Re: [Callers] Shoofly Swing

tHAT SHOOFLY DANCE sounds like great fun! Hope somebody has it. You are going to love Microchasmic! I use it almost every time I call a contra dance- I have never had anyone tell we they didn't enjoy it! And every time I have used it in the first half of the evening - I have called either Chorus Jig (cause I love it!) or Labour of Love by Cathy ANderson because I also love that! Though if I use Cathy's dance - I always do a dance with Box the Gnat in the first half also. I haven't had a single time where the floor didn't get through the 2nd dance. I generally do Mircrochasmic 12 times - all get to be the turning couple 4 times. Sometimes the band does one tune sometimes two. I always warn them that the dance has an old time feel to it and they always come up with great music! I found that it makes contra corners accessible for all the folks - though I do stress to them when teaching the 2nd dance that the corners must put that Left hand up and be mindful that they have a turning couple to their Right - that they will turn someone and throw them back and then they have to immediately torn to their LEFT and turn someone and throw them back. But surprisingly they seem to do well - and they all enjoy the 2nd dance. I tell them when I have them form up for Microchasmic to make sure that each set of three couples has NEWCOMERS in the set. I tell them we are going to learn the dance so everyone can be comfortable with the figure of contra corners so we can do another contra corners dance later on and everyone will be able to enjoy it! None of the more experienced dancers have ever complained to me about doing Microchasmic! --- Gretchen Caldwell <gretchendance(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Mavis L McGaugh 510-814-8118 (answering machine-leave message) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ