Re: [Callers] Two New Dances

2017-05-06 Thread John Sweeney via Callers
Hi Tony, I've never heard the term "double gyp", but I think I know which move you mean... Google... oh! Try Zesty Contras... Wow! Yes, Larry defines it just as I thought So not just ECD, contra as well. I call that move Interlocking Gypsies. I'll try to think of a different

Re: [Callers] Two New Dances

2017-05-06 Thread Tony Parkes via Callers
John, two suggestions: 1. I'd find a term other than "double gypsy." As I understand it, a "double gyp" in ECD involves two pairs of corners who each do a gypsy, the pairs taking it in turns to approach the middle. 2. If the ones stay together, I wouldn't call it a "pass through," which has an

[Callers] Two New Dances

2017-05-06 Thread John Sweeney via Callers
Hi All, These two proved popular at Eastbourne International Folk Festival. I would be interested in any comments on them, and on whether the Double Gypsy I have used is common. Rogue's March has the same first half as Devil's Dream, but without the awkward hand change at the end