Re: [Callers] Heart Beat Contra

[Bob Isaacs]

  The second half of Heartbeat Contra goes;

  B1.  Ladies gypsy R 1 1/2, partner swing

  B2.  Circle L 3/4, balance, California twirl
  The gypsy tends to take more than 8 beats with most ladies, so you'll
  find some callers substituting ladies allemande R 1 1/2 instead.

  Bob Isaacs
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From:  "Rickey" 
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Subject:  [Callers] Heart Beat Contra
Date:  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 07:43:08 -0400
>Hi,
>
>Here is another question about a dance I collected at the Down
East Country
>Dance Festival this year.  In the B parts of Don Flahertys
Heartbeat
>Contra I have Swing Neighbor; left gypsy (1 ½ ?) to Partner; All
Swing
>Partner/ Circle left ¾; balance (who?) and California Twirl
(Partner?).
>Besides my other questions I am unsure if the All Swing Partner
ends (B1) or
>starts (B2).
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
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Re: [Callers] Heart Beat Contra

[Richard Hart]

I don't know this dance (although a web search implies that it may 
include a petronella turn). But these moves, if all part of the B half 
would have to be done like this:


B1: Swing neighbor (8);
men left gypsy 1 1/2X to partner (8)
B2: Swing partner (8);
Circle L 3/4X; Bal(?); California Twirl (8)

There's not much time for the swings and the Cir/Bal/CalTwirl would be 
rushed, so you may need to reserve this dance for more experienced 
dancers. Also the men left gypsy may be a women left gypsy, depending on 
where you started from.


Rich Hart.

Rickey wrote:


Hi,

Here is another question about a dance I collected at the Down East Country
Dance Festival this year.  In the B parts of Don Flaherty’s “Heartbeat
Contra” I have Swing Neighbor; left gypsy (1 ½ ?) to Partner; All Swing
Partner/ Circle left ¾; balance (who?) and California Twirl (Partner?).
Besides my other questions I am unsure if the All Swing Partner ends (B1) or
starts (B2).

Thanks for your help.

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Re: [Callers] Heart Beat Contra

[Rich Goss]

This is what I have for Heartbeat Contra:

Heartbeat Contra - Don Flaherty
Improper
 
A1:Balance ring, pet turn,
   Balance ring, pet turn
 
A2:Balance ring, Neighbor Swing
 
B1:Ladies gypsy 11Ž2; Partner Swing (on side)
 
B2:Circle 3/4; Balance ring, Cal twirl



On 4/4/06 4:43 AM, "Rickey"  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Here is another question about a dance I collected at the Down East Country
> Dance Festival this year.  In the B parts of Don Flaherty¹s ³Heartbeat
> Contra² I have Swing Neighbor; left gypsy (1 1Ž2 ?) to Partner; All Swing
> Partner/ Circle left 3Ž4; balance (who?) and California Twirl (Partner?).
> Besides my other questions I am unsure if the All Swing Partner ends (B1) or
> starts (B2).
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
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> call...@sharedweight.net
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Re: [Callers] Rockin' Robin

[David Millstone]

Here's how the dance starts:

A1: Circle right (8)
Allemande left with neighbor (6)
Men pull across by the right (2)

A2: Hey (partners pass left shoulders to start) (16)

So yes, the allemande left is once around, leaving the men facing each other for
the pull by which in turn starts the hey.

David Millstone

[Callers] Heart Beat Contra

[Rickey]

Hi,

Here is another question about a dance I collected at the Down East Country
Dance Festival this year.  In the B parts of Don Flaherty’s “Heartbeat
Contra” I have Swing Neighbor; left gypsy (1 ½ ?) to Partner; All Swing
Partner/ Circle left ¾; balance (who?) and California Twirl (Partner?).
Besides my other questions I am unsure if the All Swing Partner ends (B1) or
starts (B2).

Thanks for your help.