[Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates

[Ron Blechner via Callers]

And tried. Like it better like that.

Playground Stomp
Duple Improper Contra
Ron T Blechner

Start: Long waves with Gents facing out, Ladies facing In, N in RH

A1. Bal, Slide R past N (4, 4)
      Bal, Slide L past N (4, 4)
A2. Bal, Box Circulate (4, 4)
      Bal, Gents Alle L 1x (4, 4)
B1. P Gypsy + Swing (16)
B2. Ladies Chain (8)
      Star L 1x (8) (to long wavy lines)


On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Ron Blechner <contraron at gmail.com> wrote:
> For Playground Stomp, next time I'll try the B2 as:
> Ladies Chain (8) (to N)
> Star L to long waves (8)
>
> It's slightly harder, but reduces balances from 5 to 4, and reduces the
> raised arms in the dance, which may mean less fatigue.
>
> Ron
>
> On Apr 30, 2015 8:06 PM, "Ron Blechner" <contraron at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thought I'd share the fruits of my thinking.
>>
>> Wrote a few dances. Have 2 keepers:
>>
>> Astral Navigation
>> Becket Contra
>> Ron T Blechner
>> Called 4/15/15 Baltimore
>>
>> A1. Circle L 3/4 (6)
>>       NS (10)
>> A2. Star L 1x (8) to Long Waves *
>>       Bal Wave, Box Circulate ** (4, 4)
>> B1. Bal R, Slide R past P (4, 4) ***
>>       Bal L, Slide L past P (4, 4)
>> B2. P B+S (4, 12)
>>
>> * Gents face out, Ladies face in, Prev N in LH, New N in RH
>> ** Ladies Cross, Gents Loop R. This is the progression!
>> *** As in Rory O'Moore
>>
>> One of several dances I wrote mixing Rory O'Moore spins and box
>> circulates. This one has a strong partner focus, but still manages a
>> neighbor swing. The title refers both to using the star to enter the
>> long ocean waves, as well as one's partner being a guiding star to
>> keep in the right place.
>>
>>
>> Playground Stomp
>> Duple Improper Contra
>> Ron T Blechner
>> Called 4/1/15 Amherst, refined, called 4/16/15 Mt. Airy, Philadelphia
>> Thursday dance
>>
>> Start: Long waves with Gents facing out, Ladies facing In, N in RH
>>
>> A1. Bal, Slide R past N (4, 4) *
>>       Bal, Slide L past N (4, 4)
>> A2. Bal, Box Circulate (4, 4) **
>>       Bal, Gents Alle L 1x (4, 4) ***
>> B1. P Gypsy + Swing (16)
>> B2. Ladies Alle R 1.5x (8) to wave of 4 ****
>>       Bal Wave, N Alle L 3/4 (4, 4) to long waves. *****
>>
>> * as in Rory O'Moore
>> ** Ladies cross, gents loop R
>> *** Ladies loop R as if it's a box circulate. This flows nicely into the
>> gypsy.
>> **** N in LH
>> ***** New N in RH
>>
>> Difficulty: Intermediate - the individual moves aren't bad, but
>> there's a lot going on. This is a very stompy dance, hence the title.
>> "Playground" refers to slides and boxes one might play on/in.
>>
>> I'm going to play with this more... Maybe turn the gents allemande to
>> a gypsy left.
>>
>> This dance I wrote to mix up 2 Rory spins and 2 Box Circulates. The
>> gents allemande was an innovation born out of necessity. There's no
>> neighbor swing, but you get a lot of interaction with them.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Perry Shafran via Callers
>> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>> > This is a category where there is a lot of dances, those that have both
>> > Petronella and Rory O'More figures.  I know of Bob Isaacs "Flaherty Will
>> > Get
>> > you Everywhere", plus my own "Cheat Lake Twirl", and there are a few
>> > others
>> > that I know of but forget the authors/names of dances.
>> >
>> > Perry
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Dugan Murphy via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net>
>> > To: callers at lists.sharedweight.net
>> > Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 3:22 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates
>> >
>> > Hi Ron,
>> >
>> > I don't know of any dances with a Rory O'More figure and a box circulate
>> > in
>> > the same dance, but if you're looking for a Petronella figure and a Rory
>> > O'More figure in the same dance, check "Wave-Particle Duality" by Ryan
>> > Smith:
>> > http://www.twirlyshirts.com/dances/by-ryan/wave-particle-duality/.
>> >
>> > Dugan Murphy
>> > dugan at duganmurphy.com
>> >
>> >
>> > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:44:18 -0400
>> > From: Ron Blechner via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net>
>> > To: callers at lists.sharedweight.net
>> > Subject: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates
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>> > Long wave Rory O'Moore balance and slides/spins and box circulates ...
>> > in
>> > the same dance, adjacent to one another?
>> >
>> > I've not yet seen or danced any. Anyone have?
>> >
>> > I have a few dances; trying one or two this week.
>> >
>> > In dance,
>> > Ron Blechner
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