Re: [Callers] Circle & pass through as the last move of a dance

I love the way the Hey is described in the dance below.  As a caller that is new to contra, the notation helps to understand the flow a little better.  Thanks, Rich ________________________________ From: Bob Isaacs <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> To: Shared Weight <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle & pass through as the last move of a dance There's another aspect to this discussion; what about when circle L 3/4 and pass through is the first move in a dance?  Many Becket dances begin this way, and I have no problem with that if the next move is an allemande or a dosido.  But when the A1 is circle L 3/4 and pass through, new neighbor swing, that swing often gets compressed to about 6 beats.  Fortunately, Gene Hubert gave us a better alternative: Butter      Becket-L A1.  Slide L and circle L 3/4, neighbor swing A2.  Long lines, ladies chain B1.  Hey (LR, NL, GR, PL) B2.  Partner balance, swing Here the slide L and circle L is a true 8 beats, and neighbors can used their joined hands to pull into the swing.  Yes, circle and swing is very common, but that's a programming issue, not a timing issue - Bob                         _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers