Well Sylvia... Here's a dance I just composed in the past week... although it IS improper, it's certainly not equal! Bettine 9/17/2010 Duple, Improper A1 1s in the middle, down the hall, 4-in-line turn alone, come back up, bend the line A2 Pass through across the set and swing your neighbor B1 Long lines forward and back 2s 1/2 figure eight above; as the 2s pass, 1s meet in the center, then peel (cast) out to the outside, passing the 2s, as the 2s move up into the ones place. B2 1s swing in the center of the set - end the swing facing down Note: The 1s move in the B1 does cross the phrase, ending in a 12 count swing in B2. -- Jeffrey Spero Santa Monica, CA www.jeffandgigi.com On Sat, Sep 25, 2010, sylviasmiskoe@aol.com wrote... > >When I asked about the number of proper dances on this list I got 4 >replies. So the next questions are how many do NOT have a partner swing >and how many have 2 swings. >This trend to equal improper duples is more than a trend, it is a >disturbing flood. Will we see proper dances disappear like triple >minors? With all the creative choreography why can't we write proper >dances that are lots of fun? >Sylvia Miskoe, Concord, NH > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ The Traditional Dance Callers List: Subscribe by sending a blank e-mail message (no subject, no message) to: trad-dance-callers-subscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trad-dance-callers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trad-dance-callers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: trad-dance-callers-digest@yahoogroups.com trad-dance-callers-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: trad-dance-callers-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/