Maia,
This has been called a few times across the US recently & is well-loved, but is
definitely not wide spread yet.
Mad Orbin by Jacqui Grennan
A1 (4) N RH Bal
(4) Box the Gnat
(8) Gents front to R, Mad Robin
A2 (8) Gents allem L 1.5, while Ladies orbit CW
(8) N Sw
B1 (4) Bal ring, Ladies bring P across
(12) P Sw
B2 (8) CL 3/4 , Pass thru
(8) Next N DSD
Claire Takemori
Campbell CA
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Hi choreographer folks,
I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting of
un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If anyone has any dances
they'd like to throw my way for consideration, please do so!
Cheers,
Maia
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Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post
for comment. There were conversations here about gents chains and about
balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At Squirrel Moon
Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I don't remember, except
that it started with a gents chain across from Becket formation,
followed by gents chain on the right diagonal (I think). About 2/3 of
the way through the dance, he switched to start with a ladies chain
across and then on the left diagonal. It was dramatic how different the
two versions of the dance felt. That got me to thinking, why not switch
each time through to symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with
contra corners often do? Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be
cutting edge.
I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to hear if
anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought through the
teaching, but imagine that for a group that could handle it, two
walk-throughs would be useful.
The working title is "Both Sides"
Becket
A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
B2 Partner balance and swing
Alternate with
A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun
B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
B2 Partner balance and swing
Dave Harding
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> Hi choreographer folks,
>
> I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras",
> consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If
> anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way for consideration,
> please do so!
>
> Cheers,
> Maia
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David, you're thinking of Stretching the Limits (men chain version)
and Stretching the LImits (women chain version).
You're very creative, thinking of switching each time. A caller,
Will Martin has come up with that very idea. The progression is in
the same direction and has half heys instead of full heys. He calls
his version Stretching the Limits of Truth. I probably won't be able
to find my copy and will ask him for his. I doubt it's every been
called although it works on paper!
Tom
On Mar 26, 2017, at 10:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
> Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to
> post for comment. There were conversations here about gents chains
> and about balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At
> Squirrel Moon Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I
> don't remember, except that it started with a gents chain across
> from Becket formation, followed by gents chain on the right
> diagonal (I think). About 2/3 of the way through the dance, he
> switched to start with a ladies chain across and then on the left
> diagonal. It was dramatic how different the two versions of the
> dance felt. That got me to thinking, why not switch each time
> through to symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with contra
> corners often do? Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be
> cutting edge.
> I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to
> hear if anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought
> through the teaching, but imagine that for a group that could
> handle it, two walk-throughs would be useful.
> The working title is "Both Sides"
> Becket
>
> A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
> A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
> B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
> B2 Partner balance and swing
>
> Alternate with
> A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
> A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun
> B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
> B2 Partner balance and swing
> Dave Harding
>
> On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
>> Hi choreographer folks,
>>
>> I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras",
>> consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If
>> anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way for
>> consideration, please do so!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Maia
>>
>>
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Scratch that. Now that I look at it in light of Tom's comments, I
realize that there is no progression. Doh!
On 3/26/2017 9:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
>
> Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post
> for comment. There were conversations here about gents chains and
> about balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At Squirrel
> Moon Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I don't remember,
> except that it started with a gents chain across from Becket
> formation, followed by gents chain on the right diagonal (I think).
> About 2/3 of the way through the dance, he switched to start with a
> ladies chain across and then on the left diagonal. It was dramatic
> how different the two versions of the dance felt. That got me to
> thinking, why not switch each time through to symmetrize the dance,
> the way modern dances with contra corners often do? Perhaps that's
> sufficiently disorienting to be cutting edge.
>
> I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to hear
> if anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought through
> the teaching, but imagine that for a group that could handle it, two
> walk-throughs would be useful.
>
> The working title is "Both Sides"
> Becket
>
> A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
> A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
> B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
> B2 Partner balance and swing
>
> Alternate with
> A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
> A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun
> B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
> B2 Partner balance and swing
>
> Dave Harding
>
>
> On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
>> Hi choreographer folks,
>>
>> I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras",
>> consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If
>> anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way for consideration,
>> please do so!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Maia
>>
>>
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Dave,
I believe there's a simple fix that'll retain the balance of your dance -
but it's double progression. Split your heys into halves with the first
half being on the diagonal (progresssion) and then straight across.
-Don
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:49 AM, David Harding via Callers <
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> Scratch that. Now that I look at it in light of Tom's comments, I realize
> that there is no progression. Doh!
>
> On 3/26/2017 9:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
>
> Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post for
> comment. There were conversations here about gents chains and about
> balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At Squirrel Moon
> Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I don't remember, except
> that it started with a gents chain across from Becket formation, followed
> by gents chain on the right diagonal (I think). About 2/3 of the way
> through the dance, he switched to start with a ladies chain across and then
> on the left diagonal. It was dramatic how different the two versions of
> the dance felt. That got me to thinking, why not switch each time through
> to symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with contra corners often
> do? Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be cutting edge.
>
> I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to hear if
> anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought through the
> teaching, but imagine that for a group that could handle it, two
> walk-throughs would be useful.
>
> The working title is "Both Sides"
> Becket
>
> A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
> A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
> B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
> B2 Partner balance and swing
>
> Alternate with
> A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
> A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun
> B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
> B2 Partner balance and swing
>
> Dave Harding
>
> On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
>
> Hi choreographer folks,
>
> I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting
> of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If anyone has any dances
> they'd like to throw my way for consideration, please do so!
>
> Cheers,
> Maia
>
>
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From: Linda Leslie via Callers <[email protected]>
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You can fix that little challenge by making the A1 a neighbor give & take on
the left diagonal. As couples, dancers go forward on the left, and bring
neighbor straight back for a swing. In the gents' chain version, the ladies
would bring N back; in the ladies? chain version, gents would bring N back to
swing.
Linda
On Mar 27, 2017, at 8:49 AM, David Harding via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Scratch that. Now that I look at it in light of Tom's comments, I realize
> that there is no progression. Doh!
>
> On 3/26/2017 9:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
>> Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post for
>> comment. There were conversations here about gents chains and about
>> balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At Squirrel Moon
>> Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I don't remember, except
>> that it started with a gents chain across from Becket formation, followed by
>> gents chain on the right diagonal (I think). About 2/3 of the way through
>> the dance, he switched to start with a ladies chain across and then on the
>> left diagonal. It was dramatic how different the two versions of the dance
>> felt. That got me to thinking, why not switch each time through to
>> symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with contra corners often do?
>> Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be cutting edge.
>> I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to hear if
>> anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought through the
>> teaching, but imagine that for a group that could handle it, two
>> walk-throughs would be useful.
>> The working title is "Both Sides"
>> Becket
>>
>> A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
>> A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
>> B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
>> B2 Partner balance and swing
>>
>> Alternate with
>> A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
>> A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun
>> B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
>> B2 Partner balance and swing
>> Dave Harding
>>
>> On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
>>> Hi choreographer folks,
>>>
>>> I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting of
>>> un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If anyone has any dances
>>> they'd like to throw my way for consideration, please do so!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Maia
>>>
>>>
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