I'm not familiar with the name "Zia", bit I remember doing a dance at
NEFFA that was essentially four contra lines at right angles to each
other, with a square formed by the first couples at the point where the
lines joined. The other couples in the contras lines could be considered
additional concentric squares, but they seemed to operate more like
contra lines, with interesting things happening at the point where they
joined.
Am I confusing two different formations?
Rich.
Tepfer, Seth remarked on 7/28/2008 1:01 PM:
I do not know if there are any 'experts' on the zia formation.
When I've done more than 1 intersection I've tried to have a few hands
four/minor sets between each square/intersection.
The most I've done is with 9 squares (at SnowBall, Tampa FL) in a tic-tac-toe
formation. But, as has probably been noted, Zia's are incredible space hogs.
And due to the choreography quirks of the formation, they seem to have the
swings in the middle of the set, which takes up even more space. Every time
I've done it, people get crowded.
Seth Tepfer 770-784-8487 [email protected]
Director of Administrative Computing, Oxford College
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Zia Formation
Jack,
I can picture three squares created by one longways contra line crossed
by
three "east-west" contra lines, with squares at each intersection.
I can picture four squares composed of either two longways and two
"east-west" contra lines, or one longways and four "east-west" contra
lines.
I'm presuming the "two-by-two" arrangement would create the "closed
box,"
i.e. four squares without contra lines between (but contra lines on the
outside).
This is only my conjecture, however, and I await an expert opinion.
--Jerome
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:58:42 -0400
From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Zia Formation
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This looks really interesting....but I'm having some trouble
picturing how the multiple square arrangements would work. 2 Squares
I can picture, but I'm a little unsure about how three squares would
be laid out and even less sure what the difference between "Four
Squares" and "Four Squares -- closed box" is. Anyone care to step up
with some clarification?
Jack
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