Your dance doesn't look familiar to me (for whatever that's worth)--though I agree with Dugan's point that experienced dancers will take fewer that 8 counts to do that pousette and fewer than 8 counts to turn the star 3/4 (probably a lot fewer!), so it will potentially be a very, very long swing. If you care, you could potentially get around that by doing a walk-around and swing to eat up that extra time. Or just leave it and let the dancers sort it out!
Agreeing with Dugan yet again, I've been calling that figure a "facing star", which seems to work well and be descriptive. And if you're itching for a dance with pousettes and facing stars, I premiered this one of Ryan Carollo's at YDW this weekend and folks seemed to dig it: *Trip to Saratoga** by Ryan Carollo* || improper *A1:* half pousette w/ P (gents pull) facing star 1¼ (gents fwd) *A2:* P walk-around & swing *B1:* half hey (gents by L), ladies ricochet N swing *B2:* long lines & gents roll N half pousette w/ P (ladies lead) Ladies be proactive to catch P's hand in B2. B2 pousette should be leisurely or ppl arrive at A1 early. On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Bill Olson via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Mac, Well "Gypsy Star" and "Gypsy Waves" are two other Ravitz dances that > have the interwoven long wavy lines and the "Gypsy Star", not sure if there > are more. Probably.. But as long as you brought it up, the problem I found > that most dancers had with the figures was NOT the Gypsy Star but rather > the woven waves which, to many, were a little too "intimate" for comfort.. > Just my observation from admittedly a pretty small sample.. > > > bill > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Callers <[email protected]> on behalf of Mac > Mckeever via Callers <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 2, 2017 8:53 PM > *To:* Dugan Murphy; callers > > *Subject:* Re: [Callers] New Dance? > > Cary's dance is Woven Waves. I really liked it and called it several > times - and I hav also danced it on several occasions > > I stopped calling it because I was not getting good feedback on the star > figure from the dancers. > > Mac McKeever > > St Louis > > > On Monday, October 2, 2017, 3:30:07 PM CDT, Bill Olson via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dugan and all, I don't know if Cary Ravitz actually "invented" the Gypsy > Star but he wrote a dance entitled that and a lot of others that include > it. Dugan, you're sort of Cary's protégé, right?, so you must know the > dance. This is the same figure, correct?? > > > bill > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Callers <[email protected]> on behalf of > Dugan Murphy via Callers <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 2, 2017 8:16 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Callers] New Dance? > > Hi, Angela, > > I've been calling the figure a "facing star," when I bother naming it at > all while teaching or prompting it. > > Also, nice dance, though I suspect that since experienced dancers tend to > take fewer than eight beats to do half poussettes and 3/4 stars, I suspect > that dancers may end up swinging for as many as 20 beats. > > Dugan Murphy > Portland, Maine > dugan at duganmurphy.com > > <http://duganmurphy.com/> > DUGAN MURPHY <http://duganmurphy.com/> > duganmurphy.com > Dugan Murphy is a nationally known contra dance caller, co-organizer of > Portland Intown Contra Dance, a Maine Storyteller, and a non-profit > consultant. He's based in ... > > > <http://duganmurphy.com/> > DUGAN MURPHY <http://duganmurphy.com/> > duganmurphy.com > Dugan Murphy is a nationally known contra dance caller, co-organizer of > Portland Intown Contra Dance, a Maine Storyteller, and a non-profit > consultant. He's based in ... > > > > www.DuganMurphy.com > > <http://www.duganmurphy.com/> > DUGAN MURPHY <http://www.duganmurphy.com/> > www.duganmurphy.com > Dugan Murphy is a nationally known contra dance caller, co-organizer of > Portland Intown Contra Dance, a Maine Storyteller, and a non-profit > consultant. He's based in ... > > > www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com > > <http://www.portlandintowncontradance.com/> > Portland Intown Contra Dance <http://www.portlandintowncontradance.com/> > www.portlandintowncontradance.com > Portland Intown Contra Dance is a weekly Thursday contra dance to live > music in town Portland, Maine that is delightful, welcoming to all humans, > and a heck of a lot ... > > > www.NufSed.consulting > > <http://www.nufsed.consulting/> > NUF SED <http://www.nufsed.consulting/> > www.nufsed.consulting > Nuf Sed is a Portland, Maine based communications & consulting boutique. > We offer services like branding, marketing, public relations, online > communications ... > > > > > Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:03:37 -0400 > From: Angela DeCarlis <[email protected]> > To: callers <[email protected]. net > <[email protected]>> > Subject: [Callers] New Dance? > Message-ID: > <CA+h6_BYyybaF3qCeyDrJO1p=DLn9 x+CyJ75xEgGWiut3+4R+YA@mail. > gmail.com <dln9x%2bcyj75xeggwiut3%2b4r%[email protected]>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hey y'all! > > After a lovely weekend of both Contra and English at Youth Dance Weekend, I > had an itch for programming some English-inspired choreography at BIDA last > night. Since I didn't have a dance with the figures I wanted, I whipped one > together on the drive home, tested it in the driveway, and debuted it last > night. Success! > > Now the question, of course, is whether or not someone already wrote it! > > -===- > > Amble On East > Becket CCW > > A1: Long Lines Forward & Back > Ladies Chain Across (to Neighbor) > A2: Ladies Dosido 1x > Neighbor Swing > B1: Give & Take, Gents draw Partner into 1/2 Poussette CCW > With NEXT, Gypsy Star* 3/4 (Ladies backing up) > B2: Partner (Long) Swing > > -===- > > *Do we have a new name for this figure yet? I called it Gypsy Star in the > walkthrough once or twice before realizing I should maybe figure something > else out, and the phrase "Special Star" actually escaped my mouth, to the > absolute delight of some of the dancers. During the dance itself, I just > called "Star." > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >
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