Linda, The 8-beat A part you've described has now reminded me of "Sasha!" (which, alas, may evoke unpleasant associations in the context of current world events).
--Jim > On Mar 25, 2022, at 5:20 PM, Linda S. Mrosko via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, you know, Neil, every time I've ever called a Virginia Reel or any > other dive to the top dances for community-style dances, the dancers are > always late doing the dive to the top, so this allows for diving under 2-3-4 > arches to progress, and I can get maybe 8 or more couples dancing instead of > 4 or 6 dancers, which is the kind of line I was in when I learned the dance. > So it seems perfectly reasonable to me to allow extra time to get everyone > back in place. > > The 1-2-3-4 part is also shaking hands (actually, it probably should be > 1-2-3, step back), > so it's shake (rest) shake (rest) shake shake shake step back > -- > Looking forward, > > Linda S. Mrosko > (903) 292-3713 (Cell) > contradancetx.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
