Scene: Beantown Stomp, dancing with another caller, Alex D-L on stage. Dance has a balance ring, pass thru to ocean wave.
Me, to my partner: "How stupid would it be to have a balance, Mad Robin across the set?"
Her: "Do it!"
It's across a musical phrase. And I was skeptical that space was available, but, if you can balance and pass through to an ocean wave, you can Mad Robin facing up and down, it turns out.
Called last night in Philly, positive feedback after, band picked music that worked with the cross-phrase.
Mad Robin Across
Julian Blechner
Becket (CW)
A1. Circle L 3/4 (8) (with "next as a typical Butter progression)
NS (8)
A2. LLFB (8)
Robins Chain to P (8), form ring of 4
B1. Bal Ring (4)
Mad Robin Across (8)
Larks catch LH early, Alle L 1x (4)
B2. P R. Shoulder 'Round and Swing (16)
Notes:
Larks catch left hands about 3/4 the way through the Mad Robin, so their 1x allemande is 6 beats of music. Telling Larks they will catch LH early is important.
I assumed dancers would arrive early to the B2, and made it a Right Shoulder 'Round instead of a balance. However, perhaps with the timing of the music being not super sluggish, dancers seemed to arrive with timing that would have worked for the balance.
Will likely call something with this at NEFFA, but the dance is tested, danced, and I'm confident in it.
In dance,
Julian Blechner
He/Him
Western Mass, USA