[Callers] Is this dance already written?

[Bob Morgan via Callers]

How about the casters from the star move up/down to the next hey - all
sorts of interesting possibilities!

Bob

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:55 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Good points from Neal and Bev.
>
> I'm curious now about the timing of the ladies casting over right shoulder
> and entering the hey. It does seem like it would better fit the music.
>
> RE: 3/8ths hey - there's a ton of dances with 3/8 hey called as half, as
> the same hey can be different number of passes in different heys.
>
> Anyway, now I really want to dance a star-cast-hey transition... :)
>
> Ron
>
> On Aug 11, 2016 3:57 PM, "Neal Schlein via Callers" <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Isn't it actually a 3/8ths hey?  ...Which is somewhat tricky to say: Three
> Eights Hey For Four.  Lots of numbers in there.  Good enough reason to find
> another explanation.  ;-)
>
> What I'm seeing about not simply writing it out as a hey is that the star
> is causing the ladies to move forward into the men's position.  From a
> static perspective it is definitely a partial hey, but the women's momentum
> will want to carry them too far forward and it'll become mush for anyone
> not paying attention.  Turning back to the right is nice flow, and to me
> there's nothing wrong with writing things like that into the dance.
>
> For example, I have long used a dance which cues the ladies to turn AWAY
> from a star and swing the man behind them.  Technically it is just a
> u-turn, but every time I use that phrase three quarters of the ladies will
> turn TOWARD the star (for a variety of reasons, including partner
> "assistance").  It makes me cringe, because the dance is so much nicer if
> they turn the other direction.
>
> Neal
>
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