The flutterwheel ends the same as a men's chain, but starts more like a ladies chain, so yeah, the rotation at the beginning is reversed.. Seems like it could be useful in some choregraphic (is that a word) instances.. Less connected for sure.. Not like the Men's chain has reached the pinnacle of popularity EITHER, (obviously, or we wouldn't be having this conversation of what to replace it with!).. BILL
> From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 13:28:07 -0800 > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] Flutter Wheel > > People have been trying adding flutterwheel for decades, but it's never > stuck. I've only danced it at MWSD contra events. > > Some people who've written flutterwheel contras: > Cary Ravitz (Butterflies) > Seth Tepfer (Swingin' on a Star, Split Tree Flutterwheel) > Ken Bonner (several) > Tom Hinds (Ova's Dance, Mixing Bowl, Double Take) > > along with a number of lesser known choreographers. > > Flutterwheel isn't quite the same as gent's chain, as the initial momentum > need is different. And it's not a strongly connected figure. > > So maybe it's just that it's not really needed, and it's not that exciting > a figure. Or it could be because it comes from MWSD. > > It also may appear more in British contras, where there's more > cross-pollination of moves. > > -Chris Page > San Diego > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 9:28 AM, rich sbardella <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
