[Callers] Having settled the geography debate, lets move on to entomology

[Don Veino via Callers]

On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> The recent discussion about California versus Nevada twirls and all the
> related variants suddenly flashed through my mind when I was writing this
> dance:
>
> Whipped Butter
>  [snip]
>
> The odd thing that's (to me) evocative of the previous name debate is the
> butterfly whirl. If the woman is on the left of her partner, but still
> moving forward, is it a butterfly whirl? Or some other species of
> lepidoptera?
>
>
I had a similar question in mind when writing the following dance. At that
time I was assured by those I spoke with that the varying configurations of
this move were all Butterfly Whirls.

-Don

*Give the Gents a Whirl*
[Type]: Contra    [Formation]: Becket CW    [Author]: Don Veino
[Status]: DV::
[Comments]: Romantic start with Neighbor and promenade into a Gents
(Butterfly) Whirl along the set. Have lines stretch out to make room for A1
simultaneous gypsy in middle.
::
[A1]:
(3,2,3) LINES FORWARD, GYPSY NEIGHBOR 1/2, LINES BACK (so all cross set to
N's place)
(6,2) STAR LEFT 3/4, SHIFT TO TAKE NEIGHBOR IN PROMENADE POSITION facing
CCW around oval
::
[A2]:
(6,2) Everyone PROMENADE THE OVAL, LADIES TURN BACK over right shoulder
#PROGRESSION
(8) NEW N SWING end facing CW around oval in promenade position
::
[B1]:
(6) PROMENADE BACK until opposite Partner
(6,4) GENTS WHIRL* 1+1/4, GENTS CROSS to P (passing Left)
::
[B2]:
(4,12) PARTNER BALANCE, SWING
(alternate for smooth, slinky feel: Partner Gypsy, Swing)
::
[Notes]: A1 - Shift to take Neighbor in Promenade: All drop hands from
Star, Gent walks forward to join hands with current Neighbor lady in
promenade position - left in left, right in right.
A2 - EVERYONE (ENDS!) MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE A2 PROMENADE, as it is the
progression.
B1 = *Gents Whirl in this case is a CW rotation Butterfly Whirl with the
Gents going forward and the Ladies backing up. Mention eye contact with
Neighbor in whirl.::
[Tunes]: ::
[Provenance]: From author. Composed 4/8/15. Opening part of A1 taken from
Cary Ravitz's dance Terry & Sherry, which derives from an ECD sequence The
Hole in the Wall. First called by Sue Rosen 5/4/2015 Monday Contras, by Don
5/25/15 Thursday Contras at Scout House.::
[Tags]: oval, gypsy lines, hole in the wall, gents whirl, DV, intermediate::
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