You have identified the same issue I found with this dance - the women with
shorter arms make the larger circle. I deal this by having the ladies roll to
the inside at the end of the prominade so they make the inner circle. Even new
dancers have no trouble doing this.
Great dance for all skill levels. The banner photo on our group's web site is
a photo of this dance being done a the local botanical garden around a circular
fountain. Unfortunately, this time they had the fountain turned off (the water
shoots up through the grates we are dancing on) - it is even more fun soak and
wet.
www.childgrove.org
Mac McKeeverSt Louis
On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 3:07:01 PM CST, Bill Olson via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yeah, That's what I was more thinking of than moderately difficult dances like
Beneficial Tradition.. I like Gene Hubert's circle mixer "the wheel" :
The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert
A1 Promenade (CCW)(16)
A2 (face partner Gents facing out, Women facing in) join 2 hands with partner
and walk ~8 steps IN (8), join hands in concentric circles and walk ~8 steps
back out (8)
B1 all circle LEFT (opposite directions obviously)
B2 *SWING* (nearest person)
This dance is a riot. needs MANY couples in circle and resist urge to make 2
sets because even when dancers line up originally in circle NEXT to partner,
they are never that way in the actual dance. Lots of craziness at swing, lost
and found in the middle. gender changes happen here, also if dancer cannot find
a partner at swing (or promenade) stay in dance with "invisible partner" and
try again. Needs many couple to make it work, especially since women are on the
outside of the concentric and have shorter arms on the average. If this becomes
a problem 9womens arms being pulled out or arm sockets) tell dances "big steps
in, short steps out".. often, after a few times thru, I tell the dancers to
"let the music tell them when to swing" in B2, then it's REALLY a riot. This
works for dancers of ANY level! I've never had experienced dancers not have a
good time.
I miss Gene!
bill
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Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 8:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances Ninepins?
-Chris Page
San Diego, CA
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:23 AM, Sue via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Sure they're all fun (we hope). I'm looking for a few dances that are
> particularly playful, quirky, silly....something that typically gets the
> dancers laughing.
>
> You get the idea. What are your favorites?
>
> Sue Gola
> Princeton, NJ
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