Re: [Callers] Overused figures

I agree. Does anyone else think that Men allemande Left 1 1/2 is overused? How about Circle Left 3/4? Lately, I've been programming specifically to avoid having a circle in each dance. It's surprisingly difficult to find dances that don't have circles. Donna Hunt "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance." -unknown In a message dated 2/27/2012 12:18:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 95sg23(a)comcast.net writes: I like the "Gang of Four" much better, as IMHO men AL 1 1/2 is the most over-used figure in contradancing, and the other dance has (yikes!) two of them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Greenwolfe" <joy2the(a)mindspring.com> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 12:46:36 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] Does this exist? Hi Luke and all, This is strongly reminiscent of Gene Hubert's Gang of Four, but I think yours is distinct. Joy Greenwolfe Durham, NC For comparison: Gang of Four by Gene Hubert, Jan '92 duple contra Becket A1 Circle L 3/4 N swing, end facing in promenade position in large oval (gents L shoulder to the inside) A2 Promenade around the oval CCW, going around the ends like a bicycle chain (about 6 steps) Ladies turn back to swing the new gent behind B1 All circle L in large oval Forward and back (make sure you're across from P by the end) B2 (new) Ladies allemande R 1+1/2 P swing On Feb 24, 2012, at 11:00 PM, Luke Donforth wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers