[Callers] Oval Petronella - critique please

[John Sweeney]

Hi Bill,
	I first saw it in The Balanced Diet by Sue Rosen.

	Here's one I wrote after seeing that:
http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/SlithyDance.html

	I find it better to Balance Right & Left rather than Forward & Back
(as in a four person Petronella); it sets the momentum up better for the
movement to the right.

	I call it a Sausage rather than an Oval.  Either way, it is
important to get the end couples to join hands and complete the Sausage,
otherwise the end people tend to spin off in random directions.

	The only criticism I would make is that we have way too many dances
already with Swing, Circle Left 3/4, Swing; that's half the dance gone with
one basic sequence.  I always try to find more innovative ways to
transition.

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Subject: [Callers] Oval Petronella - critique please

Hi All,

       Two Petronella balance and spins can be done around the whole set and
are equivalent to a double slice right (but different timing).

       Anyone know if this has been used before in contra dance?

       Here are two simple dances I wrote with this. I've not tried them out
yet, but the oval petronella that was in the grid dance I did at our last
dance went over well.

     What do you think? I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Oval Petronella DP Becket CCW DP
      best with odd number of couples
A1: Oval Balance & Petronella 2x
A2: G AL 1 1/2; N SW
B1: CL 3/4, P SW
B2: Prom Across; LLFB

Oval Petronella SP Becket CCW SP
A1: Oval Balance & Petronella 1x; G AL 1 1/2
A2: N Bal & SW
B1: CL 3/4, P SW
B2: Prom Across; LLFB

I searched the callers box database for dances with double slice (always
left) and with a bit a adjustment most can be tweaked to use oval
petronella.

Oval Petronella at Pinewoods Becket CW
    derived from A Slice of Pinewoods by Bob Isaacs, Ann Cowan, Tina Fields,
Jillian Hovey, Mark Lattanzi, and Chris Weiler
A1: Oval Balance & Pet 2x
A2: N2 CL 3/4, Pass R along set to; N1 SW
B1: LC; 1/2 Hey
B2: Pass R across set, P SW

Another Oval Petronella at Pinewoods Becket CW
    derived from Another Slice of Pinewoods by Bob Isaacs and Chris Weiler
A1: N Bal & SW
A2: Oval Balance & pet x2
B1: (w/2nd Shadow) LH* 3/4, Pass 1st Shadow R to; P SW
B2: CL 3/4; Bal ring, California Twirl

Thanks
Cheers, Bill
PS Don't confuse this with Oval Petronella by Rembrant :-)



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