The dance name "Return to Sender" may always now seem a bit ironic to you, but there are worse things in life than to come up with choreography so good that Bob Isaacs got there first.
On May 9, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > And it turns out it's already been written: > Bob Isaacs called it "Return to Sender" > > Sorry for the false alarm. > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Luke Donforth <luke.do...@gmail.com> wrote: > My tentative name (assuming the composition doesn't already exist) is > Vallimont's Silver Hammer. The dance came out of a conversation with the > talented musician Julie Vallimont (just got permission to use the name) about > closing sets; and how callers like dances that end with swings but bands > often have something that builds to a big hit at the A to B transition in the > music. > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Luke, > > I don't recognize it, but it looks fun. > > Just curious ... did you have a particular tune in mind that shaped your > desire for the balance at the top of the B sections? > > --Jerome > > Jerome Grisanti > 660-528-0858 > http://www.jeromegrisanti.com > > "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power > and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I was trying to write a nice end-of-evening dance that had a balance at the > top of B1, and ended with a partner swing (that wasn't Old Time Elixir #2 or > Tica Tica timing...) and came up with this. I think it's new, and it worked > well in Montreal recently; but I'd like to know if it already existed: > > Becket > A1 > Circle left 3/4 > Neighbor swing > A2 > Gents start hey for 4 by left > B1 > Right to neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnat > Pull by right, women allemande left 1 1/2 > B2 > Partner balance and swing > Slide left > > Happy dancing > > -- > Luke Donforth > luke.donfo...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > > > -- > Luke Donforth > luke.donfo...@gmail.com > > > > -- > Luke Donforth > luke.donfo...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
