21 Aug
2011
21 Aug
'11
12:32 p.m.
My wife and I like spinning off each other in Heys. But we very rarely
meet in the middle of a Hey :-(
Flirtation Reel is a great example of a dance where you meet your
Partner in the middle of the Hey, but I can't find any other dances
where that happens.
Does anyone know of any other good dances where you meet your Partner in
the middle of a Hey?
Thanks.
Happy dancing,
John
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21 Aug
21 Aug
2:59 p.m.
John Sweeney <info(a)contrafusion.co.uk> wrote:
Flirtation Reel is a great example of a dance where
you meet your Partner
in the middle of the Hey, but I can't find any other dances where that
happens.
Hi John,
I think the structure of Flirtation Reel (*http://tinyurl.com/3mlyrtm*)
highlights why it's uncommon. The down the hall of *A1* seems the cleanest
way of setting up partners back to back at the start of a hey for *A2*. The
*B1* neighbor swing flows well after the hey, which leaves you *B2* to get a
partner swing and progression in.
There are ways to gain the choreographic latitude you'd need.
If you're willing to spread a hey across phrases (I've met folks who detest
that) you could shorted the neighbor swing and still end the swing on phrase
(as opposed to interrupting a swing half phrase, which is unpopular). For
example:
*Restless Sunday Morning*
Improper
*A1*
2s half figure eight and a little more to face their partner in the middle
of a line of four
2s start a hey for four passing partner by left
*A2*
finish hey for four, 2s have extra pass in middle
Neighbor swing on gent's home side*
B1*
Circle Left,
Partner swing *
B2*
Ladies chain across,
long lines forward and back
The *B*'s have a lot more freedom for the partner swing and progression,
those are just some of what you could do.
If you're against splitting the hey, you could compress the position results
of the line of four:
*After the Honeymoon*
Improper
start with the 1s between the 2s, facing neighbor
*A1*
Pass Neighbor by Right to start a hey
*A2*
Neighbor balance and swing
*B1*
Give and (men) take
Partner swing (gent's home side)
*B2*
Circle Left 3/4
Balance the ring
2s make an arch, 1s duck through and move down to between new 2s, facing
out.
I think as a style point, I might teach the *B2*'s arch duck as the 1s drop
partner's hand and are somewhat hand-casted through the arch by their 2s.
Without a few folks to play with it in my living room, I'm not sure yet.
The *B1*'s give and take could be a Circle Left 3/4 for a simpler dance, but
there's already a circle left in the dance, and I'm guessing this wouldn't
be called in a situation where a give and take was problematic.
I can't say that these are *good* dances where you pass your partner mid-set
in a hey; but they're dances. Thanks for the question that got my brain
choreographing. Hopefully others chip in (especially if I accidentally
re-wrote someone's dance).
--
Luke Donev
Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com
23 Aug
23 Aug
6:44 a.m.
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 4:32 AM, John Sweeney <info(a)contrafusion.co.uk> wrote:
My wife and I like spinning off each other in Heys.
But we very rarely
meet in the middle of a Hey :-(
Flirtation Reel is a great example of a dance where you meet your
Partner in the middle of the Hey, but I can't find any other dances
where that happens.
Does anyone know of any other good dances where you meet your Partner in
the middle of a Hey?
Here's a partial list, for varying definitions of "good":
(Many of these are unequal with only the ones swinging. The key is you
need to at least briefly break out of rotational all-equal symmetry,
even if it's as minor as having the ones stand between the twos.)
Down the Hall:
Aurora, by Mary Devlin
Fiddling Frog Contra, by Leonard Ellis
Flirtation Reel, by Tony Parkes
Flirting with Bobbie Jo, by Seth Tepfer
Gaye Fifer's Contra, by Tom Hinds
Golden Anniversary, by Peggy Hazell (Ted Sannella variant)
Gypsy Sailor, by Orace Johnson
Hannah's Reel, by Robert Cromartie
Hickman's Hey, by unknown
Mary's Favorite, by George Lowrey
String of Swings, by Bob Isaacs and Rick Mohr
Winter Hey Ride, by Erik Hoffman
Waterloo Hornpipe, by Dale Rempert
Contra Corners: (hey is typically on the diagonal)
Almost Dancing Sailors, by Al Olson
The Beat Goes On, by Janet Holland
C&C, by Steve Schnur (triplet)
The Doublecross, by Jim Kitch (triplet)
The Dancing Sailors, by Ed Shaw
Dirty Dishes, by Erik Hoffman
Hey in the Middle, by Tom Hinds
The New Dancing Sailors, by Al Olson
Swing into Matrimony, by Kathy Anderson
untitled riff off of Dancing Sailors, by Seth Tepfer
Hey on diagonals, no contra corners: (a number of contra corners
dances also fit here)
Dancing Hey to Hey, by Al Olson
Purple Heys, by Mike Richardson
Thanks to the Pharmacist, by Carol Ormand
Trip to Denmark, by Tom Hinds
Ones step between twos:
Bonny Jean, by Ted Sannella
Falling Leaves, by Don Flaherty
Gentle Persuasion, by Dale Rempert
Inverted Victory, by Bob Marr
Keith's Banjo, by Peter Jorgensen
Making Hey, by Roger Diggle
Semicentennial Reel, by Ted Sannella
Swinging in the Hey, by Folk Process (see Give & Take)
Unity Among Friends, by Mark Richardson
Key people half figure eight:
Black Mountain Triplet, by Gene Hubert
Equal Opportunity, by Jeff Spero
Dancers have to force/fudge the transitions to make it work:
Foster's Farewell, by Kirston Koths
Fred's Folly, by Harry Brauser
Hashed Hey, by Al Olson
Quarried Hay, by Al Olson
Scratch Paper Contra, by David Kirchner
Other:
Garbology, by Erik Hoffman (triple minor, only ones meet partner)
Snow Sandals, by Carol Ormand (triplet)
Tanya's Dream, by Al Olson (proper, unequal allemandes of men and
women at sides)
Enjoy!
-Chris Page
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