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ins_mr_hamiltons_inauguration [2019/05/20 00:04] (current)
mar4uscha
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 A (1-4) Nbrs LH Turn 1x;  ​ A (1-4) Nbrs LH Turn 1x;  ​
         2nd Corners Hole-in-the-Wall cross, passing LSh         2nd Corners Hole-in-the-Wall cross, passing LSh
-  (5-8) Otrs G+RH Turn 1x;  1st Corners cross passing RSh+  (5-8) Prtns RH Turn 1x;  1st Corners cross passing RSh
 B (1-4) Circle L halfway; ​ Ptrs 2H Turn halfway B (1-4) Circle L halfway; ​ Ptrs 2H Turn halfway
   (5-6) (Retaining inside hands, Ptrs open to face Nbrs)      (5-6) (Retaining inside hands, Ptrs open to face Nbrs)   
-        Set L, TS to R  into….+        Set L, Turn Single ​to R  into….
   (7-8) Single File Chase cw halfway into progressed ​   (7-8) Single File Chase cw halfway into progressed ​
         position (ready to turn new Nbr LH)         position (ready to turn new Nbr LH)
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 +For **Bruce Hamilton**, president of CDSS from 2006 to 2012, celebrating his inauguration day, May 11, 2006. 
  
 +Teaching Notes
 +While it is unusual for second corners to lead a figure before the first corners, and for left-focused figures to precede right-focused ones, the flow of the dance should make this feel natural in dancers'​ bodies. I often hear my first calling mentor, Erna-Lynne Bogue, urging dancers to quiet their minds and allow their bodies to dance as they already know how to do. I like that this dance communicates the same message even without words.
 +The texture change from A to B makes this dance more difficult than it appears at first glance. The briskness in A insists on strong connections with neighbor and partner, and the luxuriousness in B insists that dancers linger with their partner. I find mentioning this helps dancers enjoy the dance sooner.
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 +video https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=d4CZ7n0HKZ4
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