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</head><body><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I think this works:<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">A1 N B&S<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">A2 Down hall, turn as couple, up hall<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">B1 Circle RIGHT 3/4, swing partner<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">B2 Gents/Larks chain, RH star<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This preserves the simple turn as a couple. The momentum of the transition from circle into swing changes in a way that might be thought of as foreshadowing the changed chain. <br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On August 2, 2019 at 1:27 PM Luke Donforth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: <br> <br><div dir="ltr">Hello all, <div><br></div><div>I was programming for tonight, and looked at Gene Hubert's classic "The Nice Combination" (N B&S, Dwn 4, turn as cpls, C L 3/4, P S, Ld/robin chain, LHS); and wondered what the simplest variant that would flow well with a gents/larks chain instead of a ladies/robins chain. </div><div><br></div><div>What I've come up with is below. Anyone got a prior on it? Anyone got a variant with a gents/larks chain they like more?</div><div><br></div><div>The New Combination <br> <br>A1 ----------- <br>(4,12) Neighbors balance and swing <br>A2 ----------- <br>(6) Down the hall four line <br>(4) Pair on the right make an arch, gent/lark on the left lead through, lady/robin on the right walks to far side, inverting the line <br>(8) Come back up the hall and bend the ends <br>B1 ----------- <br>(6) Circle left 3/4 <br>(10) Partners swing <br>B2 ----------- <br>(8) Gents/Larks chain (pull by left, courtesy turn with neighbor) <br>(8) Right-hand star 1x <br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>I'm planning on using Gene's original tonight in Belfast (and probably the vast majority of the time, it's a great dance); but I thought an accessible gents/larks chain would be nice.</div><div><br></div><div>I appreciate hearing your thoughts.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="ox-15cbea9517-gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Luke Donforth <br> <a href="mailto:Luke.Donev@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke.Donforth@gmail.com</a> <br></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________ <br>List Name: Callers mailing list <br>List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net <br>Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ <br></blockquote></body></html>