Re: [Callers] Settlement Swing Balance Question

Hi all, Last night in Ann Arbor, MI, I called both Settlement Swing and another dance posted recently, Raeden Reel. Both went well and were appreciated by the dancers. There were a number of new people and both dances were approachable, yet interesting enough that I got some nice compliments from more experienced dancers. Re Settlement Reel, I called the version as noted below by Linda and Leslie. I taught the two line balances as forward and back balances as it allowed people to enjoy the feeling of the balance without having to try to think through R and L or L and R. Seemed to work pretty well. Raeden's Reel offered a nice introduction to the Mad Robin figure. Using the connected right hands following the Box the Gnat really helped newer dancers understand who passed in front of who to start the Mad Robin. Thanks to the choreographers and Shared Weight, I have two more nice dances in my repertoire. 8-) Mark Hillegonds cell: 734-756-8441 email: mhillegonds(a)comcast.net blog: www.defriction.com -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Linda Leslie Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:41 PM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Settlement Swing Balance Question Michael Dyeck has the dance notated differently (as do I, since I took it from the book); he is citing Penn Fix's original book, "Contra Dancing in the Northwest" in which the dance was published. The A1, B1, and B2 are all the same as in Nancy's note; however, the A2 in the original is: A2 (note that there is not a balance here) Previous neighbor allemande left Present neighbor swing This makes for a much smoother, more interesting dance, I believe. Hope this helps! Linda Leslie On May 3, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Nancy Turner wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers