2 May
2006
2 May
'06
12:43 p.m.
At 11:54 AM 5/2/2006, Rickey wrote:
Secondly, I have two versions of Gene Huberts Summer
of 84 (written with
Steve Schnur ?), that differ in A1 and A2, and I was wondering which if any,
was correct. I would love to call one of these versions this Thursday. Both
versions are duple improper. The two versions are:
As my card reads, this is the official version:
Version 2
(A1) forward and back all (8), Men allemande RIGHT ( ½ ) (2), Partner
Allemande left to a wavy line across (6)
(A2) balance the wave (4), walk forward (leaving Partner) to new wavy line
across (4), Balance that wavy line (4), Allemande LEFT ( ¾ ) to Partner
I found the timing a little demanding. Also, for my own devious and
nefarious purposes, I wanted a dance that was easier to call on the fly,
and also had a shadow who was AHEAD in the line (for the men) and BEHIND in
line (for the women). So I shamelessly mutilated that A part of the dance
to your version 1 below. I apologize to no one.
Version 1
(A1) forward and back all (8), Men allemande left (1 ½), Right to Partner to
a wavy line across (8)
(A2) balance that wavy line (4), walk forward (leaving Partner) to new wavy
line across (4), balance there (4), Allemande Right shadow (4) and back to
Partner
However, unless you have a specific reason, I'd recommend using version 2.
It's a great dance. I love it, and call it all the time.
I will apologize for saying the dance that I call is "Summer of 84." In the
future I'll be careful to say "a kissing cousin of Summer of 84." Hmmm.
All my cousins are male. How about "a slight variant of Summer of '84?" :-)
Finally, I would like to ask your opinion about
starting a new dance series
in a town that already has a series. In the case I am thinking of there
already is a well established dance in the same town, and it is not at all
clear that the town can support two dance series every month.
One question per email!
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