====== Gene's Gambol ======
Schiarazula Marazula" (Giorgio Mainerio, c. 1580), AABB \\
Triple minor longways\\
Orly L. Krasner, l999\\
Tune: Gene's Gambol
A1 1-4 ls and 2s star right (skipping).
A2 1-4 2s and 3s star left (skipping).
B1 1-2 1" corners cross right shoulder, while 3s set right and left.
3-4 2"" corners cross left shoulder, while 3s gypsy right shoulder halfway.
All progressed but improper.
B2 1-4 Partners set right and left, then gypsy right shoulder halfway.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udRrH5q9fjs\\
Teaching tips: The 2nd man should avoid a "twiddle" between stars by reaching directly from one
star to the next. After the second star, the 2nd woman should be alert for the corner crossing.
For an **easier alternative**, let the top two couples dance both stars as follows:
A1 1-4 ls and 2s star right (skipping).
A2 1-4 1s and 2s star left (skipping).
B1 1-2 1" corners cross right shoulder, while 3s set right and left.
3-4 2"" corners cross left shoulder, while 3s gypsy right shoulder halfway.
All progressed but improper.
B2 1-4 Partners set right and left, then gypsy right shoulder halfway.
I've always loved this tune and when I heard it anew as a choreographer, my
first thought was, "Aha! A dance tune!," but I was discouraged by its four-bar
phrases. Sometime later, Gene Murrow and I were discussing tunes, and he said
that he thought this one would workjust fine, in spite of its short phrases. Ever
one to rise to a challenge, I wrote this dance. The title, a pun on "Gene's Gamble,"
is my way of thanking him for championing my dances right from the start.