I don't think you should make an ocean wave.  To get a satisfying swing the dancers will have to do the arm turns as you describe.  You have three arm turns which comes to 6 beats and I always allow for two extra beats when there are busy transitions so the dancers would get approx and 8 beat swing, maybe more with energetic, experienced dancers.

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> On Apr 8, 2018, at 8:59 PM, K Panton via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> I am need of some choreographic gerrymandering from the braintrust.
>
> I have the flow the way I want in a dance that first gelled about 10 years but when some folks walked it through for me, more recently, they said, "uh, Ken, I'm not swinging my N, it's my P."
>
> "Dang," said I.
>
> Here's the dance. the problem is "How do I get neighbours who are beside each other in an ocean wave (A1) to the other side of the set for a swing?" (A2) (short of calling on Mr. Scott for a teleport)
>
> So, I need the first half of A2.
>
> Return from Vulcan  Becket
>
> A1 (8) Cir L 1.0
>       (8) Slide left and cir 3/4 the next couple to a wavy line.
> A2 (4,6,8?) (balance wave, not critical) get gent to other side of set with neighbour [hmmm... Ladies alle L 1/2, P alle R 1/2, Gents alle L 1/2 - I'm not convinced]
>       (12,10,8?) N Swing
> B1 (8) Gents alle L 1.5
>      (8) Scoop P in star promenade/B'fly Whirl
> B2 (8) Ladies alle R 1.5 while gents orbit CCW
>       (8) P Swing
>
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Ken Panton

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