Hi All, A few years ago I was playing with what I called a “Slingshot Hey.” The effect is almost the same as Ricochet Hey in that it reverses the direction of a pair of dancers, but with an allemande instead of a push off. When the Ricochet Hey gained popularity, I tabled it until a couple days ago. We choreographers have recognized if you want a Ricochet segue into a swing the hey better be passing left in the middle and passing right at the edges. Passing left at the edges the ricochet when meeting in the middle leading to a swing just doesn’t flow. In the dance I came up with having a half hey with a “reversal” to a swing and demanding the ladies/robins start the hey passing right shoulders a Ricochet Hey goes: ladies/robins pass right partners pass left gents/larks ricochet into a partner swing —An Ugly Flow, Forget About It!… But having the gents/larks “slingshot”—allemande left—back the their partner to swing worked fine. Now we choreographers can create dances using the “Slingshot” version when a hey needs to start with dancers passing right in the center. December 24 Erik Hoffman Becket but Robin on Left, Lark on Right A1 with Neighbor’s Right Hand: Balance, Box the Gnat Right & Left Thru (A1 is All Across, then Back) A2 Half “Slingshot” Hey (Robins pass Right, Partners pass Left, Lark Allemande Right once to: Neighbor Swing B1 Give & Take—Larks bring Partner to Lark’s side Partner Swing B2 Facing across: Petronella Balance and Spin with an Over Spin to Face Next Neighbors Up and Down (Progression) to: Petronella Balance & Spin, end facing across First danced on Christmas Night and the annual Christmas Night Dance in Santa Barbara, 2022 Note: the Balance, Box Gnat, Right & Left Thru is borrowed from Square Dancing. Erik Hoffman Oakland, CA _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net