Earlier today, I resurrected a draft dance from (almost exactly) this time last year which I'd put aside as probably being too crazy. In looking at it again, I started wondering if it is... too crazy... and wrote up a more specific description to get it across to others. The magnet people show me it works, but they don't say much about how it felt. :-)

As I'm still up due to the caffeine I drank to drive home after a gig tonight, I thought I'd type this up and throw it out there for input. Is it too crazy? How would you teach the A2 if you attempted it?

Thanks,
Don

Demolition Derby (DRAFT) - 4 Face 4 - Don Veino 20170823 (updated description 20180817)

[starts in lines/4, so G1, L1, G2, L2]

A1 Give & Take up/down to Gents (opposites Swing) [ends in line/4 facing up/down: G1, OpL2, G2, OpL1]

A2 "Crazy Eights" [Fig 8 in current lines/4 done a la a Mad Robin - all trace path of a figure 8, equidistant rel. to Partner, whom you face up/down in the other line/4]:
(3,1 or 4) Mad Robin CW 1/2x around opposite N you swung [G thru center first], OpL1 pass in front of G1 in middle to swap ends [to OpL2, OpL1, G1, G2]
(3,1 or 4) All Pass Same Role Trail Buddy in Fig 8 arc (same arc, but opposite dir.) to trade places [G1 and OpL1 take outside path - "insides out"], OpL2 pass in front of G2 in middle to swap ends [to OpL1, G2, OpL2, G1]
(3,1 or 4) Mad Robin CCW 1/2x around opposite N [G thru center first], OpL1 pass in front of G1 in middle to swap ends [to G2, G1, OpL1, OpL2]
(3,1 or 4) All Pass Same Role Trail Buddy in Fig 8 arc (same arc, opposite dir.) to trade places [G1 and OpL1 take outside path - "insides out"], OpL2 pass in front of G2 in middle to swap ends [to end in same positions as start of A2: G1, OpL2, G2, OpL1]

B1 w/Opposites Circle/4 Left 3/4x to (face & Pass Partner Right to start) Weave the Ring/8 1/2x

B2 Partner Balance (or Gypsy) and Swing, face progression

BTW, it was this dance idea that fed what became another related dance on my site, Wild Mouse: http://veino.com/blog/?p=1879 . Neither of these have I dared to attempt to date.