Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Formation
Status: Public, Proven
The Chain to Allemande Left 1+1/2 (the “Tornado”) is another instance of an “I’ve not encountered it yet” transition – to the best of my knowledge it’s an new use (but… see comments). This move enables the Gents getting a good ride into the Hey (without using a Gent’s Chain to set it up) and the A2 rotation being CCW mitigates the dizziness factor from the Swings.
Turns out Linda Leslie and I wrote virtually the same dance independently (two clever folks coming up with the Slice & Take!). Her Greenfield Storm has as the A2 LLF&B and then the Chain vs. my take below. I renamed this dance to Greenfield Tornado to honor hers coming (well) before.
First called (by me) at the Thursday Contras dance at the Concord Scout House on February 2, 2017.
A1
Left Diagonal Slice & Take to Gent’s Side (Neighbor Swing)
[First time can be straight across Give & Take; Alternate A1 = Diagonal Circle Left 3/4, N Swing]
A2
Ladies Chain (to P)
Partner Allemande Left 1+1/2x
B1
Full Hey, Gents Pass Right to start
B2
Partner Balance & Swing
End Effects: Wait out crossed over on Left Diagonal at ends.
Video: Thursday Contras 2/2/2017
In a related thread on the SharedWeight Caller’s list, Jacob Bloom offers the following:
Jacob’s idea came three decades before mine (and may have had further precedents). The difference for me between the two is Greenfield Tornado uses both a complete Ladies Chain with Courtesy Turn and Allemande Left (1+) in succession, as they are traditionally done by contra dancers, while You Married My Daughter uses moves similar to a Chain and Allemande Left 1/4 to fit the choreography while avoiding the actual Courtesy Turn itself.