Rickey, Chris,
I think Chris has it right. The do-si-do would have to be 8 counts  
because it is 1 1/4 around with the women ending in center. After the  
four count wave balance, there are basically two steps to allemande  
right neighbor 1/2 and 2 for the men to allemande 1/2. That is a bit  
rushed but doable.
The half hey into a star left works quite well, actually, assuming  
it's an ordinary half hey with women passing right shoulders to  
start. Not a beginner type dance, people need to know where they are  
going.
But I don't know name or author either.
Martha
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 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:01:45 -0400
 From: "Rickey" <holt.e(a)comcast.net>
 Subject: [Callers] Finish the Dance
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 Hi,
 Tod Whittemore came east and did a dance evening last night in New  
 Hampshire
 and it was a great evening.  He ended the evening with a great  
 dance that am
 trying to remember today.  Below is what's left in my brain (more  
 than I
 expected). If you were at the dance or recognize the dance can you  
 help me
 get it right?  Also if you know the name and author that would be  
 great. Tod
 did not give the name.
 Thank you all.
 Rickey Holt,
 Fremont, NH
 The remnants of the dance:
 (duple improper)
 A1        Star Left Below             (8)
             1s turn around (alone, in place) and
             Star Right Above            (8)
 A2        Actives do-si-do below (to a wave across) (4)
             Balance that wave (?)                             (4 -  
 if there
 was a balance here)
             Allemande Right Neighbor                       (4)
             Men (in the center) Allemande Left (1/2) to Partner
 (4 - I remember that this was rushed; perhaps it was only for 2,  
 but then
 this math won't work)
 B1        Partner Balance and Swing                     (8) (I  
 thought it
 was for the whole B1, but I think that there was a ladies chain  
 over in
 here)
             Ladies Chain over                                   (8)
 B2        Hey over and back end by getting ready to form the next  
 left hand
 star below) (16)
 I don't know if this would even put everyone where they need to be.
 Thanks again.
 Rickey
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 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:13:07 -0400
 From: "Chris Lahey" <clahey(a)clahey.net>
 Subject: Re: [Callers] Finish the Dance
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 I don't recognize the dance at all, but it looks pretty cool and I've
 got comments below.
 On 6/30/07, Rickey <holt.e(a)comcast.net> wrote:
  Hi,
 Tod Whittemore came east and did a dance evening last night in New  
 Hampshire
 and it was a great evening.  He ended the evening with a great  
 dance that am
 trying to remember today.  Below is what's left in my brain (more  
 than I
 expected). If you were at the dance or recognize the dance can you  
 help me
 get it right?  Also if you know the name and author that would be  
 great. Tod
 did not give the name.
 Thank you all.
 Rickey Holt,
 Fremont, NH
 The remnants of the dance:
 (duple improper)
 A1        Star Left Below             (8)
             1s turn around (alone, in place) and
             Star Right Above            (8)
 A2        Actives do-si-do below (to a wave across) (4) 
 Is this (8)?
              Balance that wave (?)                
            (4 -  
 if there
 was a balance here)
             Allemande Right Neighbor                       (4)
             Men (in the center) Allemande Left (1/2) to Partner
 (4 - I remember that this was rushed; perhaps it was only for 2,  
 but then
 this math won't work) 
 And the do-si-do time might explain why you were rushed here?
 This is the first significant center crossing.  Men have switched  
 sides.
  B1        Partner Balance and Swing              
      (8) (I  
 thought it
 was for the whole B1, but I think that there was a ladies chain  
 over in
 here) 
 Let's just assume this was 16.
              Ladies Chain over                    
              (8) 
 Here women switch sides.  At this point, everyone is on the opposite
 side of the set from their initial position.
  B2        Hey over and back end by getting ready
to form the next  
 left hand
 star below) (16) 
 And we end on the wrong side of the set 8 beats late.  If we replace
 this with a half hey, we end on the right side of the set right on
 time.  The thing I'm most unsure about is how well the half hey would
 lead into the left hand star.  In my head it seems like it would lead
 into the right hand star better.  However, that makes it left hand
 star into a do-si-do, and that's also not quite as smooth.  Maybe I'm
 wrong about the smoothness.  I'd have to dance it to be sure.  Can
 anyone else comment on this?
 So, obviously, I don't know if this was the original dance or what the
 name or author of it was.  I'd love to find out.
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