3 Mar
2014
3 Mar
'14
1:15 a.m.
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Sue Robishaw <sue(a)manytracks.com> wrote:
<snip> In the B2 of the dance, Microchase you
say "Turn Single (spacer if
needed.") Is that because there's music left over after the arch and all
thru? <snip>
Yes, I'd simply changed from the Contra Corners in the original to DoSiDos
but almost always had time left so ended up adding the TS. I like your
arrangement though and look forward to trying it. Even better, it starts
with something other than F&B! I just realized I only have one dance in
about 50 that has arming in it (other than ECD). Don't know why I didn't
notice that before. Thanks!
I believe the original (Microchasmic) has B1 partner balance and
swing, B2 all cast off and 1s arch and the rest go through. It looks
like your variation changes the 16-count balance and swing to an
8-count 2-hand turn, which is where the extra time to turn single
comes from. The cast off and arch ("peel the banana" I've heard it
called) feels to me like a single figure, so I like it being all in
one phrase.
I do like Tom's suggestion; the partner left arm turn flows nicely to
the first corner.
Yoyo Zhou