The dance name "Return to Sender" may always now seem a bit ironic to you, but there are worse things in life than to come up with choreography so good that Bob Isaacs got there first.  

On May 9, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

And it turns out it's already been written:
Bob Isaacs called it "Return to Sender"

Sorry for the false alarm. 

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Luke Donforth <luke.donev@gmail.com> wrote:
My tentative name (assuming the composition doesn't already exist) is Vallimont's Silver Hammer. The dance came out of a conversation with the talented musician Julie Vallimont (just got permission to use the name) about closing sets; and how callers like dances that end with swings but bands often have something that builds to a big hit at the A to B transition in the music.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti@gmail.com> wrote:
Luke,

I don't recognize it, but it looks fun.

Just curious ... did you have a particular tune in mind that shaped your desire for the balance at the top of the B sections?

--Jerome

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On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello all,

I was trying to write a nice end-of-evening dance that had a balance at the top of B1, and ended with a partner swing (that wasn't Old Time Elixir #2 or Tica Tica timing...) and came up with this. I think it's new, and it worked well in Montreal recently; but I'd like to know if it already existed: 

Becket
A1
Circle left 3/4
Neighbor swing
A2
Gents start hey for 4 by left
B1
Right to neighbor (women back to back in middle), balance and box gnat
Pull by right, women allemande left 1 1/2
B2
Partner balance and swing
Slide left

Happy dancing

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