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Ease About Things

by Cis Hinkle

Permission: full

Based on: "Ease About Mixer" by Gene Hubert

FormationBase: Circle Mixer
Progression: Single
Direction: C-1
Mixer?: Yes

Figures:

A1

(4) P1 partner balance

(12) P1 partner swing

A2

(8) P1 partner promenade counterclockwise

(8) P1 partner promenade into center and back

B1

(8) Women weave counterclockwise (in front of P0; behind P-1)

(8) In a big ring, go forward and back

B2

(8) Men weave counterclockwise (in front of P-1; behind P0)

(8) P1 partner allemande right 1 & 1/2; face P2

Calling Notes:

The weave is counterclockwise is relative to the entire circle, not the individual person you're weaving around.


From the author: "The name is so varied because I still introduce it as Gene Hubert's Ease About Mixer, which I barely changed and mostly rearranged. The folks who published it in the past decided it was changed enough to deserve a new name, but I don't even remember which one(s) I actually came up with. Take your pick."
Appearances: 2008 RPDLW syllabus, p 29
Community Dance Journal, vol 2005, no Nov, p 4 ("Round About")
2012 RPDLW syllabus, p 7 ("Ease About Thing")
Videos: 1
VariantVideos:
A1: Forward and back; women weave. A2: Forward and back; men weave. B1: P1 partner allemande right 1; P2 partner swing. B2: P2 partner promenade
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A1: Forward and back; women weave. A2: Forward and back; women weave. B1: Men weave; P1 swing. B2: Promenade; men walk forward to P2; promenade
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B1, B2: weaves are clockwise. B2: Allemande is left
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B1: Women weave; Women go forward and back
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B2: Allemande is left
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Starts in A2 with 16-beat promenade. Swing is 8 counts. Both forward and backs in a big ring
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