[Callers] Re: Dances Crafted for a Tune

Here’s one I wrote in 2006: Jump at the Sun A1)Cir L 0.75, Pass through, next N DSD 1.25 A2) Rory o More: Balance in wave, Slide R, Bal wave, slide to L. B1) Pull by that N by RH to start a full hey B2) Same N AR 0.75, W cross by LS, P Sw. Written 2006, at the suggestion of Emil Olguin, specifically for the jig of the same name. However, I have called and danced it to other music, and haven't found anything that doesn't work. (Rory O'More and Petronella work very well.) I have had discussions with other callers as to whether the the first move in B1 is a half allemande or a pull-by, and I have come to realize that men and women experience this move differently. For the men, it is a pull-by, leading into a hey with no direction change. Women, after the move in question, need to turn to their right to face in for the hey, so to them it feels more like a half allemande. Certainly, teaching it as a half allemande establishes the floor pattern unambiguously. However, when watching the dancers, I see that they tend to use a shake-hands grip (forearms parallel to the dance floor) during the dance. Because of the different grip required, I teach the dance as noted above. Both work, take your pick. Sent from my iPad