It was a fun dance, and Doug did a great job with the video, as always. On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 1:49 PM, Andy Shore via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Both of these have been road tested on tour with Polaris. > > > *Serving REELness* > > Andy Shore > > Type: Contra > > Formation: Duple-Improper > > Level: Intermediate > > > A1 ----------- > > (16) Neighbor balance and swing > > A2 ----------- > > (8) Revolving Door - Ladies in center by the right but** > > (8) 1/2 Hey, pass partner by left > > B1 ----------- > > (16) Partner balance and swing > > B2 ----------- > > (8) Circle Left 3/4 and pass through along the set > > (8) [Next] Neighbor Do-si-do > > > Notes: **release revolving door a little early so that Gents are in the > opposite Lady’s spot & have time to turn toward their right (tight loop) to > come in for the left shoulder pass > > > I'd introduce Revolving Doors with a simpler dance that goes into a Swing. > E.g., the RD variation of Bronwyn Wood's "The Missing Piece" > > > > The world premiere with walk thru & dance was captured on video by Doug > Plummer here: https://youtu.be/uAZCZzm1tI8 > Not mentioned in that debut was the early release of the Gents from > Revolving Door and their tight loop to the right > > The title comes from the FX TV show "Pose". > > > > *Alpha Ursae Minoris* > > Andy Shore > > Type: Contra > > Formation: Becket-CCW [no circle] > > Level: Advanced (Weekend/Challenging level) > > > * ID shadow beyond partner in becket > > A1 ----------- > > (8) Promenade across the Set (J hook to progress) > > (8) Mad Robin - ladies in front > > A2 ----------- > > (8) Neighbor RH Across - Balance & Box the Gnat (don't let go) > > (8) with N & Shadow, Square Thru 4 (no balances) - make the 4th hand an > Allemande Left 1/2 w/ Shadow > > [to long waves with Gents facing OUT, partner in RH, shadow in LH] > > B1 ----------- > > (4,4) Balance the Wave, Box Circulate > > (8) Neighbor swing > > B2 ----------- > > (4,2) [1/4 ricochet hey] Gents go in and push back on diagonal, Ladies > Cross passing Left > > (10) Swing Partner > > > Notes: ** when out with partner, cross over & be ready for Balance & Box > the Gnat to be there for Square thru with Shadow & P > > > Take time to ID N & Shadow for square thru = the ONLY 2 people you touch! > This is outside your minor set! > > > This is a high piece count dance with little chance for recovery. *Not > for the faint of heart! *Probably should introduce figures in other > dances first - Mad Robin, Square Thru, ricochet hey, Box Circulate > > > Named after Polaris (the band) who helped me finalize this dance. Alpha > Ursae Minoris is another name for Polaris, the pole star. > > > > Enjoy! > > /Andy Shore > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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