Re: [Callers] Boomerang

On Mar 30, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Laur via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Laurie, You don't say what part of the dance you're uncomfortable with, but I'm going to guess that it's the B1 part. The timing as given by Gene Hubert in _Dizzy Dances, Volume II_ is: Pass thru ACROSS the set and turn alone(4). Circle left, go all the way around(8). Pass thru ALONG the set to meet your partner(4). The timing is a bit unusual in that the circle crosses the middle of the phrase, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Dancers who aren't used to circling all the way around in 8 beats can make up time on the pass thru (or pull thru) along and on the forward part of the subsequent balance. On the other hand, if the dancers can easily circle once in 8 beats and if they think that 4 beats for pass thru along is a bit leisurely, they can try rearing back at the end of the circle, or even add a spin during the pass thru. You can see a video of _Boomerang_ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj49YHAMGnk (Thanks to Chris Page for supplying the title in a comment, so that the video was easy to find.) If you study the video, you'll see many examples of dancers managing to meet their partners just in time for the balance at the start of the B2 music--and also a few examples of dancers being either early or late. Beware that there are a number of places where the video cuts to a different camera angle and the new cut doesn't pick up at the same place in the tune as the previous cut ended. I hope some of this is helpful. Cheers, --Jim