Hi All:
As Luke noted, there are two dances with similar names. The first is:
Return to Sender
Becket-L, double, 7/18/00
A1. L diagonal R and L through, ladies chain to neighbor
A2. Hey (LR, PL, GR, NL) - give R to N
B1. Balance, box the gnat and pull by R, gents allemande L 1 1/2
B2. Partner balance, swing
On 5/19/03 I wrote Return 2 Sender, the same dance below that Luke
re-discovered. With a neighbor swing and a single progression, this is
objectively better.
For both I offer the following teaching tip: at the end of the hey take R with
neighbor and have all face across, so for Return 2 Sender the ladies are back
to back. Then have all take a small step to their L as the ideal position to
finish the hey (if facing across is 12 o'clock/6 o'clock, then slightly L of
across is 1 o'clock/7 o'clock). Then after the box the gnat and pull by, the
ladies have a clearer path into the allemande L -
Bob
BecketA1Circle left 3/4Neighbor swingA2Gents start hey for 4 by leftB1Right to
neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnatPull by right,
women allemande left 1 1/2B2Partner balance and swingSlide left
Happy dancing
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Luke Donforth
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