Hi All:
Thanks, Sargon. The name zia comes from the sun symbol of the Zia tribe of NM,
and that symbol shows up on the state flag and license plate. In 1998 the
original Weston Mountain Zia and Carol Ormand's Contrapositive were written,
and I started writing them in 2007. Zias are hard to write, but not too hard
to dance, about as difficult as a 4 facing 4. Zias do take up more room than
contras, and they can be adapted to the shape of the hall - so one time at Glen
Echo we danced a zia with four squares in a box connected by contra lines.
Contra callers who want the same wow factor as grid squares without a lot of
square dance choreography should consider zias.
Bob
> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:18:46 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 72, Issue 2
>
> Chris Page rightly corrects me in that this is actually "Zia"
> formation, not "Zuni." Apologies for mixing up these two New Mexican
> tribes!
>
> -Sargon
>
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Sargon de Jesus <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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:
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> >> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:17:10 -0500
> >> From: Luke Donev <[email protected]>
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> >> 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
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