On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> The recent discussion about California versus Nevada twirls and all the > related variants suddenly flashed through my mind when I was writing this > dance: > > Whipped Butter > [snip] > > The odd thing that's (to me) evocative of the previous name debate is the > butterfly whirl. If the woman is on the left of her partner, but still > moving forward, is it a butterfly whirl? Or some other species of > lepidoptera? > > I had a similar question in mind when writing the following dance. At that time I was assured by those I spoke with that the varying configurations of this move were all Butterfly Whirls. -Don *Give the Gents a Whirl* [Type]: Contra [Formation]: Becket CW [Author]: Don Veino [Status]: DV:: [Comments]: Romantic start with Neighbor and promenade into a Gents (Butterfly) Whirl along the set. Have lines stretch out to make room for A1 simultaneous gypsy in middle. :: [A1]: (3,2,3) LINES FORWARD, GYPSY NEIGHBOR 1/2, LINES BACK (so all cross set to N's place) (6,2) STAR LEFT 3/4, SHIFT TO TAKE NEIGHBOR IN PROMENADE POSITION facing CCW around oval :: [A2]: (6,2) Everyone PROMENADE THE OVAL, LADIES TURN BACK over right shoulder #PROGRESSION (8) NEW N SWING end facing CW around oval in promenade position :: [B1]: (6) PROMENADE BACK until opposite Partner (6,4) GENTS WHIRL* 1+1/4, GENTS CROSS to P (passing Left) :: [B2]: (4,12) PARTNER BALANCE, SWING (alternate for smooth, slinky feel: Partner Gypsy, Swing) :: [Notes]: A1 - Shift to take Neighbor in Promenade: All drop hands from Star, Gent walks forward to join hands with current Neighbor lady in promenade position - left in left, right in right. A2 - EVERYONE (ENDS!) MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE A2 PROMENADE, as it is the progression. B1 = *Gents Whirl in this case is a CW rotation Butterfly Whirl with the Gents going forward and the Ladies backing up. Mention eye contact with Neighbor in whirl.:: [Tunes]: :: [Provenance]: From author. Composed 4/8/15. Opening part of A1 taken from Cary Ravitz's dance Terry & Sherry, which derives from an ECD sequence The Hole in the Wall. First called by Sue Rosen 5/4/2015 Monday Contras, by Don 5/25/15 Thursday Contras at Scout House.:: [Tags]: oval, gypsy lines, hole in the wall, gents whirl, DV, intermediate::
