[Callers] Pre-existing dance?

[Luke Donforth via Callers]

Thanks. I'll attribute it to Mark Goodwin.

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:03 PM, Michael Barraclough via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I have that exact dance as To Wedded Bliss by Mark Goodwin (2014). I use
> that in my Lesson and then, after teaching ladies chain and right & left
> through, follow that with my dance The Lesson (2009) which is
>
> A1 -----------
> (8) Neighbor Do-si-do
> (8) Neighbor swing
> A2 -----------
> (8) Ladies chain
> (8) Long lines, forward and back
>
> B1 -----------
> (8) Right & left through
> (8) Partner promenade across
> B2 -----------
> (8) Circle Left 3/4
> (4) Balance the Ring
> (4) Pass through
>
>
> and yes, I know it doesn't have a swing - it's in the lesson and I want to
>  minimize the use of partner swings so that new couples don't get bad
> habits.
>
> Michael Barraclough
> www.michaelbarraclough.com
>
>
> --
>
> On Mon, 2016-10-17 at 22:45 -0400, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I was thinking about what I do at the "welcome to our contra dance"
> introduction, and what dance would easily move in to that. Noodling around
> with moves, I thought of a sequence with glossary moves, but I didn't have
> it in my box. Anyone recognize it?
>
> Improper
>
> A1 -----------
> (8) Neighbor Do-si-do
> (8) Neighbor swing
> A2 -----------
> (8) Men allemande Left 1-1/2
> (8) Partner swing
> B1 -----------
> (8) Promenade across the Set
> (8) Long lines, forward and back
> B2 -----------
> (8) Circle Left 3/4
> (4) Balance the Ring
> (4) Pass through
>
> During the introduction, I often teach the progression with a "ring
> balance, walk past this neighbor", and I wanted something that included
> that. There are lots of great accessible dances with that (The Big Easy,
> Easy Peasy, etc), but I'm not seeing one with a partner promenade
> (something I also use in the introduction; to go from a big circle to lines
> of couples for a contra set).
>
> If someone already wrote it, I'll happily give them credit. If not, I'll
> call it "If you can walk, then you can dance" (which I'll note is not an if
> and only if statement).
>
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