wow, that text got all jammed up by my server anyway,... let me try to make the first dance a little clearer..
> > What about "David on Fridays by Paul Eric Smith?? This dance can be found on > Michael Dyck's ACDoL which in turn connects to the Syllabus of the Ralph Page > weekend.. Mary DesRosiers calls this dance a lot.. a definite "contra > smoothie".. > > Title: David on Fridays Author: Paul Eric SmithFormation: Contra, duple > improper > A1- Right shoulder gypsy below, 1&1/2, Right hands across star, gents let go...... A2- Ladies allemande right, 1&1/2, Swing partner..... B1- Down the hall 4-in-line, turn as couples, Return..... B2- Circle left, As couples, slide left along your line (2), circle left 3/4 with the next (6) ************************* In "sort of' a similar vein.. here's one I wrote that I think flows really well.. (well once you get over the discomfort or unfamiliarity of a gent's chain...) Here's the dance and the notes from the original posting on my web page. PB&J, A duple improper contra by Bill Olson > A1 M allem R x 1.5 (8), Sw Partner (8) >A2 Cir L 3/4, Sw N (16) > > B1 1/2 MEN'S chain (8), Star R (hands across) (8) > B2 1/2 W chain (8), Star L (hands across) (8) (M look for new gent in next > star for R allem) > > This dance was written Aug 11, 1999, on the way to a gig at the Rock Gardens > Inn in Phippsburg, ME. It originally started with a Men's HALF right > allemand. I figured the dancers would get more partner swing that way. In > real life however it seemed confusing and the allemand once and a half goes > pretty quickly anyway so there is plenty of swing. The B1 B2 figures are the > "reason" for the dance. I like how a chain flows into a star so I figured > mirror image chains and stars would flow doubly well. Since most dancers are > used to coming out of a chain into a cloverleaf star, it takes a little while > for them to adjust to the hands across but it flows really nicely after they > do. For my band PB&J (now T-Acadie)! > > Here's a video that gives you some idea of the flow.. Ignore the part where > the dancers are confused and doing it improperly - hah hah.. > http://youtu.be/8utAPj7Gu_g > > bill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
