Here's one of mine. Low piece count, promenade to chain is good flow.
(I never totally love the "chain, look for new neighbors" because you
either have to bail out of the courtesy turn to face new neighbor or
complete the turn (now facing partner) and turn away to new neighbor,
but it's
This is my "I'm only calling one dance for non-dancers" dance:
*Title:*
*Author:*
*Formation:*
*Difficulty:*
*Music:* *HCD Dancefest Reel*
Christine Hale
Improper
Easy
*A1* (8) Balance ring; ladies trade places
(8) Balance ring; gents trade places
*A2* (8) Circle left
(8) Neighbor swing; face
I agree that calling a circle right after a promenade across, has better
flow than a circle left, but I am reluctant to call a circle right in my
first dance (unless it follows a circle left). I prefer to use the first
dance to teach basic calls I will be using all night, and I believe that
the
Kalia,
I never thought about that. In Squares it is very common to go from
Promenade Home to Circle Left. I never had a problem dancing that.
I have called Wrinkled Ribbon many times and never noticed a problem, and
never had negative feedback.
-Rich
On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Kalia
Just to be clear, "My Corduroy Blazer" has LL (Long Lines F) not CL.
Again the dance was written to be a first dance of an evening that
introduces many of the basics that will follow in the evening, yet have
loose timing to accommodate newbies.
-R
On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Alexandra
On 8/13/2018 8:53 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
Old Time Elixir #2 by Linda Leslie and Wrinkled Riccon by Melanie Axel
Lute are two great dances.
Rich
In Wrinkled Ribbon, have you found it awkward to switch from promenade
hold to the handhold for the circles?
Kalia in Sebastopol
Yep, Alex, I totally agree on the point of promenade (or RL thru, or
ladies' chain) > circle L not flowing great! So I'm amending my original
criteria: *dances with a promenade, no chain or RL thru, and promenade is
NOT followed by a circle L*.
Thanks for the suggestions, folks :D
On Mon, Aug
On 8/13/2018 8:48 AM, Richard Fischer via Callers wrote:
Here's one of mine:
Power Promenade Becket Richard Allen Fischer
A1 "Power Promenade:" Promenade across with your partner and make a big
loop left so you face your next neighbors; ladies chain.
A2 Petronella x2
B1 Balance &
On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 6:08 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Had a busload of beginners at my dance last night and realized I have a
> hole in my program -- I don't have any good glossary/beginner-friendly
> dances with a promenade but no chain or RL
That is "Wrinkled Ribbon".
-R
On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby wrote:
> Yes! I love the promenade and loop, though I wouldn’t use it early in the
> evening with a bus load of beginners unless the experienced folks were
> really experienced.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On
Yes! I love the promenade and loop, though I wouldn’t use it early in the
evening with a bus load of beginners unless the experienced folks were really
experienced.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 13, 2018, at 11:53 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers
> wrote:
>
>
> -- Forwarded message
Here's one of mine:
Power Promenade Becket Richard Allen Fischer
A1 "Power Promenade:" Promenade across with your partner and make a big loop
left so you face your next neighbors; ladies chain.
A2 Petronella x2
B1 Balance & Swing your Neighbor
B2 Give and Take to the Gent's
I find that there aren’t many dances with a Promenade or RL that are NOT
followed by a circle left. When Dancing promenades to circle lefts, I don’t
like them as an experienced dancer because they don’t feel good and as a caller
I watch new dancers struggle with them because they don’t flow
Hello Maia,
I put one together a couple of years ago. I tried to make the timing as
forgiving as possible, thus the Balance the Ring and Pass Thru, instead of
CL 3/4 & Pass Thru.
My Corduroy Blazer (D/I)
A1: N DSD, N Swg
A2: Gents Alle L 1-1/2. P Swg
B1: Prom Across, LL
B2: CL 3/4. Bal Ring,
I don’t know if the dance below qualifies as a glossary dance but it’s one is
one of my favorites for building confidence when there are loads of newbies.
I’ve tried to find out the name but have had no luck.
Just teach the Pet twirl well and tie the end of the B2 to the beginning of the
On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:18:36 +0100, John Sweeney via Callers wrote:
> Just take any dance with a Right & Left Through and change it to a Half
> Promenade.
Brilliant!
Colin Hume
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Hi Maia,
Just take any dance with a Right & Left Through and change it to
a Half Promenade.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England
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