Re: [Callers] Dances for St. Paddy's day

Just to be clear, the "cloverleaf" moves in these two dances are entirely different animals. Sue Rosen's is "cloverleaf turn single", adapted from English country dancing, and Rick Mohr's is a connected cloverleaf group turn (which comes out of a cozy line), adapted from Fred Feild's "Symmetrical Force". (I find I have a very hard time getting everyone to get the mirror symmetry intended in the turn in Handsome Young Maids, and of course contra dancers would rather spin the turn than walk a true four-step "turn single". These are aesthetic points, more than functional ones and undoubtedly annoy me, watching from the stage, more than the dancers on the floor. ;-) Struggles in getting the cloverleaf in Symmetrical Force are inevitable, but they're mostly just amusing -- not painful, hopefully! --, and people sometimes get a sense of achievement when they finally figure it out.) You might be wanting to minimize the "down-the-hall" components of your overall program, but I'd think you'd be safe doing both; I agree that if you are going for a third cloverleaf (for a St. Pat's program), a dance with no "down-the-hall" would be nice to have. ~ Becky Nankivell Tucson, Ariz. & Long Beach, Calif. ------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:43:21 -0500 From: tavi merrill <melodiouswoodchuck(a)gmail.com> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Dances for St. Paddy's day Message-ID: <CA+hGDsU42zOPjg4eiDXCc7A0W-M6bToBuPJiKcgQktfBPGvjSQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sue Rosen's "Handsome Young Maids" and Rick Mohr's "Connectrix" both have a "cloverleaf" figure, in both cases tied to a down-the-hall. Does anyone know of dances where the cloverleaf occurs without a down-the-hall? tavi