Maia,

I wrote a simple square "Hey Square, Let's Dance" that has the hey crossing phrases.

It must be called Heads, Sides, Heads, Sides to have a complete mixer square.

A1 Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line, F&B

A2 Ladies Chain, Start a Full Hey

B1 Finish the Hey, Swing the one you meet

B2 Promenade

I have only shared this with one caller, and she remarked that the hey crosses phrases, and she would not use it.

I must often use it wit singing calls, or square dance music that has strong 8 beat phrasing.

Bob Isaacs "To Turn a Phrase" has the Oval crossing phrases. I have danced it when it feels good, but also when it did not. I think the music selection is more critical.

Rich Sbardella

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi folks,

I'm running up against a wall in a dance I'm currently writing, and it's making me wonder: what dances, if any, have a full hey that spans two sections* and really WORKS? I feel like in general, if I danced such a dance, I would roll my eyes at the choreographer "breaking the rules", but I can also imagine delightful dances a hey spanning two phrases that justify their own existence and feel great to dance.

Thoughts? Dances to point me to?

As always, in dance,
Maia

* e.g. hey occurs during the last eight counts of B1 and the first eight of B2

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