I believe this—Jack Turn Back—is actually called The Cottontail Rag, by Steve Schnur (sp?)

Sandy Bradley said, of the basket, “No matter how spaghetti armed you get, when I say, ‘break that basket, left hand star,’ forget about it!”

It works with 7 people and 9 people, too. If there are different sizes, the timing gets off.

As far as “easy” or “hard” I often call this for beginnerish people, especially if there’s only a few people and I want all to dance. The mistakes on the way to an “aha!” moment can be priceless.

~Erik Hoffman

   Oakland, CA

From: Callers <callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net> On Behalf Of Mac Mckeever via Callers
Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2019 7:55 PM
To: Caller's discussion list <callers@sharedweight.net>; Rich Sbardella <richsbardella@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Two Face Three Dance Inquiry

I have a dance I think is called 'turn back jack' - part if it is 3 face 2 and the 2 dosido with the center dancer in the line of 3.  It goes into a basket swing in a way that is hard to explain - but i will try

I will not relate this to the music because it never seems to be able to keep up - so it is more free form.

All 5 right star - one person is designate as the Jack

Jack drops out of the star and turns back the other way an chooses someone to swing

The other 3 do a basket swing and end in line of 3 facing the other 2 who were swinging

Who ever ends up in the center of the line of 3 is the Jack next time around

Line of 2 dosido with person in center of line of 3

Center person returns to center of line - but faces out and crosses arms to take hands in line of 2

other 2 join to make a circle of 5 with the new Jack facing out with arms crossed

Jack raises top arm to make arch and pulls 2 dancers into middle of circle

no one lets go - center dancers raise arms over others to make a basket (yes - this actually works!)

Basket swing - release to right star and start again.

This is not an easy dance

Mac McKeever

ST Louis

On Sunday, July 7, 2019, 09:43:03 PM CDT, Rich Sbardella via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Folks,

I remember dancing a dance where two people face a line of three.  I believe there was a Dosido as lines of two and three, but I cannot remember the dance.

Does anyone recall such a dance.  Are you willing to share it?

Thanks,

Rich

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