21 May
2018
21 May
'18
3:57 p.m.
I thought up a cool little ending to a Revolving Door and have incorporated
it into a couple of new dances. I call the action "Revolving Door to a
Wave" and it's as follows:
from couples facing across - Ladies start an Allemande Right 1x while
depositing the gent they were with on the other side, as the ladies come
back across and are finishing, they slide nose-to-nose past the other gent
(who has turned a 3/4 turn to their right) to put the gents in the middle
of a wave across. Gents have left hands in the middle and right hands with
the lady they did not start with. If you are familiar with MWSD, it feels a
bit like the call Spread. Here are the dances that use it. Only the
second has been road-tested.
Please share your reactions.
Title of Contra by Andy Shore
Contra/Becket-CCW
A1 -----------
(8) Revolving Doors (Ladies RH) **to a wave (gents in middle, N in RH)
(4,4) Balance the Wave, Walk Forward to the Next
A2 -----------
(16) Next Neighbor Balance & swing
B1 -----------
(8) Mad Robin - gents in front to the right
(8) Gents allemande Left 1.5
B2 -----------
(16) Partner balance and swing
when out, wait with partner on the 'wrong side'
Doorbits
by Andy Shore
Contra/Improper/Int
A1 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
A2 -----------
(8) Revolving Door (Ladies RH) **as if to a wave**
(8) Men allemande Left 1.5 while Ladies Orbit CW across
B1 -----------
(16) Partner balance and swing
B2 -----------
(8) Ladies Chain
(8) Star Left
In this dance, they do not actually form the wave, but gents take LH in the
middle for the Allemande
** as you finish the revolving door, Slide Past Parnter nose-to-nose to put
Gents in the middle to star the next move, gents are facing in original
direction of progression, ladies are anti --
/Andy Shore
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21 May
21 May
5:18 p.m.
I like the ending to the revolving door. I'm assuming it's a star and that the
gents join the star behind their partner.
I can't remember doing a Mad Robin immediately after a swing so I'm curious how
that feels. This looks like it's a good one for experienced dancers.
Tom
22 May
22 May
9:29 a.m.
Tom, I should have been more explicit.
Revolving Doors had been covered in this list before... here is some text
by Frannie Marr from a few years ago:
Ron Buchanan's "Revolving Door" figure is described well by Rick Mohr. In
"Revolving Door", couples start a "wrong side" half promenade where
women
pass right instead of men passing left. As the women meet they catch right
hands and allemande right once around. The men drop out after crossing the
set, and partners swing as the women come around. It flows easily and feels
good. I often do a floor demo, both because it's unfamiliar and because
it's pretty cool to watch. Since the promenade only lasts for a beat or two
I think the easiest hold is for neighbors to join left hands, with the
man's right arm briefly behind the woman's back.
Dances that include that figure are
Puttin' Cheese on the Ritz by Ron Buchanan
Glenside Promenade by Ron Buchanan
Gaye's Groove by Rick Mohr
Cup of Joe by Rick Mohr
Better Late than Never by Steve Z-A
Not a Trip to Vegas by Chris Page
My "mod" is that rather than lead into a swing, it blends into that spread
action.
As for Mad Robin after a Swing, I have several dances with that combination:
Cricket's Flight by Don Veino
Fiddlers' Fling by Cary Ravitz
Mad Robin Landing by Will Mentor
Pigtown Pousette by Cary Ravitz & others
Robin on a Wire by Will Mentor
/Andy
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Tom Hinds <twhinds(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
I like the ending to the revolving door. I'm
assuming it's a star and
that the gents join the star behind their partner.
I can't remember doing a Mad Robin immediately after a swing so I'm
curious how that feels. This looks like it's a good one for experienced
dancers.
Tom
--
/Andy Shore
http://andyshore.com/
best email - andyshore(a)gmail.com
24 May
24 May
2:48 p.m.
On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:29 AM, Andy Shore via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
[snip]
(Becket
Version below). What I've found is that it takes a couple of cycles
for some dancers to settle into the transition. It flows well but a
minority of dancers stop/break the flow early on to simply face across when
they come out of the swing - it takes them a beat or two to remember and
get moving CW again. Aware dancers keep their momentum going from the swing
and take or keep inside hands out of it to boost each other into the MR.
-Don
*Wicked Smooth – Becket – Don Veino 20170803*
A1
Ladies Chain (to N)
Star Left 1x
A2
With NEXT Neighbors Circle Left 1x
Neighbor Swing
B1
(6) Mad Robin (Gents through center first/CW)
(2) Gents Pass Left to cross
Half Hey (Pass Partner by Right)
B2
Partner Gypsy, Swing
See http://veino.com/blog/?p=1839
As for Mad Robin after a Swing, I have several dances with that
combination:
Cricket's Flight by Don Veino
Fiddlers' Fling by Cary Ravitz
Mad Robin Landing by Will Mentor
Pigtown Pousette by Cary Ravitz & others
Robin on a Wire by Will Mentor
/Andy
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Tom Hinds <twhinds(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
[snip]
I can't remember doing a Mad Robin
immediately after a swing so I'm
curious how that feels. This looks like it's a good one for experienced
dancers.
Tom
I have several compositions with that transition, including Wicked Smooth
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