If I were dancing it, during the last pushes I would switch to crossed hands, then as the ladies finally go back alone, slide out keeping the right hand. I might have to tread in place for a beat or two, but better that than gap and have to struggle to find a hand. You could simply alter the dance to include that: ...Ladies push your partner to the center then take R hands and ladies slide back. B1 P BTG etc.
Andrea Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask > On Feb 19, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Jonathan Sivier <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm planning to call the circle mixer Disturbed By Insects on Friday (in > part in honor of the 31st annual Insect Fear Film Festival being held this > weekend here in Champaign-Urbana) and I've got a question about one of the > instructions. The instructions I have are > > Disturbed by Insects > Inga Morton > mixer > Formation: circle of couples, all facing counterclockwise > > A1 Promenade (with inside hands joined) > California twirl > Promenade back > California twirl (then join both hands) > > A2 Ladies, push your partner to the center > Gents, push your partner back > Ladies, push your partner to the center > Ladies, go back > > B1 With your partner box the gnat > With your opposite to the left swat the flea > With your opposite to the right box the gnat > With your opposite to the left swat the flea > > B2 With your opposite to the right balance and swing > > This all makes sense except at the end of A2. If the ladies go back, and > the gents stay put, then they will be separated by a gap and won't be able to > reach their partner for the "box the gnat" at the beginning of B2. So it > seems to me that it should say either "Ladies, go back and the gents follow" > or "Gents, push your partner back again" or something similar. > > Does anyone have any advice on this? Thanks. > > Jonathan > ----- > Jonathan Sivier > Caller of Contra, English and Early American Dances > jsivier AT illinois DOT edu > Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html > ----- > Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? > A: It depends on what dance you call! > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
