So sorry that I will be out of town on December 4th! Looks as though all of
you will have a great time....my best wishes to all of you: Seth, Chris, and
Nathaniel.
The program looks terrific! Two notes for Nathaniel, in "It's a Pirate's
Life..." At the A2, a pass through to a wave only takes 4 beats of the
music, then a wave balance (also 4 beats), and the Rory O'More spin (also 4
beats); this means there are 4 beats still left. The gent's allemande will
then start during the A2, rather than the beginning of the B1. So that
partner swing will be a nice long one (unless you put a Balance in there).
Also a question about American Gothic: Is the Mad Robin oriented toward your
neighbor (along), or toward your partner (across)? The pass through along at
the end of the dance makes me think that is with neighbor; otherwise, when
passing through, each dancer must turn to face partner in order to
accomplish the Mad Robin. I enjoy doing Mad Robins a lot! So your dance
intrigues me, so I want to understand it in the way you intended it. Thanks!
Linda Leslie