Yeah… I know. I’m not one who believes that EVERY dance must have a neighbor swing. I think there are some incredibly fine choreographies that can happen without that requirement. That said, I wouldn’t program an entire night of them, lest I get rode out of town on a rail!
J. > On Jun 26, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Jeff, that's an intricate one! I don't know that I'd run that one outside of > a challenge session. > > Fun to see what you can put together when there doesn't have to be a partner > & neighbor swing ;-) > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 6:03 PM, Jeffrey Spero via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> > wrote: > Here’s one I wrote in back in 1993 (I was ahead of my time?) > > Harvesting the Hey > Becket > > A1 Left diagonal, right and left thru > Straight across, right and left thru > A2 Star left once around > With the NEXT (shadow - leave partners), star right once around > B1 With the previous (the same four as the left hand star), Hey for four > (ladies pass right in the center) > B2 Partners balance and swing > > Jeffrey Spero > > >> On Jun 25, 2018, at 1:35 PM, Don Veino via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> >> wrote: >> >> Here's one I'm familiar with off the top of my head featuring that >> transition (called it at NEFFA this year): >> >> Belmont Romp - Becket - Dan Pearl (var DonV) >> A1 Circle Left 3/4x, Neighbor Swing >> A2 Long Lines Fwd/Back (note next N) >> Star Left 1x to Gents face out, Ladies in >> B1 NEXT Ns Full Hey (Ladies pass LEFT in center) >> B2 Ladies Cross, Partner Swing >> >> Dan's original is "modified DI" starting with the hey and has a Circle Left >> in place of the Long Lines. Page 94 of Give and Take. >> >> -Don >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 4:03 PM Luke Donforth via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> >> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I ran this at a monthly dance, and it was well received; so I figured I'd >> share it around. To my knowledge it's new. Please correct me if you know of >> a prior. >> >> The interesting/odd bit is the transition from B2 to A1, where the ladies >> role comes out of a left hand star with old neighbors to start a hey by the >> left shoulder in the middle with new neighbors. It flows well, but is >> unexpected. >> >> Hubert Humphrey Deserves More Than Just a Song By Tom Lehrer >> by Luke Donforth >> Improper, duple minor contra >> A1 >> Ladies start full hey by the left >> A2 >> Neighbor gyre and swing >> B1 >> Circle Left 3/4 >> Partner Swing >> B2 >> Ladies chain across >> Left Hand Star 1x >> >> As for the title, well, I was on a presidents and folk music kick. Writing >> titles is harder than writing dances... >> >> Enjoy. >> >> -- >> Luke Donforth >> luke.donfo...@gmail.com <mailto:luke.do...@gmail.com> >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> <https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/> >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> <https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/> > > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > <https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/> > > > > > -- > Luke Donforth > luke.donfo...@gmail.com <mailto:luke.do...@gmail.com> > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
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