31 Jan
2011
31 Jan
'11
6:22 p.m.
I tried calling it at a dance, but ended up switching to a simpler
dance --- it was my problem, not theirs. I wasn't able to clearly
explain how to get into the star -- the problem you are worried about.
I tried it a few days later at a calling party and got it right then,
so I'm going to try again "in public" sometime soon.
The way that worked at the party was:
A2: Men allemande left once and a half to your partner
Partner's allemande one and a half to trade places.
-> You're in a line across the set with men on the outside and
women on the inside.
-> Notice that you and your partner are facing opposite directions
up and down the set.
-> Drop your partner's hand and walk forward into a left hand star
with the people you meet.
B2: Star left all the way around to your partner for a swing.
I still find the 1 3/4 allemende and men facing out/ women facing in
description to be terribly confusing, but the dance itself is fine.
Dale
...
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:56 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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