Jack. Choreography please. Souonds great. -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Jack Mitchell Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 10:04 AM To: Caller's discussion list Cc: Jim Hemphill Subject: Re: [Callers] favorite easy out of minor set dances. I called Run Rooster Run II at a small dance in Knoxville, TN on Monday and really enjoyed it -- I actually got to dance too, dancing with a headset microphone, once I got it started. The one thing that made a particular difference was reminding the ladies to make the gents come to them, and not to try to meet them halfway -- that kept all of the hands 4 nicely lined up. Also, some of the ladies had a fair bit of fun "drawing the gent in" with a look. It's a cool progression, and really doesn't take much thinking about -- there are end effects, but if there isn't anyone there to go swing, you just stay and swing the one you've got. If you're in a part of the country where R&L Thrus are generally done with hands, a promenade might be easier, since getting the gent's hand out for the R&L thru can be a bit problematic unless the swing ends a bit early. Overall, though, a really fun dance, with an unusual but completely intuitive and unconfusing flow, even for newish dancers. Jack Mitchell On 2/6/2013 3:19 PM, Jim Hemphill wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

Emily, If your dancers aren't used to out of set dances, be sure to warn them not to get too relaxed when they are out at the end of the set. Someone will be coming to them at an unexpected time and if they are used to relaxing or socializing while they are out at the ends they will be caught off guard. In both dances below, after dancers are in Becket, have them take hands in long lines to ID shadow. In one hand is partner, the other hand has the shadow. A couple I like Groundhog Daze Becket A1 Shadow gypsy Partner swing A2 Circle left 3 Balance the circle, 2's arch, 1's dive thru B1 Next neighbor balance and swing B2 Long Lines forward and back Ladies pull by right, partner allemande left 3/4 Run Rooster Run II Becket A1 On left diagonal, gents pass right and swing your next neighbor A2 Ladies chain Left hand star once around B1 Partner balance and swing B2 Right left thru Long Lines forward and back In Run Rooster Run, while you have the dancers in long lines Identifying their shadows, also have the guys look straight across at their current neighbor, then left to the next neighbor gent they will pass right shoulders with and then one more place left to ID that next neighbor they are going to swing. Good Luck, Jim _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers