9 Dec
2011
9 Dec
'11
8:48 a.m.
Luke,
The flow works better with the bands chaining, so I say keep it. Forget what I was saying
about the star and leading, I was confused.
But notice we would not be uncomfortable with the role reversal. It's merely the way
the arms have to be reversed, which feels unfamiliar. But we've always gotten it.
\bob
On Dec 9, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Luke Donforth wrote:
Bob, I'm not sure what you mean by the band being
in the lead. I think the
band is in front of their partner in the star.
The whole thing could be flipped to end with the more traditional
chain->left hand star, which might transition into a neighbor do-si-do and
swing transition instead of a balance and swing. Would that help? Or do you
just think that changing focus from a star to a new neighbor is difficult.
*A1*
Neighbor Do-si-do
Neighbor swing
*A2
*Bands chain (pull by left and courtesy turn)
Promenade with partner across set (Barearms passing right)
*B1
*Bands do-si-do 1x
Partner Swing
*B2
*Barearms chain across
Left hand star 1x
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Bob Peterson <bobp(a)contracorner.com> wrote:
Dang. I hit send before verifying. No, the band
is not in the lead in the
star. My bad. Still, looks likes fun dance.
\bob
On Dec 9, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Luke Donforth <luke.donev(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Hello All,
In the near future, I get to call for my first gender free dance. I'm
looking forward to it, and thinking about my program. I was contemplating
putting in Bands chains. The gents chain is a move that seems by and
large
ignored in conventional contra dancing; the
occasional dance I've seen
using it is usually greeted with grumbling. Are gender free dancers more
open to the move?
I was thinking of the following dance (where barearms are on the right
after a swing)
*A1*
Neighbor Balance and Swing
*A2*
Promenade Neighbor across and courtesy turn
Barearms chain across the set (pull by right)
*B1*
Barearms do-si-do 1x
Partner swing
*B2*
Bands chain across (pull by left, courtesy turned by neighbor)
Right Hand Star 1x
I've sent the question directly to the dance organizer, and I'm
cross-posting on facebook, but I also wanted to poll the folks here.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
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