23 Jul
2014
23 Jul
'14
5:48 p.m.
Jim:
You have it right. I've been using this version of Chorus Jig for almost as long as
Eric, and invariably afterwards a gent will come forward and complain the cast into contra
corners is awkward. My response; "Well, now you know what the ladies have been
dealing with for hundreds of years."
There's another angle on this version, which is only appropriate for long, generally
experienced sets. If it appears the audience is likely to cheat as inactives, you can say
"If you and your partner are inclined to cheat, when you're done being actives
and balance and swing, you can start cheating by keep on swinging - you're already
there."
Bob
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:11:04 -0700
To: eric(a)mirador.com
CC: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Yet Another "Does this dance already exist?"
From: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
So, Eric, in your alternating version of "Chorus Jig", what
happens after the #1 couples swing? Do they fall back to
proper sides (M1 to caller's R; W1 to caller's L) and the 2s
cast up the hall from a standing start? And then after the
2s have their partner swing, do they also fall back proper
(M2 to caller's R, W2 to caller's L? If dancers are indeed
proper (men to caller's R, women to callers L) in A1 and A2,
regardless of whether 1s or 2s are busy, then, as I figure
it, dancers alternately experience cw and ccw rotation during
the assisted cast off (by contrast with the ordinary "Chorus
Jig" where it's always ccw for men and cw for women) and it
will be M2 rather than W2 who needs to free his right arm
from around his same-sex neighbor's back in order to start
contra corners. Do I have this right, or am I missing
something?
--Jim
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