Hmm, with enough space a figure like this might be fun:
Pass through to a Swing
(like pass-though-to-a-wave mixed with revolving-door)
pass through across the set, except
ladies commence an allemand left rather than passing each other
ladies allemand back round to the other gent & swing him
(gents will, of course, turn right after crossing the set, if they want to
swing)
The leaves ladies' right hand free for a spacious and gentle entry to the
swing.
- Roger Hayes
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:13 AM, frannie via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Ron Buchanan's "Revolving Door" figure
is described well by Rick Mohr. In
"Revolving Door", couples start a "wrong side" half promenade where
women
pass right instead of men passing left. As the women meet they catch right
hands and allemande right once around. The men drop out after crossing the
set, and partners swing as the women come around. It flows easily and feels
good. I often do a floor demo, both because it's unfamiliar and because
it's pretty cool to watch. Since the promenade only lasts for a beat or two
I think the easiest hold is for neighbors to join left hands, with the
man's right arm briefly behind the woman's back.
Dances that include that figure are
Puttin' Cheese on the Ritz by Ron Buchanan
Glenside Promenade by Ron Buchanan
Gaye's Groove by Rick Mohr
Cup of Joe by Rick Mohr
Better Late than Never by Steve Z-A
Not a Trip to Vegas by Chris Page
Rick Mohr is also credited with varying this dance to include a Revolving
Door. It's the easiest of the dances.
*The Missing Piece*
Bronwyn Woods
Type: Contra
Formation: Duple-Improper
A1 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
A2 -----------
(8) Revolving door (W take N across set drop them off and return home to P)
(8) Partner swing
B1 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women Chain
B2 -----------
(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella)
(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) turn away from
these N to new N
Notes: Original A2 Men allemande L 1.5 to P swing
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
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Hmm. Alex, correct me if I'm wrong, but I
always thought that "revolving
doors" was the reverse of a half promenade and butterfly whirl...?
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers <
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I interpreted that as a move that goes from one
circle with neighbors to
another circle with other neighbors, such as David Kaynor's "Open Doors"
(Sourced from:
http://www.davidkaynor.com/Compositions.html )
*Open Doors*
Duple Improper
A1 Circle Left 3/4; Swing Partner
A2 Down Hall 4 - in - line; Wheel around as couples; return; bend line
into long line
B1 Long lines forward; Ladies pull neighbors out; swing neighbors; end
progressed
B2 Long Lines forward & back; Circle Right; turn alone to face new
neighbors
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Aahz Maruch via Callers <
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On Sun, Feb 28, 2016, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via
Callers wrote:
>
> Anyone have any beginner or intermediate revolving door dances?
What's a revolving door dance? (Yes, I did try searching.)
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