Re: [Callers] New Friendship Reel

Sounds like the version of the dance Jeff encountered has been considerably folk processed! In Ted's original dance, there's no partner swing-- I know, a shocking omission. There are other dances with the "lady round two, gent cut through figure," but Ted was the first to incorporate that figure (from Appalachian dancing) into a contra. New Friendship Reel is published in "Swing the Next," a collection of dances by Ted Sannella, and available from the CDSS Sales Office. Highly recommended, an essential in any caller's library, in my opinion. It contains 80 contras, squares, triplets, and circle dances, with a suggested tune (and musical notation) for each plus Ted's suggestions about dancing and teaching tips, as well as the background of how each dance came to be. Most but not all of the dances are Ted's, and he was a master of composing dances that move smoothly from one figure to the next. His books also explain the dances using very clear language. David Millstone Lebanon, NH ----- New Friendship Reel by Ted Sannella, 1981 Contra, duple improper A1 Balance and swing your neighbor A2 Long lines, fd & back Actived do-si-do, ending with the lady facing out B1 Active lady go around the couple above, followed by her partner who crosses the set and goes around the gent above (8) Active gent goes around the couple above, followed by his partner who crosses the set and goes around the gent above (8) B2 Those two couples circle to the left (8) Same four make a left hand star (8)