oops, here's the message: I don't see how this substitutes for a gent's chain.. b
> Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 09:28:52 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] Flutter Wheel > > I am curious, why isn't the Flutter Wheel being used in contras today. It > basically accomplishes what a men's chain does but generally has good flow. > I believe that Roget Whynot wrote several contras with a flutterwheel many > years ago. > > Basically flutterwheel is an 8 beat call where the right hand dancer, most > often the lady, go into the center and turn by the right. When they move > adjacent to the original opposite dancer they take that dancer and continue > together to the RH dancers original side and turn in to face the center. > > Rich > Stafford CT > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill Olson <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:05 PM > Subject: Re: [Callers] Flow & Glide Contras > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
