Having tested something like this a decade ago, I can report from painful experience that the half hey takes about 12 beats, not 8.
"Harvest Hey" by Erik Hoffman gets the timing right. -Chris Page San Diego On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 6:04 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I was playing around with a new (?) composition; and since it's a 4x4, it's > unlikely I'll get a house-party together to test it any time soon. I'd > appreciate feedback on flow (would it work), timing (is it too much?) and > how you'd teach it. I'm especially curious if something similar exists in > the square dance repertoire; specifically the figure used in B1 > > Tamlin's Cross > Bent 4x4 (i.e. 4x4 formation, but with couples facing into the middle on an > X, instead of straight up and down in lines of four) > > A1 > (4) All 8 go into the middle and shout > (4) Gents roll partners away on the way out > (8) Neighbor Do-Si-Do > A2 > (16) Neighbor Balance and Swing (square the set and face in) > B1 > (8) Gents left hands across star 1x > (8) start passing neighbor you swung by right, all 8 half hey through, > then turn away from neighbor you swung > B2 > (16) Partner Balance and Swing > End the swing facing new couple, having swapped sides with your trail-buddy > couple > > For the half hey through, all 8 folks are moving at the same time. At the > end of A2, there are couples in head and side position (nobody is with their > partner). The heads are heying up and down, while the sides are heying > across. When four people of the same role come into the middle, what would > normally be a left shoulder pass is (in my mind's eye) half of a left hand > star > > I look forward to hearing your thoughts. > Thanks > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 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]/
