30 Aug
2013
30 Aug
'13
11:14 a.m.
Some years ago I called an evening of dances, and Steve Hickman was a musician in the
band. I asked Steve about the origin of Hickman's Hey. He confirmed that he could not
remember where or by whom he had first heard it called, but that he so enjoyed the dance
and subsequently made so much use of it that it became associated with him. I called the
dance that evening as Linda has given it, and Steve made no comment one way or the other
about authenticity. He was a lot of fun to work with on stage. … Bob
On Aug 30, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Eric Black <eric(a)mirador.com> wrote:
My version from Steve Hickman has Actives allemande
Right 1x in B1, and
Actives balance & swing in B2 rather than long lines followed by a swing.
Folk Process?
-Eric
At 7:21 AM -0700 8/30/13, Linda Leslie wrote:
> I have a slightly different version to share; but have heard the same explanation for
the title.
> Linda
> "Hickman's Hey"
> by unknown
> Contra/Improper/Int
>
> A1 -----------
> (8) Down the hall four in line (1's between the 2's)
> (8) (all face the center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
> A2 -----------
> (8) Return up the hall four in line
> (8) (face center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
> B1 -----------
> (4) 1's allemande right once
> (12) Neighbors swing
> B2 -----------
> (8) Long lines go forward and back
> (8) 1's swing
> * the effect of each half hey is to change places with partner
>
> On Aug 30, 2013, at 2:39 AM, Cynthia Phinney wrote:
>
>> Here's a fun twist.
>> "Hickman's Hey"
>> There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you finish the
>> hey when you get back home.
>>
>> Hickman's Hey
>>
>> A1 Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
>> ¦ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
>> A2 Up the Hall
>> Finish the Hey
>> B1 One's Allemande Left 1 1/2
>> Neighbor Swing
>> B2 One's Balance & Swing
>>
>>> From what I can find out, Steve Hickman was the name of the person who
>> collected the dance and he did not know the actual name, nor the author.
>> Also, it seems that the B1 and B2 parts vary (the A1 and A2, being what
>> makes the dance distinctive, do not), but this is how I learned it and how I
>> call it.
>>
>> -cynthia