6 Dec
2010
6 Dec
'10
10:12 p.m.
Back in Feb 2008, Jean Francis said:
"I am looking for some dances with push-back or ricochet heys. I have only found
one... Heard of another called Tapsalterrie, but can't find."
As it so happens, I was searching the list for discussion about how to teach
that very dance! So here it is:
Carlson Tapsalteerie Becket contra, improper
Author unknown.
A1 (8) LL F&B
(8) Gents Al-R 1½, pass P by L-Sh
A2 (16) Tapsalteerie Hey:
Ladies cross ½ hey, Gents push back
Gents cross ½ hey, Ladies push back
B1 (16) P – B&Sw
B2 (8) Ladies Al-R 1½
(8) N – Sw
I tried calling it for the first time last week, and the mutual ricochet-hey
proved challenging for dancers. Any suggestions for clear, efficient explanation
of that move would be most appreciated.
also, does anyone know the author?
BTW, "Tapsalteerie" is Scots for "topsy-turvy. Great word, eh?
Jean, hope this can still do you some good. :-p
Tina
6 Dec
6 Dec
10:47 p.m.
New subject: ricochet or push-back hey - Tapsalteerie
Tina,
This doesn't look like a Becket dance, but rather simply improper, based on
what I'm reading. Seems for this to work, your partner has to start across
the set from you.
warmest regards,
Paul
Carlson Tapsalteerie Becket contra, improper
Author unknown.
A1 (8) LL F&B
(8) Gents Al-R 1½, pass P by L-Sh
A2 (16) Tapsalteerie Hey:
Ladies cross ½ hey, Gents push back
Gents cross ½ hey, Ladies push back
B1 (16) P – B&Sw
B2 (8) Ladies Al-R 1½
(8) N – Sw
I'm also curious as to how other's might walk this through. Do the dancers
starting the hey each time have to make a wide loop while their partners are
"pushing back"?
11:12 p.m.
New subject: ricochet or push-back hey - Tapsalteerie
If a crowd has never seen a ricochet hey before, I might start with
something that only has one ricochet. I wrote one a little while ago, and
dancers around here seem to enjoy it.
What's to Doubt?
Improper
A1
Neighbor balance and swing, end facing across
A2
Mad robin (Men go in and right, Women go back and Left; Men go back and
Left, Women go in and Right)
Men start 1/2 hey by Left shoulder
B1
Men 1/2 hey by left, Women ricochet back into
Partner swing
B2
Men Allemande Left 1x while women orbit clockwise (L) 1/2
Neighbor Allemande R 1 3x4 to next Neighbor
The hey broken over the A2/B1 helps mark it as something different for the
dancers.
I think a ricochet hey is one of those places where a demo is worth doing.
Having a flexible but defined endpoint like a partner swing helps, but I'd
still be inclined to show it. If I were try describe it just in
writing/speaking to someone who knew a hey but not a ricochet, I'd say (for
this dance)
"It's a full hey for the men split over the A2/B1 transition. It's a half
hey for the women, and then they come in, put both hands up palms out, and
push off each other (twirling optional) to go back to the same side of the
set they were on after the first half of the hey. Their partner can meld in
after the ricochet for a very nice swing transition (which works better if
the women don't back out at a wide angle from the line of the hey)."
I'd appreciate hearing a more succinct way to teach it, as that seems a lot
of verbage.
Another dance with a ricochet is Nathaniel Jack's
Dead Cat Bounce
Duple Imp.
A1 16 Neighbor Bal + Swing
A2 4 Men Al L ½
4 Partner Al right 1ce
8 Men start ½ hay L, women ricochet (push off the hands of the other woman
to move back and to the right)
B1 8 Circle left ¾
8 Partner Swing
B2 8 LL F+B
8 Women Gypsy R 1½ to new neighbors
Which I've seen and danced at dance weekends, where the caller just had to
say "men 1/2 hey, women ricochet".
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Paul Wilde
I'm also curious as to how other's might walk
this through. Do the dancers
starting the hey each time have to make a wide loop while their partners
are
"pushing back"?
_____________________
My experience with ricochets is that a wide loop is not required. You can
have two people ricochet (twice) during a normal dance without interrupting
the flow of the dance or changing the flow pattern for the other dancers.
--
Luke Donev
http://www.lukedonev.com
Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com
7 Dec
7 Dec
12:47 a.m.
New subject: ricochet or push-back hey - Tapsalteerie
This dance was written by Adam Carlson for a dance he was calling with the Seattle band
Tapsalteerie. He also wrote another ricochet dance called Queen Bee which I don't
happen to have...
Joe Micheals
--- On Mon, 12/6/10, Paul Wilde <zenyente(a)gmail.com> wrote:
From: Paul Wilde <zenyente(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] ricochet or push-back hey - Tapsalteerie
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Monday, December 6, 2010, 7:47 PM
Tina,
This doesn't look like a Becket dance, but rather simply improper, based on
what I'm reading. Seems for this to work, your partner has to start across
the set from you.
warmest regards,
Paul
Carlson Tapsalteerie Becket contra, improper
Author unknown.
A1 (8) LL F&B
(8) Gents Al-R 1½, pass P by L-Sh
A2 (16) Tapsalteerie Hey:
Ladies cross ½ hey, Gents push back
Gents cross ½ hey, Ladies push back
B1 (16) P – B&Sw
B2 (8) Ladies Al-R 1½
(8) N – Sw
I'm also curious as to how other's might walk this through. Do the dancers
starting the hey each time have to make a wide loop while their partners are
"pushing back"?
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1:20 a.m.
New subject: ricochet or push-back hey - Tapsalteerie
Hi Joe,
Here is a link to Adam Carlson's Queen Bee
http://arcserv.astro.washington.edu/dances/FMPro?-db=acdol.db&-format=d…
Cheers, Bill
12:58 p.m.
New subject: ricochet or push-back hey - Tapsalteerie
Adam Carlson's Queen Bee
A little history here: Adam was the first to take this dance flourish and put it in a
dance. He called it the figure a Queen Bee hey after a neighborhood in Seattle. I liked
the move but wanted a name that reflected the action of the figure, so I called it a
ricochet hey and wrote a dance with the same name; the dance is a riff on Tony
Parkes' Flirtation Reel.
My original dance had alternating 1s and 2s, but that worked only with experienced or
up-for-anything crowds. I don't call this any more, as other folks have written much
better dances!
Ricochet Hey Duple Improper
A1 (8) Down 4 in line , 1s in middle, turn alone (8) Up, face N (1s BTB in middle)
A2 (16) Passing Neighbor R, 1s whole hey, 2s Ricochet
B1 (16) B&S N
B2 (8) For & Back (8) 1s Sw, face down
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