I think this works:
A1 N B&S
A2 Down hall, turn as couple, up hall
B1 Circle RIGHT 3/4, swing partner
B2 Gents/Larks chain, RH star
This preserves the simple turn as a couple. The momentum of the transition from circle into swing changes in a way that might be thought of as foreshadowing the changed chain.
On August 2, 2019 at 1:27 PM Luke Donforth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello all,_______________________________________________I was programming for tonight, and looked at Gene Hubert's classic "The Nice Combination" (N B&S, Dwn 4, turn as cpls, C L 3/4, P S, Ld/robin chain, LHS); and wondered what the simplest variant that would flow well with a gents/larks chain instead of a ladies/robins chain.What I've come up with is below. Anyone got a prior on it? Anyone got a variant with a gents/larks chain they like more?The New Combination
A1 -----------
(4,12) Neighbors balance and swing
A2 -----------
(6) Down the hall four line
(4) Pair on the right make an arch, gent/lark on the left lead through, lady/robin on the right walks to far side, inverting the line
(8) Come back up the hall and bend the ends
B1 -----------
(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Partners swing
B2 -----------
(8) Gents/Larks chain (pull by left, courtesy turn with neighbor)
(8) Right-hand star 1xI'm planning on using Gene's original tonight in Belfast (and probably the vast majority of the time, it's a great dance); but I thought an accessible gents/larks chain would be nice.I appreciate hearing your thoughts.--
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