Re: [Callers] Moving Arches longways

2013-03-04 Thread Linda Leslie
Waves of Tory comes to mind. See it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t4nfz2QDrU Linda On Mar 4, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote: Hi, Recently I ran across the barndance in the Disney cartoon "The Martins & the Coys" segment of the "Make Mine Music" series (about 4:50 into

Re: [Callers] Moving Arches longways

2013-03-04 Thread Bill Baritompa
Hi Sue, An interesting source for dance choreography! It is a version of dip and dive though, where in outsides turn back individually (away) from their partners and connect their other hands as arching over to start back. This way of "dive and dipping" would fit in the trad SD dip and

[Callers] Moving Arches longways

2013-03-04 Thread Sue Robishaw
Hi, Recently I ran across the barndance in the Disney cartoon "The Martins & the Coys" segment of the "Make Mine Music" series (about 4:50 into the cartoon -- [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtyUycHvYls). I liked the "moving arches" figure so I tried it out on my Int'l dancers

Re: [Callers] Dances With Minimal Partner Time (Was: dances with ultimate partner time)

2013-03-04 Thread Greg McKenzie
Thanks to all,. Ron asked: > Asking seriously: > > Why? > WARNING: The following discussion assumes that most of human behavior--including decision-making--is performed subconsciously. This fact has been established for many years by numerous studies and much observation. My experience is

Re: [Callers] Dances With Minimal Partner Time (Was: dances with ultimate partner time)

2013-03-04 Thread Jonathan Sivier
On 3/3/2013 4:10 PM, Richard Fischer wrote: Sue Rosen's Handsome Young Maids meets your criteria. I've found it to be a fun dance for mixed levels. There's a video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFX7Bq59ajk It's a great dance and I enjoy calling and dancing it. However, be

Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 103, Issue 1 dances with ultimate partner time

2013-03-04 Thread Linda Leslie
I believe that there is something missing, Martha. The B1 ends with your partner next to you, to the Balanced Square through would have to be with your neighbor across. But then the dancers don't progress. Perhaps in the B2 there is a chain and then just one Balanced square through? Linda

Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 103, Issue 1 dances with ultimate partner time

2013-03-04 Thread Martha Wild
I like a dance my friend JoAnn Koppany wrote called "Ride the Wave to Love" because it has 2 partner swings Ride the Wave to Love by JoAnn Koppany Duple Improper A1 Balance neighbor, box the gnat into a Wave balance (along the lines), Allemande left the next (in your hand) 3/4 into