[Callers] does this dance already exist?

Alan Winston winston at slac.stanford.edu
Sat Sep 8 16:06:00 PDT 2018


Tom —

Why is the square through 4 10 beats?  

— Alan

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> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 
> Jean, nice dance.  Let us know how it goes if you try it out.  I would be surprised if your dance has been written before.  You list it as a double progression.  Is that because you swing the second neighbor?
> 
> You gave me an idea for a new dance.  I’m not trying to out do any one here, just very much enjoy writing dances. 
> 
> Lunch with Jean
> Improper 
> 
> A1. Bal. P, square through 2
>    Bal P, box the gnat
> 
> A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction as the first square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, 10 beats)
>    With original neighbor do si do, (6)
> 
> B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
> 
> B2  Right and left through, ladies chain.
> 
> Tom Hinds
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Callers!  Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance.  Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind.   Wondering if it is already out there?  Thanks for your input!
>> 
>> Jean Gorrindo
>> 
>> Breakfast at Penelope’s
>> by Jean Gorrindo
>> Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
>> 
>> A1 -----------
>> (8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
>> (8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
>> A2 -----------
>> (16) Neighbor balance and swing
>> B1 -----------
>> (8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
>> (8) Partner swing
>> B2 -----------
>> (8) Long lines, forward and back
>> (8) Women's Chain
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