4 Apr
2013
4 Apr
'13
12:44 p.m.
5. Re: Suggestions for particularly flirty contra dances?
(Maia McCormick)
Another flirty dance originally written for Valentines day. It's not a
simple dance but the Poussette - "Cupids Hey" sequence is very flirty
*Cupid's Hey* improper by Jim Hemphill
A1 Long lines forward (4) then poussette* (6), Start Cupids hey (6),
A2 Partner Gypsy and Swing
B1 Promenade
Ladies Chain
B2 Ladies allemande right once around
Neighbor swing
*Teaching notes: A1 The Poussette is not quite a half way around, starting
from the center, gents start backing, ladies forward, clockwise around the
other couple. As couples come back towards center in poussette, drop hands
as ladies backing across pass each other. Cupid's hay; While maintaining
the face to face orientation of the poussette, looking cross set at your
partner, couples slide to the side, ladies left/gents right so ladies pass
each other face to face, gents will see the back of their neighbor as they
slide by in front. Couples then step, ladies back gents forward, and slide
to the side the other way, ladies right/gents left so gents pass face to
face, then continue across into a gypsy.
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