When I wrote Ashokan Hello, I realized that the left-hand turn was counterintuitive after a neighbor swing. But I needed it to be left because the next moves are a right-hand balance and box the gnat. I decided that the forward and back
(between the swing and the turn) canceled the handedness. Obviously if it leads into a two-hand balance (the norm these days), the turn can be with either hand.
Tony Parkes
Billerica, Mass.
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From: Bob via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2022 8:31 AM
To: contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Re: dance name? - Big Easy variation
Per my card on The Big Easy, it’s an allemande left after the long lines and before the partner swing. But I’m away from my books for a while and can’t go back to the source. I bet I got it from The Rosen Hill Collection.
Her note on the dance says ‘This is a very easy version of “Ashokan Hello” by Tony Parkes, for use as a first contra dance of the evening where newcomers are plentiful.‘
\Bob
On Oct 21, 2022, at 21:53, Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: