Is this a new dance?

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Michael Barraclough via Callers

29 Feb 2016 29 Feb '16

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Bob Isaacs via Callers

29 Feb 29 Feb

6:33 a.m.

Michael: Unless I'm reading it wrong, the B2/A1 is a little awkward. After the neighbor swing, dancers need to turn halfway and form a ring w/the next. Is that correct? Bob To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 23:07:11 -0700 Subject: [Callers] Is this a new dance? From: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Is this original? Any issues? FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW Duple Improper A1 Balance the ring & Petronella, balance the ring and men trade A2 Men give & take B1 Balance the ring & Petronella, balance the ring and men trade B2 Ladies give & take -- Michael Barraclough michael(a)michaelbarraclough.com www.michaelbarraclough.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

Don Veino via Callers

4:23 p.m.

Hi Michael, I like the simplicity/symmetry of this composition. I'll share a caution I learned in trying similar dances: in practice, the dancers need extended prompting or some other way to know which "repeat" is different. In your dance, the directional difference in the B2 G&T otherwise follows an identical pattern as in the A1. Dancers may have great difficulty remembering which direction the G&T is to go. Fortunately, in this dance one could give the walk though hint "all swings happen on the Gents' home side". Maybe that will be enough for a critical mass to help guide others without requiring extended calling. Best, Don On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 1:07 AM, Michael Barraclough via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

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Is this original? Any issues? FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW Duple Improper A1 Balance the ring & Petronella, balance the ring and men trade A2 Men give & take B1 Balance the ring & Petronella, balance the ring and men trade B2 Ladies give & take -- Michael Barraclough michael(a)michaelbarraclough.com www.michaelbarraclough.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

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