9 May
2012
9 May
'12
6:29 p.m.
Hi All:
Nice to see this dance has been well received so far. I'm sure it makes a proud Dad
even prouder. For those interested, here's some background on the choreography of
this dance. The A1 is not new, and goes back over 10 years to a dance I wrote for Jim
Kitch:
Kitch as Kitch Can Improper
A1. Balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin
A2. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, 1/2 hey (PR, LL, NR, GL)
B1. Partner gypsy and swing
B2. Ladies chain, star L
Jim in turn found a way to include a second swing:
Seven Sevens Becket
A1. Circle L 3/4, neighbor swing
A2. R and L through, star L
B1. W/next balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin
B2. Gents pass L, partner gypsy and swing
It is this dance that has become better known. Lesson learned; whenever one writes a good
dance with one swing, try to find a better dance with two swings.
So to write The Raeden Reel, I just switched the swing connectors. I also went back to
improper to emphasize the balance. The new transition in The Raeden Reel is the Mad
Robin/circle, which as far as I know isn't in other contras -
Bob
From: sharedweight_net(a)veino.com
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:16:28 -0400
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel – DI – Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: “In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because
they know where their neighbor is.”*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12,
called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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