Re: [Callers] California Twirlin' author

Hi. This is Janet Levatin, from Boston. Even though I'm not a caller, I joined this list because I like the idea of being a caller. This is the dance as I wrote it. It got called here in New England 2 or 3 times, but became popular in other places, mostly, I think, because Seth Tepfer saw it and liked it and has spread it around. Cheers, Janet California Twirlin' by Janet Levatin, 3/2007 Duple improper A1: Balance the ring Partner California Twirl and face back in Balance the ring Neighbor California Twirl and face back in A2: Balance the ring Partner California Twirl and face new neighbors Swing this new neighbor B1: Circle left 3/4 Partner swing B2: Ladies chain with courtesy turn (or another California twirl) Long lines forward and on the way back… Neighbor roll away with half sashay: women rolling left Double progression variation: B2: omit roll away, start dance with next neighbors The thing that is different about this dance is that you face back in to your current group of four after the first two California twirls instead of facing away as you usually do after a California twirl. As a teaching point, you can tell the dancers to use their joined hands to generate a bit of leverage to propel each other back in towards their group of four. Some dancers will want to add a full circle twirl as a flourish. The impetus for this can be generated by using those joined hands to propel each other. On Aug 31, 2009, at 9:50 PM, lynn ackerson wrote: