Hi,
If you have called Gene Hubert's wonderful dance "Double Boomerang", I have
2 questions for you about end effects. The dance is below.
When the ladies chain on the left diagonal there are ladies at each end who
cannot do that as there is no one there. That's fine. I am used to that.
My questions are not about that.
They are:
(1) When a couple reaches an end ( I have only been able to watch
the top), where do they wait and for how long.
. The woman needs to get into position for the ladies chain on the
diagonal, which I think means that she needs to cross over as she waits for
that. The man also needs to cross over and stand next to her at that point.
. When however the second pass through is done (in B1), both the man
and the woman who are waiting out at that point need to be in position to
balance and swing with their partners (B2), which I think means that they
need to be in different lines from each other.
. Finally, as it is a Becket, at the end of the partner swing you and
your partner need to be together on the same side but - which side and how
do you get there.
(2) How do you teach all of this.
Really good dancers seem to understand where they need to be and get there,
but even experienced dancers have been having trouble with this and it has
thrown them.
Do you know the dance?
Can you help?
Thanks,
Rickey Holt, Fremont, NH
Here is the dance if you have forgotten it:
DOUBLE BOOMERANG, Gene Hubert (Becket)
A1 Gents Allemande Left (1 1/2)
Neighbor Swing
A2 ON THE LEFT DIAGONAL, Ladies chain
Long Lines Forward and Back
B1 Pass through straight across the set and turn alone.
Circle Left all of the way around
Up and down the set pass through
B2 Partner Balance and Swing