Steve's Tempest, in honor of a Glen Echo dancer who just loves to swing. A1. 1s down the hall, turn as couples (8); 1s up the hall, face the nearest 2s (8). A2 Circ L JUST halfway (2s are back to back in the middle, 1s on the outside), Meanwhile figure: 2s arch, let the 1s pass under while the 2s walk forward, back to their home side, Cal twrl to face in, ready to DSD the other set of 1s who are fast approaching because -- (other half of the meanwhile) the 1s: pass under the arch, then pass the other set of 1s in the center (rt shoulder), arriving across the set just in time to DSD their respective opposites (the set of 2s they did NOT circle with). There is JUST enough time to do this. Really. I called it in Harrisburg, and it works. B1 (Recovery mode) Double sets of long lines forward and back (8), swing your opposite (the one you dosidid) (8) B2 Circle left UNTIL the 2s are on the outside (home) and the 1s are on the inside (6-8). Swing partner in triumph and relief. 1s end the swing in time to go down the hall (1s will have traded sides with the other 1s). Note that while the 1s head down the hall and back, the 2s, who started swinging halfway through B2, may keep swinging for the entire next 16 counts -- a perfectly legal 24-count swing. I found it helped to remind the soon-to-be-1s who were out at the top to form a crosswise line during the A1, and watch the 1s immediately below them -- the dance feels VERY different from the "other side." That also makes it easier for the 1s coming up the hall not to overshoot at the top of the line. I'd be reluctant to call this one in a VERY crowded hall, the double pass thru in A2 needs some shoulder room. April Blum In a message dated 7/1/2010 12:00:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, callers-request(a)sharedweight.net writes: Send Callers mailing list submissions to callers(a)sharedweight.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to callers-request(a)sharedweight.net You can reach the person managing the list at callers-owner(a)sharedweight.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Anyone have a "tempest" formation dance ?? (David Millstone) 2. Re: Anyone have a "tempest" formation dance ?? (Amy Cann) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: 01 Jul 2010 10:19:22 -0400 From: David.Millstone(a)valley.net (David Millstone) To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Anyone have a "tempest" formation dance ?? Message-ID: <132629016(a)retriever.VALLEY.NET> Content-Type: text/plain Ted Sannella's dance, "Ted's Tempest" is lots of fun, though dancers need to keep sets compact. You'll find directions online in the syllabi for the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (always a good place to go when you're looking for dances... start with the index and sort from there) And Bec, you'd be particularly interested in "Toronto Tempest" by David Smukler: http://www.davidsmukler.syracusecountrydancers.org/DSS.html#toronto David Millstone Lebanon, NH ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:36:12 -0400 From: "Amy Cann" <ACann(a)putneyschool.org> To: millstone(a)valley.net Cc: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Anyone have a "tempest" formation dance ?? Message-ID: <fc.0118c72d00c372363b9aca005c4c93e4.c3723f(a)putneyschool.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I wondered where you were, David ! Anytime anyone asks "anyone have a dance in X formation " I expect you to be there with a "yes of course, here's three great ones " i pretty much immediately... Cheers, Amy (long live non-contra's !) ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers End of Callers Digest, Vol 71, Issue 1 **************************************