Back in 1994, Ted Sannella used a very similar version of this 5 couple square at Mainewoods Dance camp. The A parts differed slightly but the progression in the B part is the same. Ted told us he picked up the dance in Denmark from a Danish caller, Inga Morton. Ted simply called it "A Danish Dance" and had 2 versions of it. It provides a great change of pace used occasionally.
John McIntire, Unity ME On Mon, December 4, 2017 4:13 pm, Linda S. Mrosko via Callers wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 < >> [email protected]> 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: [email protected] >>> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> *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)* > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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