I agree with Mark! This is a fabulous dance as it is and the dosido for the
women is just hard enough to be a fun challenge. (When I was a new dancer,
dosido 1 1/2 was the hardest move for me to do gracefully and on time. I
was so happy when I got it right!) When the caller teaches the alternate
B2, I hide my disappointment, but its not as satisfying as the original.
On Friday, December 16, 2016, Mark Hillegonds via Callers <
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Hi,
I have always used the original version and don't ever recall the dancers
having trouble with the DSD progression. While I respect and admire the
folks creating variants they find helpful for their needs, for me, if it
ain't broke, I'm not going to fix it.
Also, I must say that pleased me greatly to see Maia's reference to my
home town of Ann Arbor!!! :)
On Dec 16, 2016 4:27 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" <
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wrote:
Fwiw, if I were to write a variation of 3-33-33 (and wanted to avoid
ladies chain/star L), I'd do a figure like in Al Olson's 'Ann Arbor
Four':
long lines (8), P alle. R 3/4 (4), ladies alle. L 1/2 (4). Agreed that
ladies' allemande L out of long lines, while there's no reason it doesn't
flow, is bizarrely counterintuitive!
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Bill Olson via Callers <
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wrote:
Hi Kalia, yep, I agree.. I guess I should have
said more about why I
preferred the original.. Anyway this is a great dance, a modern classic,
and i call it often..
bill
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*Subject:* Re: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson
On 12/16/2016 11:48 AM, Bill Olson via Callers wrote:
3-33-33
Steve Zakon (Duple improper)
A1 Balance N1, N1 pull by R, N2 pull by L , N3 Balance, box the gnat
A2 N3 pull by R, N2 pull by L, N1 swing
B1 Circle L 3/4, Partner Swing
B2 Long Lines F&B, Ladies dosido 1.5
I'm aware of a "fix" to 333 where the W DSD 1.5 at the end of B2 was
replaced by a W allem L 1.5.. I think I remember talking to Steve about
this and he referred to this as an "approved alternative" HIMSELF..
I've both danced and called this alternate ending, and that allemande L
is pretty counterintuitive for the women. It causes some glitches as
folks fight with their natural instinct to allemande R. It works, but
you'll need to be really clear with the dancers that it's the
non-obvious hand there.
Kalia
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