I believe it’s called “Dixie Twirl”, and the confusing move is also called a Dixie Twirl. Kind of a cousin to “Right hand high, left hand low”. The end result is that the line is inverted and facing up, the same people on each end, no hand changes.
-Eric Eric Black [email protected] http://eric-black.com On Jul 23, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Keith Tuxhorn via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > First of all, do you know the name of this dance? That's what the original Q > was. I researched the R Cromartie dances I could find, and this is none of > them. > > And I've now figured out the bad wording in A2 and understand the dance. > > A2 Down the hall; W2 Dixie twirls the two M, while W1 lets go and turns > alone; come back up > > "Lady twists around" is not a clear direction. > > Keith > > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Dave Casserly <[email protected]> > 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]> 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 > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Dave Casserly <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi Keith, > > The dance works fine-- I'm not sure where the confusion is. Partner swing is > on the side of the set, so one petronella means you're facing up and down the > set, next to your partner. A CA twirl then makes you progress. 1s and 2s > are indeed across from each other when they swing, which is almost always > true when you swing your partner, and when 1s and 2s are across from each > other, you're on the same side of the set with your partner. > > In other words: > "1s and 2s are across from each other to swing, and when they finish." Yes. > "A petronella would put your partner on the same side . . ." No. > > -Dave > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Keith Tuxhorn via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > This dance doesn't work the way I read it. 1s and 2s are across from each > other to swing, and when they finish. A petronella would put your partner on > the same side; a CA twirl would then send you and your P in opposite > directions. > > Keith Tuxhorn > Austin TX > > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761 > > > > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761 > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
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