Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread David Harding via Callers
So, which flows more smoothly onto the swing? Ladies by the left as Roger describes or ladies by the right as Frannie describes? -Dave Harding On 3/2/2016 2:17 PM, Roger Hayes via Callers wrote: Hmm, with enough space a figure like this might be fun: Pass through to a Swing (like pass-though

Re: [Callers] Contras for Slip Jigs - other than Fan in the Doorway?

2016-03-02 Thread The Witful Turnip via Callers
Thanks so much everyone for the non-"Fan in the Doorway" slip jig contra dance suggestions! Really appreciated it! Bev

Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread Roger Hayes via Callers
Hmm, with enough space a figure like this might be fun: Pass through to a Swing (like pass-though-to-a-wave mixed with revolving-door) pass through across the set, except ladies commence an allemand left rather than passing each other ladies allemand back round to the other gent & swing him (gent

Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread Luke Donforth via Callers
Thanks for the explanation. I was mistaken. On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:13 PM, frannie wrote: > Ron Buchanan's "Revolving Door" figure is described well by Rick Mohr. In > "Revolving Door", couples start a "wrong side" half promenade where women > pass right instead of men passing left. As the wo

Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread frannie via Callers
Ron Buchanan's "Revolving Door" figure is described well by Rick Mohr. In "Revolving Door", couples start a "wrong side" half promenade where women pass right instead of men passing left. As the women meet they catch right hands and allemande right once around. The men drop out after crossing the

Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread Maia McCormick via Callers
Hmm. Alex, correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought that "revolving doors" was the reverse of a half promenade and butterfly whirl...? On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I interpreted that as a move that goes from one circle

Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread Luke Donforth via Callers
I interpreted that as a move that goes from one circle with neighbors to another circle with other neighbors, such as David Kaynor's "Open Doors" (Sourced from: http://www.davidkaynor.com/Compositions.html ) *Open Doors* Duple Improper A1 Circle Left 3/4; Swing Partner A2 Down Hall 4 - in - line

Re: [Callers] Simple Revolving door dances?

2016-03-02 Thread Aahz Maruch via Callers
On Sun, Feb 28, 2016, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers wrote: > > Anyone have any beginner or intermediate revolving door dances? What's a revolving door dance? (Yes, I did try searching.) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ <*>