Called this last Tuesday, to a mixed crowd. Good dance, the dancers liked
it (once I started calling it correctly :-( ).
Might not even want to mention the short wavy line when teaching the
pass-the-ocean, as it's not a balance point -- might want to emphasize the
roundness and
that is correct it's a pass the ocean + swing thru.
You don't actually stop in the wave.
Pass the ocean; Gents cross to opposite side and Ladies take left and turn 1/4 ,
Swing through; all turn your neighbor by the right 1/2 and then the gents pull
by the left. (Ladies stay where they are
I found one possible interpretation for those 4+4 beats:
Pass the ocean (ladies have left hand in center, neighbor in right hand).
Neighbor pull by / allemande right 1/2, gents pull by left. (Pass the ocean
+ swing thru as it might be called in squares.)
On May 22, 2014 8:57 PM, "Jack Mitchell"
Hey Donna--
Looks like a great dance, but I'm confused by B1b. Pass the ocean...so
that's 4 beats and gets you into a short wave with the ladies in the
middle. Then in () you have ladies left, neighbor right, gents pull by.
So that's essentially a centers trade, swing thru, but wouldn't you
