28 Jan
2012
28 Jan
'12
3:08 p.m.
Here is the link to George Walker's dance, A Quarter More, that has the yearn figure,
collected in 1994 by Mary Devlin. I suppose that through the folk process a figure a bit
different could also be called a Yearn.
http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_121.html
Would also be interested in what other callers are doing with this figure. My dance with
the yearn, Simplicity Becket, is not long lines but done as couples. Another deviation.
On Jan 28, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net> wrote:
Bob Isaacs and Chris Weiler collaborated on a dance
that has the movement you describe below. The call is "double slice left" or
"chevron". The dance is a single progression, however (see below).
I usually use "yearn" to mean going forward on the left diagonal with your
partner toward your next neighbors, and then backing up straight across from these
neighbors, so a single progression. It is a useful alternate to "circle on the left
diagonal with new neighbors" to progress in Becket formation. But I like your
explanation of why it should be called "yearn" for double progression! It will
be interesting to hear what other callers use for these moves.
Linda
Another Slice of Pinewoods
Bob Isaacs & Chris Weiler
Formation: Duple-Improper
A1 Neighbor balance and swing
A2 Double slice left to end across from 2nd shadow
with Second shadow, Star right three-quarters
Walk past 1st shadow left along the set
B1 Partner gypsy and swing
B2 Women's Chain
Star Left
From Chris Weiiler: Written at Pinewoods American Dance and Music week. Bob and I
re-wrote Slice of Pinewoods at lunch that same day to be a more neighbor centered dance,
August 31st, 2006.
On Jan 27, 2012, at 11:46 PM, Rich Goss wrote:
Nice dance. One very minor point: my
understanding is that a Yearn is past two couples. Toward the first on the left then as
you back away you are across from the second couple along the line. At least the original
dance with yearn did that reasoning that as you pass that first couple you
"yearn" to dance with them (but you don't).
I really do like your dance though.
Rich
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