29 Feb
2012
29 Feb
'12
10:26 p.m.
Bill Baritompa wrote:
Hi David,
Yes it's not fair, females get all the fun :-)
Here's a dance for you (maybe it already exists)
Let's Be Fair
A1: N Bal & Sw
A2: Gents Left Allemand 1 1/2; P Sw (ladies must wait 8 beats doing
nothing)
B1: Ladies chain over and back
(so now the gents have to wait 4+4, but optionally may twirl or
jig
on the spot)
B2: Bal the ring, Petronella roll; Bal the ring, California Twirl
note: during the first 12 beats of B2 dancers can discuss whether 4+4 = 8
Cheers, Bill
For what it's worth, I've been calling a very similar dance for a couple
of
years now. I don't know if it's original but I finally gave it a name last
month to keep it out of my "unknown or untitled" section. Of course, here
is no ladies-only move to balance the men's allemande, so it doesn't
address the fairness issue for Bill or David.
--Jerome
PetroCaliTwirlification By Jerome Grisanti
Duple Improper Contra
A1
Circle L 1X,
Neighbor Swing
A2
Long Lines Forward & Back,
Men allemande Left 1 1/2
B1
Partner Balance & Swing
B2
Ring Balance, Petronella Twirl,
Ring Balance, California Twirl.
--
Jerome Grisanti
660-528-0858
http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
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