24 Mar
2016
24 Mar
'16
3:43 a.m.
For a while I've wanted a dance with:
- easy difficulty
- 2 swings
- a courtesy turn (promenade or chain)
- everyone allemandes
- a star
- Ideally ladies doing one move together and gents doing one move together.
- timing that isn't tight (Dayton 1.5 by Perry Shafran came very close, and
I use that, but doesn't leave quite enough wiggle room for too many new
dancers.)
Basically, A Nice Combination / Simplicity Swing / The Baby Rose but with
an everyone-allemandes.
I was stumped. If you have a suggestion, I'm ears!
This is what I've worked together. I called it last Friday at Greenfield,
MA, with maybe 15% new dancers, and it worked well.
Mistakes Happen, Have Fun
Ron T Blechner
Start: Duple Imp.
Difficulty: Easy
A1. Gents DSD 1x (6)
NS (10)
A2. Circle L 3/4 (6)
PS (10)
B1. LLFB (8)
Ladies Chain (8) (to N)
B2. Star L 1x (8) (to Next N)
(Next) N Alle R 1.5x (8) (until gents face in)*
* Technically, this dance is a reverse progression indecent dance. But
don't tell the dancers this. It can be lined up improper and taught
normally.
Thanks,
Ron
24 Mar
24 Mar
3:09 p.m.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2016, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote:
A1. Gents DSD 1x (6)
NS (10)
A2. Circle L 3/4 (6)
PS (10)
Not thrilled. Make each figure eight beats and I'm happy.
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4:26 p.m.
Hi Aahz,
I wonder at your reasoning. Do you mean for 8-beat musical phrasing? While
that's nice, having dancers do something new every 8 beats can leave little
room for mistakes. And mistakes happen. ;)
Not a fan of Gene Hubert's A Nice Combination, then? 6-beat circle Left 3/4
to swing in that, too (even shorter if you consider it follows returning up
the hall in a line of four, which dancers are likely to get their early
when bending the line).
Also, most new dancers have trouble doing a do-si-do 1.5x in 8 beats, and
while a do-si-do 1x is technically 6 beats in most dances, dances like
David Kaynor's The Baby Rose use that extra time to make it flexible for
both experienced and newer dancers. (As an aside, it's why I always change
DSD 1.5x to next N progressions to Pass-Thru, DSD 1x with Next N).
Best,
Ron
On Mar 24, 2016 11:10 AM, "Aahz Maruch via Callers" <
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On Wed, Mar 23, 2016, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote:
A1. Gents DSD 1x (6)
NS (10)
A2. Circle L 3/4 (6)
PS (10)
Not thrilled. Make each figure eight beats and I'm happy.
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10:27 p.m.
Alternatively,
A1: Gents Alle L 1x.
Or gents gypsy left.
But there's got to be a hundred good dances with a Do-si-do to swing.
On Mar 23, 2016 11:43 PM, "Ron Blechner" <contraron(a)gmail.com> wrote:
For a while I've wanted a dance with:
- easy difficulty
- 2 swings
- a courtesy turn (promenade or chain)
- everyone allemandes
- a star
- Ideally ladies doing one move together and gents doing one move together.
- timing that isn't tight (Dayton 1.5 by Perry Shafran came very close,
and I use that, but doesn't leave quite enough wiggle room for too many new
dancers.)
Basically, A Nice Combination / Simplicity Swing / The Baby Rose but with
an everyone-allemandes.
I was stumped. If you have a suggestion, I'm ears!
This is what I've worked together. I called it last Friday at Greenfield,
MA, with maybe 15% new dancers, and it worked well.
Mistakes Happen, Have Fun
Ron T Blechner
Start: Duple Imp.
Difficulty: Easy
A1. Gents DSD 1x (6)
NS (10)
A2. Circle L 3/4 (6)
PS (10)
B1. LLFB (8)
Ladies Chain (8) (to N)
B2. Star L 1x (8) (to Next N)
(Next) N Alle R 1.5x (8) (until gents face in)*
* Technically, this dance is a reverse progression indecent dance. But
don't tell the dancers this. It can be lined up improper and taught
normally.
Thanks,
Ron
11:12 p.m.
Pointed out by another caller, a close one with a bit tighter timing, and a
promenade rather than a chain:
Dick and Mary's Departure (for Dick and Mary Ashbrook)
Jan Larsen
Duple, improper
A1 Neighbor allemande right 1 ½,
Men allemande left 1 ½
A2 *Partner balance and swing ( *alt: gypsy and swing)
B1 Ladies allemande right 1 ½
Swing your neighbor
B2 Half promenade,
Left hand star
... I'll probably add this one to my easy dances as well.
Ron
On Mar 24, 2016 6:27 PM, "Ron Blechner" <contraron(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Alternatively,
A1: Gents Alle L 1x.
Or gents gypsy left.
But there's got to be a hundred good dances with a Do-si-do to swing.
On Mar 23, 2016 11:43 PM, "Ron Blechner" <contraron(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> For a while I've wanted a dance with:
> - easy difficulty
> - 2 swings
> - a courtesy turn (promenade or chain)
> - everyone allemandes
> - a star
> - Ideally ladies doing one move together and gents doing one move
> together.
> - timing that isn't tight (Dayton 1.5 by Perry Shafran came very close,
> and I use that, but doesn't leave quite enough wiggle room for too many new
> dancers.)
>
>
> Basically, A Nice Combination / Simplicity Swing / The Baby Rose but with
> an everyone-allemandes.
>
> I was stumped. If you have a suggestion, I'm ears!
>
> This is what I've worked together. I called it last Friday at Greenfield,
> MA, with maybe 15% new dancers, and it worked well.
>
> Mistakes Happen, Have Fun
> Ron T Blechner
> Start: Duple Imp.
> Difficulty: Easy
>
> A1. Gents DSD 1x (6)
> NS (10)
> A2. Circle L 3/4 (6)
> PS (10)
> B1. LLFB (8)
> Ladies Chain (8) (to N)
> B2. Star L 1x (8) (to Next N)
> (Next) N Alle R 1.5x (8) (until gents face in)*
>
> * Technically, this dance is a reverse progression indecent dance. But
> don't tell the dancers this. It can be lined up improper and taught
> normally.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron
>
>
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