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<div>Hi All,</div>
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<div>First, it’s been quite a while since I’ve contributed, and I have 767 unread Callers’ List emails… Life’s been busy. And, I’ve just replied to a couple emails without reading the whole thread. Hope I didn’t butt in too soon..</div>
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<div>Then, I’ve recently written a couple of dances. One I’m sure is new. The other I need to check with y’all to see if I actually did come up with it, or if I just recalled it from some distant or recent dance…</div>
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<div><b>>>>>>>>> </b><b>The new one >>>>>>>>></b></div>
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<div><b>Turnstile </b></div>
<div>Becket—Erik Hoffman</div>
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<div>A1) Circle Left ¾; Pass Thru up & down, New Neighbor Swing</div>
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<div>A2) Women Chain Right to Shadow; Men Allemande Left 1½ </div>
<div> NOTE: actually, men are start an allemande for 3 full turns!</div>
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<div>B1) Pick woman across, take her half way, </div>
<div> Women loop back WHILE men (continue) allemande half</div>
<div> Pick up Partner, take her half way (to original side)</div>
<div> Butterfly whirl</div>
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<div>B2) Women (across) Do Si Do; Partner swing</div>
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<div>For some reason, men want to end the allemande every time they pick someone up… The second time I called this I had the men allemande three times around, in the hopes they would get the feel of it. I also developed the call:</div>
<div> Men Allemande one and a half,</div>
<div> Pick up that neighbor there, take her just half way</div>
<div> Drop her off & go another half</div>
<div> Pick up your partner</div>
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<div>Or something like that.</div>
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<div>There are two square dances: The Texas Star (in some versions), and The Chinese Fan, that have men (or women) in a double star, and have the women (or men) looping back to the men (or women) behind. </div>
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<div><b>>>>>>>> </b><b>The second dance >>>>>>>>></b></div>
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<div>This is the one that needs to be checked.</div>
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<div>If I did make it up I’m calling it Sole Delight, as it was first danced at the Springfield, Missouri Sole Fest.</div>
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<div>So:</div>
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<div><b><i>(The proposed)</i></b><b> </b><b>Sole Delight</b></div>
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<div>A1) Petronella Balance with an overspin to new Neighbor</div>
<div> Neighbor swing</div>
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<div>A2) Hey, Men start, Left shoulder—end in long waves, Men facing in, Women out, same Neighbor in Right Hand</div>
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<div>B1) Box Circulate x 2</div>
<div> (Balance wave, Men Cross while Women loop Right; Balance Wave, Women Cross as Men loop)</div>
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<div>B2) Box Circulate x 1 (Men Cross, Women Loop) Partner Swing</div>
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<div>Is it new?</div>
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<div>~Erik Hoffman</div>
<div> Oakland, CA</div>
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