On Sun, Feb 23, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote: > > I've used the Lancashire Reel with good success and it works fine > with small-to-medium groups. It's a double circle, gents facing > out, ladies facing in. I can't remember where I got this dance. > Looking online, I see versions where the first dosido is the left > shouldered-one. I've found that starting with the "usual" shoulder > works fine. > > P dosido > On L diagonal, L allemande and back to place. > > P seesaw > On R diagonal, R allemande and stay there (new P) > > With new P, balance and swing > > Promenade the ring, then gents face out, ladies face in.
That's a seesaw as in left-should gypsy? > And how about Levi Jackson Rag (5 cpls)? It's not actually that > hard, and uses basic figures in a fun way. When a set gets through > it for the first time it's a definite high-5 moment. Errrgh. No. ;-) I mean, agreed on the high-5 bit, but I think of Levi Jackson as being more difficult because of the pass-by-two star -- I've seen way too many breakdowns there. Combine that with the fast pace (some do slow down the music, though), and just the generally odd configuration, and I only recommend doing it with more experienced dancers unless you want to spend a lot of time teaching it. The other problem with Levi Jackson is the same problem with square dancing: you need exact multiples of five couples. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
