So sorry that I will be out of town on December 4th! Looks as though all of you will have a great time....my best wishes to all of you: Seth, Chris, and Nathaniel. The program looks terrific! Two notes for Nathaniel, in "It's a Pirate's Life..." At the A2, a pass through to a wave only takes 4 beats of the music, then a wave balance (also 4 beats), and the Rory O'More spin (also 4 beats); this means there are 4 beats still left. The gent's allemande will then start during the A2, rather than the beginning of the B1. So that partner swing will be a nice long one (unless you put a Balance in there). Also a question about American Gothic: Is the Mad Robin oriented toward your neighbor (along), or toward your partner (across)? The pass through along at the end of the dance makes me think that is with neighbor; otherwise, when passing through, each dancer must turn to face partner in order to accomplish the Mad Robin. I enjoy doing Mad Robins a lot! So your dance intrigues me, so I want to understand it in the way you intended it. Thanks! Linda Leslie