Rickey wrote:
> 
> I am looking for suggestions on how best to teach a "Mad Robin" to
> contra dancers who have not encountered it before.  It is in
> "Joyride" ...  I am planning on doing this in a venue where it may
> not be feasible to do a demo.
>

I would not call joyride to people who've never done a mad robin if I
wasn't going to be able to do a demo.  The dance has pousettes, which
are probably new to the same people, and a tricky transition into the
hey.  Without a demo I'm afraid it would need too much teaching time.

The tricky sequence is:

  Gypsy N
  Mad Robin figure around N
  Half Pousette clockwise (Men walking backwards)
  Hey (men pass left) [1]

Jeff

 [1] http://www.kluberg.com/eriksdances.html#Joyride




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