[Callers] How Would You Teach This Hey?

Another recent composition (thanks to Luke for getting me thinking about Zig-Zags!), called this to good feedback earlier this month. Only tricky part of the teaching was the A2 through B1 Hey entry... how would you teach this? I generally hate breaking the flow of a dance in a walk-through if possible to maintain it, but some folks got lost when I first taught it as "...Hey - Gents pass left shoulders across, Pass Partner Right..." My current thinking is to form a teaching-only wave across with Gents by left in center, have them note the side Gent is on (will Swing P back here when meet second time), drop hands and start the Hey. Thanks, -Don PS: At least one dancer needed re-assurance that passing through in reverse of progression was correct the first time around. :) *Hey, Let's Zig-Zag!* [Type]: Contra [Formation]: Duple Improper [Author]: Don Veino [Status]: DV:: [Comments]: Zig-Zag into Hey dance (first of it's kind?). Tricky two forward, one back progression. :: [A1]: (4,12) NEIGHBOR BALANCE, SWING :: [A2]: (4,4) CIRCLE LEFT 1/2, Ladies lead P ZIG LEFT [past CURRENT Ns] (4) ZAG RIGHT [passing NEXT Ns, to face 3rd Ns] and SEPARATE from P #PROGRESSION 1&2 (4) HEY 1/8, GENTS START BY LEFT [across set, GL, PR, etc.] :: [B1]: (8) HALF HEY [so 5/8 total, until meet P 2nd time] (8) PARTNER SWING [on Lady's home side] :: [B2]: (4,4) RING BALANCE, LADIES ROLL GENTS [DIAGONALLY back-to-back across set, NO Half Sashay] *OR* Alternate: Gents Cross by Right (4,4) RING BALANCE, PASS THROUGH [Up/Dn] in REVERSE of progression #DE-PROGRESSION :: [Notes]: TEACH - NEVER OUT - do what those in the dance want you to do at ends! End effects TBC, but expect it is to wait out with Lady on Left ready to Zag right towards the Hey. Can have dancers swap places up/down with their N after hands-4 - this is the direction they'll come into the A1 Balance. Linda Leslie suggested a B2 Gents cross in place of my original draft's Gents See-Saw 1+1/2, added a Gents Roll Away option for more connection.:: [Tunes]: :: [Provenance]: From author. Composed 2/23/2015. First called Scout House 3/9/15 with Gents Cross in B2:: [Tags]: DI, Intermediate-Advanced, DV:: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net