There's an English Country Dance, Mary K (for Mary Kay Friday), with a figure called Petit Fours, which is a two-couple version of grand square.
Maybe someone could devise another contra where two sets intersect each other in the middle, and with the four couples they do a grand square instead of the Petit Fours that the normal minor sets are doing. On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Linda Leslie via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > An FYI…..Jacob also calls this dance “Fox Hollow Fancy”. In the RPDLW > syllabus from 2005….Jacob states that both titles are valid. > Linda > > > On Jun 30, 2016, at 6:13 PM, Bob Isaacs via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Luke: > > You may be thinking of: > > Grand Square Contra Jacob Bloom 4 x 4 > > A1. 8 Lines forward and back > 8 Corner swing – form square > > A2. 16 Sides face grand square > > B1. 16 Reverse grand square > > B2. 4,4 Heads pass through, sides pass through > 8 Partner swing > > I don't see how you can have a grand square in a contra without it being a > 4 x 4. But if you come up with a way, let us know - > > Bob > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:05:45 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Grand Square in a contra? > From: [email protected] > > Hi Folks, > > Several years ago (2013?) while at the fabulous DEFFA festival in Maine, I > danced a contra that had a grand square. I think it was on the diagonal. > > But that's about all I remember about it. > > Anyone know the dance? Or can give me more of a lead like the caller or > such? > > I don't think it was a 4x4. I'm not sure if it had the full 16 beats one > way, then reverse and 16 beats the other way; because that'd be half the > dance... > > Now that I'm thinking about it, as a 4x4 with a full grand square and > still following somewhat typical 4x4 conventions: > > A1 > Lines of 4 go forward and back > Corner Swing > A2 > Grand Square: Heads start forward, sides split > B1 > Reverse: sides start forward, heads split > B2 > > - Option 1: Heads pass straight through, sides pass straight through; > find partner > - Option 2: Pass new corner right, next left; find partner > - Option 3: Gents left hand star promenade with corner, ladies go > ~1/2, turn back to partner > > partner swing, face line of direction > > I'm now really confident it wasn't a 4x4 contra, but I still don't > remember what it was. Any help would be appreciated. > > If I can't find it I may try it as a 4x4, but it seems like you'd be > further ahead with a simple square to have a little more variety than just > grand square and two swings... > > Thanks. > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
