8 Feb
2008
8 Feb
'08
4:09 p.m.
The first one of these I ever did was a dance called Huntsville's
Queen Bee Hey, and I loved it. Because of that, I guess I've always
called these "Queen Bee" heys, it brings up the image of the bees
doing their little dance while looking for new hives.
By the way, Chris Page wrote an AWESOME ricochet half-hey dance -
don't have time to find it now -
Chris? Care to share?
Anyway, I was inspired and wrote a few:
King Bee Hey Duple improper February 21, 2004
A1 Do-si-do neighbor
Allemande right neighbor 1 ½
A2 "King Bee Hey" (men pass left shoulder, women push off)*
B1 Men pass left one more time, swing partner
B2 Men allemande left 1 ½ ^
Women join in behind partner for a hands across star left 1X
*The men dance the full hey, passing left shoulders in the middle.
The women start the hey passing right with their partner, but then
the women meet in the middle and push off, backing up to the right
and then back to where they started, repeat. This effectively makes
little clockwise circles on the floor for the women.
^ On the men allemande left, the women have to let the men get around
once and then as their partner passes they move in behind him to join
the left hand star. A bit of a moving start on the part of the women
helps.
This next one is a little tricky at the end where the 2s swing and
end facing up - but if the 1s get ready for them it works quite well,
and I like it because it is both 1s and 2s get their day in the sun.
Worker Bee Hey #1
Duple improper September 24, 2006
A1 Down the set four in line (1s inside)
Turn as couples and return*, face in^
A2 “Worker bee” hey@, 2s start passing right shoulder
B1 2s gypsy and swing, end swing facing up!
B2 Handy-hand allemande ~1 ½ times (2s step inside)
1s swing and face down
* A little odd as the men are on the right of the women for the turn.
^ The line is not bent, all just turn to face center, 2s facing each
other, 1s behind.
@ I thought it would be nice to do the push off of a “queen bee” hey
with one’s own partner. In this case, the #2 couple does a full hey,
passing right shoulders to start, while the #1 couple meets at the
center and pushes off backwards in little counterclockwise circles.
This next is an easier version of the above, but it is unequal and
therefore better with shorter lines.
Worker Bee Hey #2
Duple Improper September 24, 2006
A1 Do-si-do neighbor
Swing neighbor
A2 Four in line down the set
Turn as couples, come back up
B1 Face in, “Worker Bee” hey, 1s start^
B2 1s gypsy and swing
^ Worker bee hey is as described above.
I like version 1 because both 1s and 2s get a partner swing.
And here is Huntsville's Queen Bee Hey, I believe by Jane Ewing
A1 See-saw neighbor (left shoulder do-si-do
Allemande left neighbor 1 1/2
A2 Queen Bee Hey, starting right shoulders women in center
B1 Women pull by the right, swing partner (I use pass by the right)
B2 Women chain across
Star left
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1. Re: Waiting for Lefty (mavis mcgaugh)
2. Re: Contra Corners with Diagonal Wavy (Jerome Grisanti)
3. ricochet or push-back heys (jean francis)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:33:07 -0800 (PST)
From: mavis mcgaugh <yankeecalls(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Waiting for Lefty
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--- "Chris Weiler (home)"
<chris.weiler(a)weirdtable.org> wrote:
I was left-hand dominant until age 5, when my
parents discovered that I
was right-eye dominant. So, with the cooperation of
my first grade
teacher, they made me switch. Now I only eat my
meals lefty. 8^)
Maybe I call left-handed, too? 9^)
Chris Weiler
Goffstown, NH
Joyce Miller wrote:
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 20:44:05 -0600
From: "Jerome Grisanti" <jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Contra Corners with Diagonal Wavy
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I started to choreograph a dance like this a few years ago, then I
found
that Seth Tepfer had already done so, and his worked better than
what I had
written.... But perhaps I will revisit it....
--jerome
Perforated Corners
By Seth Tepfer
Formation: improper contra
Level: Med
Composed: 3/20/2003
A1: (4) Down the Hall 4 in line, 1s in the center; (4) 1s turn as a
couple,
2s turn alone; (4) up the hall 4 in line, (4) cast off with same
gender
A2: 1s allemande Right .75, give LH to 1s corner to form diagonal
wave (4);
balance (4); allemande L 1st corner 1x, 1s give right to partner to
form
diagonal wave (4); balance (4)
B1: 1s allemande Right .75, give LH to 2s corner to form diagonal
wave (4);
balance (4); allemande L 2st corner 1x, 1s give right to partner to
form
diagonal wave (4); balance (4)
B2: 1s swing
I called at an event recently where I was one of
three callers. We
discovered that all three of us are left-handed.
I
am curious to know
how many people on this list are left-hand
dominant.
Joyce Miller
Grass Valley, California
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Jack wrote:
Anyone know of a dance already like that that I should be aware of?
--
Jerome Grisanti
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 08:40:17 -0800 (PST)
From: jean francis <catherineaura(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: [Callers] ricochet or push-back heys
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I am looking for some dances with push-back or ricochet heys. I
have only found one, by Adam Carlson: A1 N B+S; A2 Ricochet hey
B1wave balance, partner swing B2 Circle 3/4 pass thru, new N DSD
Heard of another called Tapsalterrie, but can't find. Also would
appreciate instructions or web site for Levi Jackson Rose.
Many Thanks!
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