I tried a bunch of ways to "fix" that part this dance and everything just made a
really elegant dance clunky.. gene knew what he was doing I think. It REALLY is fine just
the way it is, just don't call it for a small crowd..
bill
 
  Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:09:51 -0700
 From: aahz(a)pobox.com
 To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
 Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite mixers?
 
 On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, Bill Olson wrote:
 
 The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert
  
 A1 Promenade (CCW)(16)
 A2 (face partner Gents facing out, Women facing in) join 2 hands with partner and walk ~8
steps IN (8), join hands in concentric circles and walk ~8 steps back out (8)
 B1 all circle LEFT (opposite directions obviously)
 B2 *SWING* (nearest person)
  
 This dance is a riot. needs MANY couples in circle and resist urge to
 make 2 sets because even when dancers line up originally in circle
 NEXT to partner, they are never that way in the actual dance. Lots
 of craziness at swing, lost and found in the middle. gender changes
 happen here, also if dancer cannot find a partner at swing (or
 promenade) stay in dance with "invisible partner" and try again. Needs
 many couple to make it work, especially since women are on the outside
 of the concentric and have shorter arms on the average. If this
 becomes a problem 9womens arms being pulled out or arm sockets) tell
 dances "big steps in, short steps out".. often, after a few times
 thru, I tell the dancers to "let the music tell them when to swing" in
 B2, then it's REALLY a riot. This works for dancers of ANY level! I've
 never had experienced dancers not have a good time. 
 
 You know, I'd change this to have promenade CW and men outside to fix the
 arm-length problem.  (You could also keep the promenade CCW and have the
 woman twirl under the man's arm, but that's adding a layer of complexity.)
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