31 Jan
2011
31 Jan
'11
6:20 p.m.
Hi Katy,
I learned this dance from the calling of Sue Rosen several years ago and it is one of my
favorites. I advise dancers after the A1 neighbor balance and swing to look on the right
diagonal to identify the shadow with whom they will later star. Then after the partner
allemande, which I call as almost two times around, everyone usually can easily find their
shadow and neighbor for the star. No. 1 lady and No. 2 man star below, No. 1 man and No. 2
lady above.
(By the way, in the past year, I've seen this dance called by two different callers
who told everyone that, during the star left, they could use those eight counts to star
anywhere with anyone in the hall as long as they were back in the correct place and on
time for the partner swing. It created a lot of fun chaos.)
Joyce Miller
Grass Valley, CA
On Jan 31, 2011, at 9:56 AM, <kheine(a)twcny.rr.com> wrote:
Have any of you ever called this dance by Mike
Boerschig? It's been in my box for years, and I've never called it because I
haven't been sure about who should go to which star. It was published one way in
Midwest Folklore (see below), but the two YouTube videos I've seen of it have a
shorter partner allemande, ending with the first woman and second man (i.e., second
corners) starring above, while the second woman and the first man (first corners) star
below.
If you've called this and have an opinion about how it's best danced, or if
you've found it challenging to teach, I'd love to hear what you have to say about
it!
--Katy Heine
HAPPY AS A WARM PIG IN COLD MUD
by Mike Boerschig
dpl imp
A1
Neighbor balance and swing
A2
Men allemande left once and a half
allemande right partner once and three quarters
so men are facing in, women out
B1
Star left
away from partner, 1st corners star up, 2nd down; reaching across to shadow in star
swing partner
B2
Circle left three quarters
balance in that circle, California twirl partner to face next couple
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