Jim,   I like this dance.  I felt that I have danced it before, but I didn't have it in my box o' cards.  Then I realized that it is very similar to a dance I wrote back in 99.  That dance was named Lizzie's Delight, and is also in becket formation, but does not include shadow interaction.  If anyone wants to do a medley, these 2 dances look like they may go well together, being similar, yet different.   Lizzie's Delight - Becket - Dave Colestock A1  B&S Partner A2  Circle Left 3/4       Balance the Ring       2's arch and 1's dive thru B1  New Neighbor Gypsy       Swing Neighbor B2  Long Lines F&B       Ladies Allemande Right 1 1/2 to Partner   In the A2 it doesn't matter who arches and who dives.  How I teach it is that I tell the couple facing the stage, the 2's, to make the arch and the 1's dive under.  I always enjoy watching the couple facing the stage make the arch, and it is easy for the dancers to remember, rather than calling 1's and 2's.  Also, balance the ring and pass thru works well rather than the arch and dive in the A2.   Dave Colestock Harrisburg, PA many of my other compositions are on my website at www.davecolestock.com   --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Mark Widmer <mark(a)harbormist.com> wrote: From: Mark Widmer <mark(a)harbormist.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances? To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:04 PM Jim posted his dance here about a month ago, it was a subject of some discussion for a while.  The ending is as Richard Fischer had said. Mark Widmer Here is Jim's post: Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:31:08 -0600 From: Jim Hemphill<arcadian35(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day I'm fairly new to Calling and fascinated with Contra dance choreography. Below is my attempt at a  Groundhog day dance.  The groundhog starts his day by looking for his shadow and so does this dance. Groundhog Daze  Becket A1 Gypsy your shadow       Partner swing A2 Circle left 3 places       Balance the circle, 1's make an arch, 2's dive thru B1 Next neighbor balance and swing B2 Long lines forward and back       Ladies allemande right 1/2, partner allemande left 3/4 I know there are thousands of dances out there so if this is not an original, please let me know the true name. Thanks, Jim Hemphill _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers