[Callers] New Dance: DosiWhat?

Hi, I have enjoyed studying old moves called "dosido" (or some variant of the spelling that sounds roughly the same!) and thought I would try getting some of them into a contra dance. I know the Rang Tang has been used before in contras , but I haven't seen a Mountain Dosido in a contra before. This is the result: DosiWhat? by John Sweeney Contra; Becket (C) A1: Men Dosido; Ladies Dosido 1 & 1/2 - Men turn to the Left and take Mans' Right Hand to Partner's Left Hand to face a New Couple (progression) A2: Mountain Dosido ("DoSi the Ladies"): Lasso Partner AC around self and along to the other Man; Neighbour Swing* B1: Open Ladies' Chain: Ladies Pull by Right; Partner Allemande Left - continue into a Rang Tang (Dosido): Men pass B-to-B; Neighbour Allemande Right; Men pass B-to-B, weave into a B2: Partner Gypsy Meltdown Notes: Teach the Ladies Dosido as Dosido and Pass Thru, otherwise they will spin and face where they think they are going. Lasso means the man raises his right hand and leads the lady around him - he doesn't move (except to help the ladies avoid any crashes) *"You swing mine and I'll swing yours" I called it for the first time yesterday at Barrie Bullimore's Sunday afternoon contra and it went well. Feedback appreciated if you try it :-) Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent