[Callers] Full hey spanning two phrases?

[Maia McCormick via Callers]

Thanks for the dances, all!

I suppose I should restate my question a little: for you, what sort of
things make a hey-spanning-two-phrases feel like it WORKS? To quote Jerome,
what makes it seem like "a feature and not a bug"?

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Vicki Morrison <tallygal007 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Take All of the Credit, None of the Blame by Larry Elderman has a full hey
> with bonus balances that spans 24 beats, if this is similar to what you're
> looking for:
>
> A1 N dosido 1.25 to short wavy lines (8); bal R-L (4), N alle rt 1/2, men
> alle left 1/2
> A2 give P your right hand and bal (4), 1/2 (pass by right) to the other
> side (8), give P your right hand and balance
> B1 1/2 hey, P swing
> B2 prom; ladies chain
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 28, 2017, at 10:10 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Maia,
>
> I wrote a simple square "Hey Square, Let's Dance" that has the hey
> crossing phrases.
> It must be called Heads, Sides, Heads, Sides to have a complete mixer
> square.
>
> A1 Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line, F&B
> A2 Ladies Chain, Start a Full Hey
> B1 Finish the Hey, Swing the one you meet
> B2 Promenade
>
> I have only shared this with one caller, and she remarked that the hey
> crosses phrases, and she would not use it.
> I must often use it wit singing calls, or square dance music that has
> strong 8 beat phrasing.
>
> Bob Isaacs "To Turn a Phrase" has the Oval crossing phrases.  I have
> danced it when it feels good, but also when it did not.  I think the music
> selection is more critical.
>
> Rich Sbardella
>
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I'm running up against a wall in a dance I'm currently writing, and
>> it's making me wonder: what dances, if any, have a full hey that spans two
>> sections* and really WORKS?  I feel like in general, if I danced such a
>> dance, I would roll my eyes at the choreographer "breaking the rules", but
>> I can also imagine delightful dances a hey spanning two phrases that
>> justify their own existence and feel great to dance.
>>
>> Thoughts? Dances to point me to?
>>
>> As always, in dance,
>> Maia
>>
>> * e.g. hey occurs during the last eight counts of B1 and the first
>> eight of B2
>>
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