I have one with some similarities:
Moving Along (by Ray Dawson)
Circle Mixer
Start in big circle
A1: Into the middle and back, twice
A2: Partner Allemande Right and pass on
Next person Allemande Left and pass on
B1: Next person Two Hand Turn and pass on
Next person Dosido and pass on
B2: Next person (Balance & )Swing
I think there are a lot of similar dances used by different callers as easy
starters.
The move where you Allemande Right 1 & 1/2 then Left with the next, repeat
until you meet your partner or you get home, is used in Appalachian Squares
and is called a Lock Chain Swing (allemandes usually done as elbow turns)
(see http://round.soc.srcf.net/dances/krs/guts for one reference)
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Mike's Note:
It's a reordering of one I learned from the English caller John Turner when
he was over here in the mid-90's. (As he presented it, the promenade was the
end of the sequence.)
A1 Partner balance and swing
A2 Promenade
B1 Ladies to the center and back (clap on count 4); gents the same,
end facing your partner around the ring (i.e., gents face CCW, ladies CW)
B2 Allemande Right partner (=#1) once and a half, Allemande Left the
next (=#2) once and a half to face the next (=#3, your new partner)
I always think of this as "John Turner's Mixer," but I wrote him some
years back to see if he had title and author information on it. He
calls it "Grand Chain Allemande" but couldn't remember where/when he
had collected it or who might have composed it. I wonder if John
Sweeney or any other English dance leaders who read [Callers] might
know something about it.
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Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
