In a similar vein, I wrote the following dance ( http://www.grantgoodyear.org/dance/dances.html#chris-lisa-found-each-other-circle-mixer-june-1997) which also has an active lost-and-found in the center...
Chris & Lisa Found Each Other (Circle mixer, June 1997)<http://www.grantgoodyear.org/dance/dances.html#id6> A1. (16) P swing A2. (8) Circle left (8) Circle right B1. (8) Into the center and back (8) Into the center and back, end facing P and taking right hands B2. (16) Pull by to a single file promenade w/ men on the inside promenading ccw, women on outside promenading cw, look for a new partner Notes: 1. Written for the wedding of Chris Johnson and Lisa Edwards. 2. This dance is almost as much of a game as it is a dance, since I deliberately designed this dance so that it would be common for dancers to *not* have a partner at the end of B2. Thus, they would have to find a new partner from the "lost-and-found" in the center. 3. Experienced dancers have to be told up-front that the pull-by in B2 does *not* start a grand right and left. 4. I frequently use this dance with beginners because it's easy, lots of fun, and it sneakily gets across the idea that when something goes "wrong" in a dance, the dancers can fix it. On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Bill Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Linda, I really see no need to "fix" the dance. Truth is I wouldn't > even THINK about trying to change a Gene Hubert dance, well not now anyway, > I must admit I did address this originally and decided everything I could > think of made an elegant dance "clunky". It really IS just fine the way it > IS!! Just not a dance for a small crowd. > > as far as I'm concerned, this dance should stay the way it IS and has > never failed to be ahit with the dancers. If someone wants to write a new > dance that addresses the problem that women's arms are shorter than men's > (on the average), that is fine with me. I love Gene Hubert's dances, loved > the man, considered him a good friend and really, "fixing" one of his > dances just doesn't seem right to me!! > > cheers > > b > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:07:38 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite mixers? > > > > Another solution to the short arms problem, Bill, might be to have the > > couples face differently: women (or those dancing this role) face > > out, and men face in for the forward and back..... > > Linda > > > > On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:59 AM, 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. > > > > > > I miss Gene! > > > > > > bill > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:47:32 -0700 > > >> From: [email protected] > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: [Callers] Favorite mixers? > > >> > > >> I'd love to add a few more mixers to my repertoire. Which ones do > > >> you > > >> like for beginning groups or for early in the evening? And do you > > >> have > > >> some that more advanced groups can enjoy? > > >> > > >> Kalia > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- Grant Goodyear web: http://www.grantgoodyear.org e-mail: [email protected]
