Take All of the Credit, None of the Blame by Larry Elderman has a full hey with bonus balances that spans 24 beats, if this is similar to what you're looking for:
A1 N dosido 1.25 to short wavy lines (8); bal R-L (4), N alle rt 1/2, men alle left 1/2 A2 give P your right hand and bal (4), 1/2 (pass by right) to the other side (8), give P your right hand and balance B1 1/2 hey, P swing B2 prom; ladies chain Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2017, at 10:10 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maia, > > I wrote a simple square "Hey Square, Let's Dance" that has the hey crossing > phrases. > It must be called Heads, Sides, Heads, Sides to have a complete mixer square. > > A1 Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line, F&B > A2 Ladies Chain, Start a Full Hey > B1 Finish the Hey, Swing the one you meet > B2 Promenade > > I have only shared this with one caller, and she remarked that the hey > crosses phrases, and she would not use it. > I must often use it wit singing calls, or square dance music that has strong > 8 beat phrasing. > > Bob Isaacs "To Turn a Phrase" has the Oval crossing phrases. I have danced > it when it feels good, but also when it did not. I think the music selection > is more critical. > > Rich Sbardella > >> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm running up against a wall in a dance I'm currently writing, and it's >> making me wonder: what dances, if any, have a full hey that spans two >> sections* and really WORKS? I feel like in general, if I danced such a >> dance, I would roll my eyes at the choreographer "breaking the rules", but I >> can also imagine delightful dances a hey spanning two phrases that justify >> their own existence and feel great to dance. >> >> Thoughts? Dances to point me to? >> >> As always, in dance, >> Maia >> >> * e.g. hey occurs during the last eight counts of B1 and the first eight of >> B2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
