[Callers] New (?) dance, B1 balance, B2 balance and partner swing

Luke Donforth via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net
Mon May 9 12:23:35 PDT 2016


And it turns out it's already been written:
Bob Isaacs called it "Return to Sender"

Sorry for the false alarm.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Luke Donforth <luke.donev at gmail.com> wrote:

> My tentative name (assuming the composition doesn't already exist) is
> Vallimont's Silver Hammer. The dance came out of a conversation with the
> talented musician Julie Vallimont (just got permission to use the name)
> about closing sets; and how callers like dances that end with swings but
> bands often have something that builds to a big hit at the A to B
> transition in the music.
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Luke,
>>
>> I don't recognize it, but it looks fun.
>>
>> Just curious ... did you have a particular tune in mind that shaped your
>> desire for the balance at the top of the B sections?
>>
>> --Jerome
>>
>> Jerome Grisanti
>> 660-528-0858
>> http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
>>
>> "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and
>> power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
>>
>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <
>> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I was trying to write a nice end-of-evening dance that had a balance at
>>> the top of B1, and ended with a partner swing (that wasn't Old Time Elixir
>>> #2 or Tica Tica timing...) and came up with this. I think it's new, and it
>>> worked well in Montreal recently; but I'd like to know if it already
>>> existed:
>>>
>>> Becket
>>> A1
>>> Circle left 3/4
>>> Neighbor swing
>>> A2
>>> Gents start hey for 4 by left
>>> B1
>>> Right to neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnat
>>> Pull by right, women allemande left 1 1/2
>>> B2
>>> Partner balance and swing
>>> Slide left
>>>
>>> Happy dancing
>>>
>>> --
>>> Luke Donforth
>>> Luke.Donforth at gmail.com <Luke.Donev at gmail.com>
>>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> Luke Donforth
> Luke.Donforth at gmail.com <Luke.Donev at gmail.com>
>



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Luke Donforth
Luke.Donforth at gmail.com <Luke.Donev at gmail.com>
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