23 Jul
2014
23 Jul
'14
4:10 p.m.
Sorry, I forgot that I have scanned images of my cards so I can check before I go home.
I misremembered, the dance as I have it from Robert Cromartie is called “Dixie Gal”.
The note about the Dixie Twirl move is:
Dixit Twirl: don’t let go! Left-most leads under arch made by right-most pair to other
side, right-most
sweeps across to other side. Inverts the line, left-most down is left-most up.
This is kind of like a “Right Hand High, Left Hand Low” except that it’s a line of 4, not
just 3 (usually a gent and 2 ladies).
I suppose it’s open to interpretation as to whether the “4 vs. 3” distinction warrants a
different name for the move.
I’ve also heard it described as a “California Twirl for couples”.
I got it from Robert, don’t know when. I see that it’s published in Give and Take, my
copy of which is at home. There
may be more explanation there (or rather, less?).
-Eric
Eric Black
eric(a)mirador.com
http://eric-black.com
On Jul 23, 2014, at 12:29 PM, Dave Casserly via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Yes, that's my interpretation as well (or, in
Keith's words, "W2 Dixie twirls the two M, while W1 lets go and turns
alone").
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
So while the rest of the line is turning itself inside out, W1 is not involved at all? I
thought W1 was part of the inversion, thus ending up on the R end of the line once it was
facing up. I was having the same confusion Keith was. So to clarify, lines of 4 down the
hall after the N swing. W2 (2nd from the L) raises R hand to swap the gents, while W1
simply turns to face up. At the end of this maneuver all are next to their partners in
the line o' 4, ready for to come back up the hall and swing. Have I got that right?
Kalia
On 7/23/2014 10:34 AM, Dave Casserly via Callers wrote:
Ahh, I see: it's the A1/A2 where there's confusion. It's the second
*lady* who does the right hand high, left hand low. So, after that
move, she is facing up the set, with her neighbor in her left hand, and
her partner in her right hand. The first lady is on the left end of the
set, facing up. So the balance and swing is on the side of the set, not
in the middle. The gents do NOT stay in the same place after the down
the hall; they switch places with each other when coming up.
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Keith Tuxhorn <keithlmt(a)gmail.com
<mailto:keithlmt@gmail.com>> wrote:
A1/A2... I'm on the outside, holding my N's R hand... With the Dixie
twirl, I'm still in that spot. When we bend the line, my P and I are
above the 2s, in reversed position.
B1: All are swinging in the center of the set. When the swing
finishes, all are back to IMP position where they started.
B2: With one petronella, I move to the side with my P. When I CA
twirl, I'm turning with a N to progress.
In B1, if the M cross to their P and swing, then you progress the
wrong way. Is the instruction left out in B1 "W cross to P"... ?
Keith
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