Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes

Actually I've just recently written a dance for threes. It meets only some of Rickey's criteria, and I haven't yet tried it out on my kids at school, but I will soon. I'll paste it below, and if you give it a try, I'd love to hear how it went! Richard Mixer for Groups of Three Tentative Title “Near and Far” to the tune Beaumont Rag Richard Allen Fischer (numbers refer to beats) A1 (first time through) Promenade CCW in groups of three (16) (Note who the inside-track person is.) A2 Circle left (8) and circle right (8) in groups of three End in a spoke-like line with inside-track person facing out of the circle to their partners, and their two partners facing in towards them B1 (Clapping pattern: clap, clap, clap, rest. First two claps with one’s own hands, last with a partner) All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with nearest partner (4) All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with distant partner (4) All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with nearest partner (4) Boogie/Clog/Improvise (4) B2 Caller says “Choose Near” or “Choose Far.” Inside-track person swings one partner, and the other partner goes to the center. Folks in the center are encouraged to improvise on their own and with each other during B2. Dance begins again with (and proceeds with) A1 Promenade CCW with partner; folks in center join a couple as the inside-track person. Dance ends with B2 Caller says “Choose Both!” Swing all three. Notes: Some playfulness/dodging/blocking expected with the clapping in B1. Center dancers are discouraged from rejoining their old group. In my school setting I would use the calls in B2 to avoid awkwardness about choosing; in other setting calls might not be needed. Again, in my school setting, swing can be a two-hand turn, elbow turns, ballroom position swing, etc. On Jan 30, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Rickey Holt wrote: