Oops. I should have read my own card more carefully. The dance titled “Dixie Gal” starts with: A: Long lines F & B, gents allemande left 1-1/2; Bal & Swing *partner*
Different dance. Sorry. Back to work. -Eric Eric Black [email protected] http://eric-black.com On Jul 23, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Dave Casserly <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, sounds like I was wrong. If the line gets inverted entirely, then Keith > is correct that this dance doesn't work. Neighbors are on the same side of > the set to start the lines down, so they'll be on the same side coming back > up, which won't work with a partner swing next. > > I'm pretty sure I've danced this dance before, but with Lady 2 doing a normal > right-hand-high, left-hand-low, while Lady 1 turns alone. If that's not > Robert's instruction then we must be missing something with the dance. > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Eric Black via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I forgot that I have scanned images of my cards so I can check before > I go home. > > I misremembered, the dance as I have it from Robert Cromartie is called > “Dixie Gal”. > > The note about the Dixie Twirl move is: > Dixit Twirl: don’t let go! Left-most leads under arch made by right-most > pair to other side, right-most > sweeps across to other side. Inverts the line, left-most down is left-most > up. > > This is kind of like a “Right Hand High, Left Hand Low” except that it’s a > line of 4, not just 3 (usually a gent and 2 ladies). > I suppose it’s open to interpretation as to whether the “4 vs. 3” distinction > warrants a different name for the move. > > I’ve also heard it described as a “California Twirl for couples”. > > I got it from Robert, don’t know when. I see that it’s published in Give and > Take, my copy of which is at home. There > may be more explanation there (or rather, less?). > > -Eric > > Eric Black > [email protected] > http://eric-black.com > > On Jul 23, 2014, at 12:29 PM, Dave Casserly via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, that's my interpretation as well (or, in Keith's words, "W2 Dixie >> twirls the two M, while W1 lets go and turns alone"). >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> So while the rest of the line is turning itself inside out, W1 is not >> involved at all? I thought W1 was part of the inversion, thus ending up on >> the R end of the line once it was facing up. I was having the same confusion >> Keith was. So to clarify, lines of 4 down the hall after the N swing. W2 >> (2nd from the L) raises R hand to swap the gents, while W1 simply turns to >> face up. At the end of this maneuver all are next to their partners in the >> line o' 4, ready for to come back up the hall and swing. Have I got that >> right? >> Kalia >> >> >> On 7/23/2014 10:34 AM, Dave Casserly via Callers wrote: >> Ahh, I see: it's the A1/A2 where there's confusion. It's the second >> *lady* who does the right hand high, left hand low. So, after that >> >> move, she is facing up the set, with her neighbor in her left hand, and >> her partner in her right hand. The first lady is on the left end of the >> set, facing up. So the balance and swing is on the side of the set, not >> in the middle. The gents do NOT stay in the same place after the down >> the hall; they switch places with each other when coming up. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Keith Tuxhorn <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> A1/A2... I'm on the outside, holding my N's R hand... With the Dixie >> twirl, I'm still in that spot. When we bend the line, my P and I are >> above the 2s, in reversed position. >> B1: All are swinging in the center of the set. When the swing >> finishes, all are back to IMP position where they started. >> B2: With one petronella, I move to the side with my P. When I CA >> twirl, I'm turning with a N to progress. >> >> In B1, if the M cross to their P and swing, then you progress the >> wrong way. Is the instruction left out in B1 "W cross to P"... ? >> >> Keith >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761
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