Correction: M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on her left should read M1 faces 4 on his "Left" and W1 faces the 4 on her "Right"
On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Linda S. Mrosko <elmero...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had forgotten about this square. It looked so familiar. Years and > years ago, Kathy Anderson called this square at a dance event I attended. > My notes show it as "English Dance for Five Couples." I loved this dance! > > Forgive my note-taking from so long ago: > > *The Formation*: > Middle couple is C1 and they face the music. > Outside couples shift left 1/8 so they are diagonal to the music. > C1 stands back to back -- M1 faces 4 on his right and W1 faces the 4 on > her left. > > *The Dance*: > C1 circles left with the 4 they face (2 separate circles) > Within the same groups, just the 3 gents Star Right (M1 with the 2 gents > he circled with) while the 3 women Star Right (W1 with the 2 ladies she > circled with) > > C1 meet and change groups (M1 dances w/the 4 people W1 danced with and W1 > dances with the 4 people M1 danced with); repeat circles and stars > C1 meet again and face any couple they chose (let's call the new couple C2 > for clarity) to do the half R&L thru with, using a "power turn" to end > facing the next couple to the right of the orig C1 (call them C3) > C3 does a half R&L thru with C4 > C4 does a half R&L thru with C5 who becomes the new middle couple > > On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Yaron Shragai via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I picked up this dance at Flurry '17. Iirc, the caller (I think it was >> Bob Isaacs, not sure, it was near the end of the festival, it's all kinda >> fuzzy...) said he picked it up at another festival and didn't know the name >> of it. He named the caller that he got it from - but I don't remember the >> name... >> >> Formation: square with a cpl in the middle (i.e. 5 cpls) >> A: >> Middle cpl 1/2 R&L with cpl #1, which becomes new middle cpl >> That cpl uses momentum from courtesy turn to turn twd cpl #2, 1/2 R&L >> with that cpl >> Cpl #2 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #3 >> Cpl #3 becomes middle, 1/2 R&L with cpl #4 >> Cpl #4 becomes middle [turns to face current #1, which is orig middle] >> B: >> Couples currently along up/dn axis (heads+middle) turn back on ptnr, now >> all can form 2 rings of 5, circle L/R; >> Ptnr swing (some ppl may have to spin around to find Ptnr) >> >> Thanks! >> Yaron Shragai >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> >> > > > -- > > > > *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* > > *102 Mitchell Drive* > > *Temple, Texas 76501* > > *(903) 292-3713 <(903)%20292-3713> (Cell)* > *(903) 603-9955 <(903)%20603-9955> (Skype)* > *contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>* > > *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance > buttons, t-shirts, & more)* > -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* *102 Mitchell Drive* *Temple, Texas 76501* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)* *contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>* *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
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