I looked at it and thought "jigs" because of the 4 steps into the middle (and thinking of slowing folks down).  What kind of tune did you use Chuck?

Donna
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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
To: callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>; Kalia Kliban <kalia.kliban@gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, Jul 18, 2018 1:35 pm
Subject: Re: [Callers] New dance

It's been road tested at our local caller's night; not yet at an actual dance. Hope to in the next couple weeks. 



From: Callers <callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of Kalia Kliban via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 5:30 PM
To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] New dance
 
On 7/18/2018 6:54 AM, Charles via Callers wrote:
> I'm posting a new dance of mine - the hook is a half hey into a long
> wavy line of gents in the center. Haven't seen it before, and I'm
> wondering if anyone knows of other dances with this figure. Also, I
> looked for other dances called the Portland Reel and couldn't find any,
> but if that name has been used let me know.
>
> Other feedback welcome:
>
> *Dugan**’s Duck Dynasty***(Becket)Chuck Abell 7/18
> (/aka/The Portland Reel)
> *A1********Half hey, gents pass left to start (8)*
> *Same gents take left hands in center to make long wavy line of
> gents****(4)**
> *****Gents bal left/right (4)*
> *A2******Gents alle left 1 1/4x (4)*
> *****N swing******(12)*
> **
> *B1******On right diagonal ladies chain to shadow***(if someone is
> there)***(8)*
> **(w/ current N)***LHS 1x (8)*
> *B2******P dosido and swing (16)*
> ****/w/ these N…/
> /
> /
> /*Gents be sure to take four full steps/beats to get into the middle/

This looks good on paper.  Have you road-tested it?  That note at the
bottom does look like the place where the pattern could be vulnerable,
since getting folks to take their time and not arrive early can be tricky.

Kalia in Sebastopol

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