Mary Cay's Reel (also by David Kaynor) and Poetry in Motion (Lisa Greenleaf) have expeditions out of your hands-4 to your future neighbor, and Little Green Heron (Joseph Pimentel) to the previous ones. Angel's Flight (Sue Rosen) is a really lovely dance with a jaunt to your future neighbor and back, but beginners may have trouble doing the gypsy the right distance, it needs careful teaching. In Cahoots (Rick Mohr) and Train Delay (one of mine) are some dances with brief shadow interaction that are pretty hard to mess up--no weird diagonal action or similar. Choreography below.

Mary Cay's Reel by David Kaynor || becket left

A1: circle L 3/4; pass N to alle. L with next N

A2: orig. N b&S

B1: long lines; ladies alle. R 3/4 (4), new lady by L 3/4 (4)*

B2: P b&s

*gents slide a little L to meet partner. Also, ladies should locate 2nd lady before starting (look across, and one lady to the right)

Poetry in Motion by Lisa Greenleaf || improper

A1: RH star; N alle. R 1 1/2

A2: gypsy next N L; swing N*

B1: g&t to gent's side; P swing

B2: ladies chain (to N); LH star 1x (to new Ns)

* CURRENT N: the one you alle'd, NOT the one you gypsied

Little Green Heron by Joseph Pimentel || improper

A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R

A2 with current N b&s

B1 gents alle L 1.5; P swing

B2 circle L 1.25 (till the ones are looking down, twos looking up); with P zig left past current neighbors, zag right to greet new neighbors

Angel's Flight by Sue Rosen || improper

A1: N gypsy R 1 1/2*; RH star (ladies follow N) 1x

A2: next N gypsy L 1x; orig. N swing

B1: circle L 3/4; P swing

B2: ladies chain (to N); LH star 1x

* identify next N before starting the star (look away from this N along the side)

In Cahoots by Rick Mohr || becket, CW

A1: (slide left to) circle L 3/4 w/ next N swing

A2: ladies alle. R 1 1/2 P alle. L 1 1/2 → short wave (gents R in middle)

B1: bal. wave, walk forward to new wave (gents R, shadows L) bal. wave, shadow alle. L 3/4

B2: P b&s

Train Delay by Maia McCormick || becket right

A1: ladies alle. R 1 1/2*; N swing

A2: ladies chain (to P); LH star 1x

B1: w/ shadow, bal. & box the gnat; do-si-do shadow 1 1/2

B2: P b&s

* look R for a new lady (gents will scooch R here)

In the second half of B1, pull by R at the start of the do-si-do for some extra momentum (depending on the crowd, may be useful to teach this)

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 12:36 PM, K Panton via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

3-33-33 is not a good choice for introducing beginners to extra-4some expeditions. I've also found that a diagonal chain followed by a straight-across figure causes confusion.

The Young Adult Rose,and others, have a pass-through to shadow allemande which is doable.

Does anyone have some reliable key to unlock this mystery for new dancers, thereby opening up a whole new world!

Thanks

Ken

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