LAURA'S ZIGZAG
By Rick Mohr; May, 2001 (via Susan Petrick)
Contra, Duple Improper
Level: Intermediate

Form:IC  Figs:NS:CL:ZZ:CR:ZZ:CL:PS:LLF&B:LC:

A1: Balance and swing neighbor (16)

A2: Circle left 1/2 (4)
     With partner, zig left to pass neighbors; 
     zag right to meet next couple (4)
     Circle right 1/2 with these new neighbors (4)
     With partner, zag right to pass current neighbors (2) 
     zig left to meet original neighbors (2) 
          [progressed and crossed over at this point]

B1: Circle left 3/4 with original neighbors (6)
      Swing partner (10)
B2: Long lines forward and back (8)
      Women chain (8)

[RICK'S NOTES]

Dedicated to Laura Johannes, caller and dance organizer from Jamaica Plain
MA. Laura crafted the sequence in A2 for her dance "Autumn Breeze",
expanding on the zigzag idea in Rockin' Robin, and I was full-circle
inspired to write this dance. 


The A2 is most satisfying when momentum from circling launches the zigzags
and momentum from zigzagging launches the circles. Also note that the 1/2
circle left passes quickly, so the women must be alert to lead into the
zigzag. Then the men must be likewise alert to lead into the zag-zig after
the 1/2 circle right. Finally, note that keeping some elbow tension can help
partners enjoy staying together in the quick sideways motions of the
zigzags.