Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers

That's a great dance, Jim. I collected it from Dick Bearman of Maryland who called it in my area about 15 years ago. He calls it Balancing Act and I have him as author on my much used dance card. It works very well as an easy intro to 1/2 hey. Seems like several people were channeling the same dance muse. -----Original Message----- From: James Saxe Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:47 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers While I'm writing, here's a dance that I sometimes use for the first hey of an evening: Duple improper contra A1. Neighbors balance and swing A2. Women chain 1/2 hey (W start by R shoulder) B1. Partners balance and swing B2. Circle left 3/4 Balance the ring, partners California twirl I came up with this by swiping the first 3/4 of "Southern Swing" by Steve Zakon-Anderson and substituting a simpler B2 part, but never named it. Lisa Greenleaf apparently came up with the same sequence independently and named it "Hocus Pocus". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFEBaPqBXZM Don Flaherty's "Slapping the Wood" is nearly identical, the only difference being the do-si-do as couples in the first half of A1. The first 3/4 of the dance also occur in Chart Guthrie's "Hay in the Barn"