One that wasn't mentioned so far is the fairly new formation is the adapted grid square. A square in the middle with contra lines branching out behind each of the four square couples. With a large hall, you can link the contra lines to other squares. Bob Isaacs once tried using this formation at a Sunday night Glen Echo dance.
He called it the "Zuni Formation." If you take a look at the New Mexico flag, it'll make sense! Also, I've heard the two-couple scatter mixers referred to as "Kentucky Squares" before. But that might only be used for particular dances using that setup. -Sargon On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Dance formation names? (Luke Donev) > 2. Re: Calling to Recorded Music Resource List (john meechan) > 3. Re: Dance formation names? (Andrea Nettleton) > 4. Re: Dance formation names? (Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing) > 5. Re: Dance formation names? (David Millstone) > 6. Re: Contra Music Examples (Jim McKinney) > 7. Re: Contra Music Examples (Amy Cann) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:17:10 -0500 > From: Luke Donev <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] Dance formation names? > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hello all, > > A dancer friend asked me about initial formation terminology, and I > wasn't sure so I thought I'd ask the hive mind. > > In contra sets with hands four, if neither the 1s nor 2s cross over, > it's proper formation (specifically duple minor I believe). If the 1s > cross, it's improper. > > If the 1s cross and the whole set rotates 1/4 circle, it's Becket. > > If the 1s don't cross over but the 2s do, I've called that formation > indecent. I'm not sure how widespread that use is. > > If the 1s and the 2s cross? I'd be inclined towards anti-proper or > maybe improper-indecent (a mouthful). This was the question that > prompted the query. > > Triple minor dances are hands six, and can be proper or with some > couples crossed over... I don't know specific sub-names. > > Tempest formation is a wide n shape of four couples, actives in the > middle facing down, inactives on the sides facing in. > > There's circle dances and Sicillian circles of facing couples. There's > four couple square dance formation, five couples for Levi Jackson's > rag, Morris and rapper formations and more. But are there other contra > formations and if so what are they called? > > Are there other traditional formations, and if so what are they called? > > Thanks > > -- > Luke Donev > http://www.lukedonev.com > [email protected] >
