[Callers] New Dance?

[Dugan Murphy]

Hi, Angela,

I've been calling the figure a "facing star," when I bother naming it at
all while teaching or prompting it.

Also, nice dance, though I suspect that since experienced dancers tend to
take fewer than eight beats to do half poussettes and 3/4 stars, I suspect
that dancers may end up swinging for as many as 20 beats.

Dugan Murphy
Portland, Maine
dugan at duganmurphy.com
www.DuganMurphy.com
www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com
www.NufSed.consulting


> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:03:37 -0400
> From: Angela DeCarlis <aedecarlis at gmail.com>
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> Hey y'all!
>
> After a lovely weekend of both Contra and English at Youth Dance Weekend, I
> had an itch for programming some English-inspired choreography at BIDA last
> night. Since I didn't have a dance with the figures I wanted, I whipped one
> together on the drive home, tested it in the driveway, and debuted it last
> night. Success!
>
> Now the question, of course, is whether or not someone already wrote it!
>
> -===-
>
> Amble On East
> Becket CCW
>
> A1: Long Lines Forward & Back
>       Ladies Chain Across (to Neighbor)
> A2: Ladies Dosido 1x
>       Neighbor Swing
> B1: Give & Take, Gents draw Partner into 1/2 Poussette CCW
>       With NEXT, Gypsy Star* 3/4 (Ladies backing up)
> B2: Partner (Long) Swing
>
> -===-
>
> *Do we have a new name for this figure yet? I called it Gypsy Star in the
> walkthrough once or twice before realizing I should maybe figure something
> else out, and the phrase "Special Star" actually escaped my mouth, to the
> absolute delight of some of the dancers.  During the dance itself, I just
> called "Star."
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