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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>On a completely different subject, I’ve recently heard term “mid-life crisis” used to describe dance that progress in the middle like this one. Has anyone else come across the term?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Curious,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ric Goldman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Shore via Callers<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 18, 2016 12:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Caller's discussion list <callers@sharedweight.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Callers] does this dance exist?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>(Sent this to Chris Page a week ago and no answer!.. so I'm asking the hive mind.)<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Using the G-word until there's a widely accepted substitute that doesn't need a footnote to explain. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>from a dance-writing session led by Jeff Spero at a recent dance camp...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><br>This Was Your Idea<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>by John Kelley, John Bartlett, Sandy Gabucan, Andy Shore<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Contra/ Duple Improper<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>A1 -----------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(8) Gypsy Neighbor1 Right 1.5<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(8) Gypsy Neighbor2 Left 1.5<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>A2 -----------.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(8) Gypsy Neighbor3 Right 1x come back ...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(8) Neighbor2 swing<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>B1 -----------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(4) Give & Take to Lady's Side<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(12) Partner swing<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>B2 -----------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(8) Right and left through<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) to face N2<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Note that the progression happens in A2.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Petronella into a (right shoulder) Gypsy seems unusual. I don't have any dances in my collection that do that. Dancing it with a test group seemed to be fine.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>/Andy Shore<br><a href="http://site.andyshore.com/">http://site.andyshore.com/</a><br><br>best email - <a href="mailto:andyshore@gmail.com" target="_blank">andyshore@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>