23 Jul
2014
23 Jul
'14
7:45 p.m.
On Jul 23, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Michael Dyck via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
And the dance (per 2007 RPDLW syllabus) begins
A1- Dos-a-dos neighbor and swing, end
facing down
A2- Down the hall 4-in-line, “Dixie twirl”
...
so the No. 1 lady is on the *right* end of the line of four.
By contrast, in Robert Cromarties's "Dixie Gal" (as described
in _Give-and-Take_), the couple on the *left* go under the
arch.
While I'm writing, I'll add that I agree with those who have
said that the original dance of unknown name that Vicki
Herndon posted at the start of this thread works fine if, as
specified, W2 leads a right-hand-high/left-hand-low to swap
M1 and M2 (while W1 turns individually).
--Jim
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On 14-07-23 03:53 PM, James Saxe via Callers wrote:
Thanks for confirming that, Michael.
... the 2007 Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend
syllabus contains a dance
titled "Jane's Contra" by Ken Bonner with a Dixie Twirl. The syllabus
lists the source as _Ken's Contras_ (published in the late 1980s, I
think)
Yup, 1988. ... The note Eric quoted from his card says that
the rightmost pair make
the arch. But I've usually heard callers instruct that the *center* pair
make the arch. [...] The description of "Jane's Contra" in the 2007 RPDLW
syllabus says that the centers make the arch. [...] However, RPDLW 2007
(presumably following Bonner) and Burleson both say that it's the couple
on the *right* who go under the arch, [...]
Bonner (in the Note for "Jane's Contra") says:
Dixie Twirl in A2:- in the line of 4 still facing down,
keeping hands held, 2's make arch in centre,
No. 1 man walk across to other side of set and
No. 1 lady go through arch to other side of set --
ALL KEEPING HANDS JOINED
[his emphasis]