On 12/5/07, Bob Isaacs <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> wrote: 4 named Major Hey, which has a 1/2 a hey for 8 in it. Any teaching points would also be helpful. Thanks, and a Happy Holidays to everyone - "The Devil's Duty" by Al Olson, hidden in Zesty Contras, also has a hey for eight. It also has both swings ending in the middle of the phrase, so this past Friday I tried the following clean-up, and it worked pretty well: The Dancer's Duty Chris Page variant of an Al Olson dance Four-face-four A1 Lines of four forward and back [1] [2] Neighbor (person across from you) allemande right 1 & 3/4 to line of eight A2 Half hey for eight, start by pulling past that neighbor by right B1 Swing same neighbor [3] B2 Circle left 1/2 in groups of four [4] Swing partner, face next [1] Stretch out the lines of four a little to make room for everyone allemanding and swinging in the center. [2] At this point, you can tell the dancers to turn ninety degrees left. Then remember which wall they'll be facing for the end of the allemande and entry into the hey. [3] To shorten the swing length, make it a gypsy and swing. Or if you want the hey to be an exercise in timing, make it a balance and swing. [4] You face your partner coming out of the swing. There's other variants for the circle left 1/2 -- for instance balance the ring and roll away your neighbor. _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers