Re: [Callers] Valentines day dance

I think your programming idea sounds great. Gypsy 'Round Two by Tom Hinds is a dance I love to call - I always give a little demonstration. duple improper A1 Ones as a couple gypsy Man #2 by R , gypsy Woman #2 by L A2 All go down the hall in line (Ones in middle), turn toward neighbor and return B1 Circle L once around, N do-si-do B2 Ones in center bal & swing, end facing down I demonstrate that when the ones gyp Man 2 the woman is closer and can hog the interaction with the lone man although her partner is there orbiting with her in shoulder-waist position, and then the tables turn and the man can flirt with Woman 2 as the couple gypsies with her. This dance is nice to rags or some playful tune. Cortni On Jan 27, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Will Loving wrote: I'm calling a dance on Valentine's Day and was thinking about using that as a theme for programming. What comes to mind would be dances with strong partner interactions or figures - like couples DSD, give and take, or couples weave the line - along with dances that involve leaving one's partner and returning. I'm interested to know what others have done with programming along similar lines, what your thoughts were, and any dances you found particularly appropriate. Will Loving -- "A contra-dance is like an amusement park ride that we make for ourselves." (author unknown) _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers