facing out, Women facing in) join 2 hands with partner > and walk ~8 steps IN (8), join hands in concentric circles and walk ~8 steps > back out (8) > B1 all circle LEFT (opposite directions obviously) > B2 *SWING* (nearest person) > > This dance is a riot. needs MANY couples in circle and resist urge to > make 2 sets because even when dancers line up originally in circle > NEXT to partner, they are never that way in the actual dance. Lots > of craziness at swing, lost and found in the middle. gender changes > happen here, also if dancer cannot find a partner at swing (or > promenade) stay in dance with "invisible partner" and try again. Needs > many couple to make it work, especially since women are on the outside > of the concentric and have shorter arms on the average. If this > becomes a problem 9womens arms being pulled out or arm sockets) tell > dances "big steps in, short steps out".. often, after a few times > thru, I tell the dancers to "let the music tell them when to swing" in > B2, then it's REALLY a riot. This works for dancers of ANY level! I've > never had experienced dancers not have a good time.
You know, I'd change this to have promenade CW and men outside to fix the arm-length problem. (You could also keep the promenade CCW and have the woman twirl under the man's arm, but that's adding a layer of complexity.) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
