I like this one a lot: *Becky's Brouhaha - Rhiannon (Giddens) Laffan *>>* A1 N Bal and Box the Gnat, Pull by R, (Previous N) Allemande L *>* A2 (Current) N B&S *>* B1 Circle L 3/4, P Sw *>* B2 Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star* On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 11:36 AM K Panton via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

Mary Cay's Reel (also by David Kaynor) and Poetry in Motion (Lisa Greenleaf) have expeditions out of your hands-4 to your future neighbor, and Little Green Heron (Joseph Pimentel) to the previous ones. Angel's Flight (Sue Rosen) is a really lovely dance with a jaunt to your future neighbor and back, but beginners may have trouble doing the gypsy the right distance, it needs careful teaching. In Cahoots (Rick Mohr) and Train Delay (one of mine) are some dances with brief shadow interaction that are pretty hard to mess up--no weird diagonal action or similar. Choreography below. Mary Cay's Reel by David Kaynor || becket left A1: circle L 3/4; pass N to alle. L with next N A2: orig. N b&S B1: long lines; ladies alle. R 3/4 (4), new lady by L 3/4 (4)* B2: P b&s *gents slide a little L to meet partner. Also, ladies should locate 2nd lady before starting (look across, and one lady to the right) Poetry in Motion by Lisa Greenleaf || improper A1: RH star; N alle. R 1 1/2 A2: gypsy next N L; swing N* B1: g&t to gent's side; P swing B2: ladies chain (to N); LH star 1x (to new Ns) * CURRENT N: the one you alle'd, NOT the one you gypsied Little Green Heron by Joseph Pimentel || improper A1 with current neighbors star L; with former neighbors star R A2 with current N b&s B1 gents alle L 1.5; P swing B2 circle L 1.25 (till the ones are looking down, twos looking up); with P zig left past current neighbors, zag right to greet new neighbors Angel's Flight by Sue Rosen || improper A1: N gypsy R 1 1/2*; RH star (ladies follow N) 1x A2: next N gypsy L 1x; orig. N swing B1: circle L 3/4; P swing B2: ladies chain (to N); LH star 1x * identify next N before starting the star (look away from this N along the side) In Cahoots by Rick Mohr || becket, CW A1: (slide left to) circle L 3/4 w/ next N swing A2: ladies alle. R 1 1/2 P alle. L 1 1/2 → short wave (gents R in middle) B1: bal. wave, walk forward to new wave (gents R, shadows L) bal. wave, shadow alle. L 3/4 B2: P b&s Train Delay by Maia McCormick || becket right A1: ladies alle. R 1 1/2*; N swing A2: ladies chain (to P); LH star 1x B1: w/ shadow, bal. & box the gnat; do-si-do shadow 1 1/2 B2: P b&s * look R for a new lady (gents will scooch R here) In the second half of B1, pull by R at the start of the do-si-do for some extra momentum (depending on the crowd, may be useful to teach this) On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 12:36 PM, K Panton via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

With more experience I've become very sensitive to when to use dances that include out-of-set action. For me, once you get to something like ~20% of the hall being "new", I likely won't include any out of set dances in the first half (second half, only if things are going well). Cal and Irene by Dan Pearl is one I do use a fair bit when introducing out of set action: A1 (16) N Bal., & Swing (SHDW on Lt. Diag. while facing in) A2 (2,6) N Slide Lt., Cir. Lt. 3/4 (SHDW in this Cir./Ring) (4,4) Ring Bal., N Calif. Twirl B1 (16) P Bal., & Swing B2 (8) Rt. & Lt. Thru **OR** P Prom. Across (6,2) Cir. Lt. 3/4, Pass Thru Up/Dn The parts are basic and common earlier in a program. The CA Twirl to face P is an AHA! moment. I now stress that the A2 Circle is NOT with your Partner (but you'll come back to them) in the teaching. I can vividly remember a dancer that repeatedly "fixed" that circle to be with their P every time through the dance, breaking it for those around them. Call coaching didn't work, I had to get on the floor and "twin" them once through the dance to convince them it was OK to separate. I've recently come up with the following, which I've had luck with under similar conditions, as you excurse and return with your Partner: (I'll Take) What's Behind Door #2 - DI - Don Veino 20160822 A1 Star Right Neighbor Allemande Rt. 1+1/2 A2 Next Neighbors Star Left Original (A1 Allemande) Neighbor Swing B1 Circle Left 3/4, Partner Swing [alt. music fit: Give and Take to Gent's Side, Swing] B2 (Author preferred) Ring/4 Balance, Slide/Twirl Right 1x Neighbor Left Hand Balance, Pull By Up/Down (leisurely) B2 (Easier alternate) Ring/4 Balance, Slide/Twirl Right 1x Ring/4 Balance, Pass Through Up/Down Written to match with the tune Door County #2 by Larry Unger, but fits with other old timey or common tunes. -Don On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 12:36 PM, K Panton via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: expeditions. I've also found that a diagonal chain followed by a straight-across figure causes confusion. > The Young Adult Rose,and others, have a pass-through to shadow allemande which is doable. > Does anyone have some reliable key to unlock this mystery for new dancers, thereby opening up a whole new world! > Thanks > Ken > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net &lt;Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net