28 Feb
2012
28 Feb
'12
3:28 p.m.
So i feel a bit silly walking into this discussion with such a simplistic
answer, but - to me it only merits referring to a dance by an alternate
formation if there's absolutely no way to set the dance up as a standard
formation (eg, a becket-indecent). Unlike a dance which starts with a wave
balance, "Chuck the Budgie" simply starts with a gents allemande L. I've
had no trouble calling it from a standard improper starting point; it just
makes the first allemande a little less than once.
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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:28:54 +1300
From: Bill Baritompa <staf186(a)ext.canterbury.ac.nz>
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Subject: [Callers] What formation is this improper dance?
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Hi,
This may seem like a silly question. It concerns Rick Mohr's
improper dance
"Chuck the Budgie" (on his webpage and shown on a youtube video there).
I thought an improper dance has the #1's facing down the hall, facing their
#2's who are facing up the hall. All gents have their partners on their
right side.
Although the dance description says it's improper, it actually starts in a
short
wave which you get into by Nbr Right Allemand 3/4 to have gents in the
center
with left hands joined. (the last 4 beats of B2, (next nbr) Right Allemand
3/4
forms the next short wave).
So this dances has a formation (consisting of short waves) with the #1's
facing up
the hall facing their #2's who are facing down the hall. Gents have their
partners
on their left. Does this have a name? Are there any other dances in this
formation?
Questioningly yours,
Bill
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