Ron and All:
I respectfully disagree. As long as we swing in a clockwise direction, the swing/circle R transition will flow poorly for both roles, and should have no place in any contra dance - Bob ________________________________ From: Ron Blechner <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:19 PM To: Bob Isaacs Cc: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Another dance-check zig-zag R dance I dance the ladies role enough where I feel I can confidently assert that swing -> circle R is as difficult for gents as swing -> circle L is for ladies. Either way, one person is unfolding from the swing opposite from the rotation of the subsequent circle. The bigger objection to flow is simply that it's a circle right that is from a standstill, and people don't dance many circle rights. (But we dance plenty circle lefts from a standstill.) In this case, I'm interested in the circle R as something to fill a second-half-of-evening slot where I often have need for dances that are fairly easy but not the same old circle lefts, swings, stars, chains, and allemandes. Best, Ron On Mar 14, 2017 11:05 PM, "Bob Isaacs via Callers" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi Ron: Two transitions in this dance I find troubling. The R and L through/gents allemande is awkward for the gents, whose L hand is occupied in the courtesy turn of the R and L through. This can be avoided by 1/2 hey (GL, PR, LL, NR), gents allemande L 1 1/2 (or allemande/hey if you prefer that order). But swing/circle R? Bob ________________________________ From: Callers <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Ron Blechner via Callers <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 9:49:10 PM To: callers Subject: [Callers] Another dance-check zig-zag R dance So, this is a cross between Jeff Spero's Kiss the Bride and Rick Mohr's Rockin' Robin: Duple Imp. A1. N DSD (6) NS (10) A2. R+L Thru (8) (across) Gents Alle L 1.5x (8) B1. P Meltdown Swing (16)* B2. Circle R 1.25x (10) Zig R, Zag L (6) (to next Ns) I was futzing with Kiss the Bride and this came out. I'd like to give credit if it's been written, or pick a name if not. In dance, Ron Blechner _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
