Hi Jillian! Welcome to the list and glad to hear about your guest spot! Ditto on Joy's posting - The Carousel by Tom Hinds is one of my "most called Hey" dances. I also keep it on hand in my "just in case" group of dances.... To add to Joy's teaching notes, in the A1: A1 Long lines forward & back Ladies Allemande L 1+1/2 to face your partner I find it helpful when calling the dance the first few times through (except the first time through), after LL F&B, to prompt the Ladies "Ladies look RIGHT (to a NEW lady), and allemande Left (or turn by the Left)...." Let us know how it goes and what you end up calling! hugs, Karen Fontana Joy Greenwolfe &lt;joy2the(a)mindspring.com&gt; wrote: Hi Jillian, How exciting to have a real live slot! I hope that goes really well for you. I danced Tom Hinds' The Carousel recently and was reminded of what a great dance it is. The Carousel by Tom Hinds Duple improper A1 Long lines forward & back Ladies Allemande L 1+1/2 to face your partner A2 Everyone pass Partner by the R shoulder to start a Hey for 4 (pass Ls in the middle and Rs on the sides-- PR, GL, NR, LL) B1 Partner Balance & Swing (can also Gypsy instead of balance) B2 Circle L 3/4 Neighbor Swing This is a slightly atypical Hey for the experienced dancer because you pass by the L in the center, but the beginners don't know any differently. At least it *starts* by the R shoulder, which really flows coming out of the allemande. I would orient everybody after the ladies allemande by having everyone face their partner with the ladies roughly back to back in the center and gents facing in. Good luck with the dance! :) Joy Greenwolfe _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> Karen Fontana www.karenscontracorner.com karen_fontana(a)yahoo.com (H) 650-691-9663 <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>