"Three couples in a circle" aptly describes it, thank-you, John. I guess I
didn't think of it that way since it is more of a longways (shortways) set than a
circle, but it also has circle-type moves.
And to Andrea- the moves are:
A1 lines forward and back (1's meet each other, 2's meet 3's)
dosido across (1's with partner, 2's and 3's with opposite-sex
"neighbor")
B1 top 4 individuals LH star
bottom 4 (2's & 3's) RH star
A2 shadow seesaw
partner dosido
B2 2's allemande left on (slightly) left diagonal
3's allemande right on (slightly) right diagonal
C Right & left grand (ccw, starting RH to partner) halfway around
partner promenade the ring to progress
B3 partner balance and swing
Yes, it's a crooked dance, written specifically for it's own tune. And complex--
not for the inexperienced by any means.
Polly
From: info(a)contrafusion.co.uk
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:33 +0100
Subject: Re: [Callers] Greenfield Formation
Polly said, "Here is a formation I used only once, I don't know if it
has a name... anyone familiar with it? Triplet: From proper line up:
Ones cross over improper, (face down or across as needed). Twos cross
over improper. Twos and Threes circle right 1/4 to Becket."
Umm... Isn't that just three couples in a circle? There are countless
dances in that formation.
A nice contra in that formation is Alamo Triad by Bob Marr (it is in
"Give-and-Take"). Circles of three couples all the way down the hall,
with all the ones facing down; ones progress down the hall; twos and
threes progress up the hall. Just make sure everyone is listening when
you tell them that when twos and threes reach the top they have to
decide who will be the next ones - if they both try to be new ones at
the same time it gets messy :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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