The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10 beats from a static square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they would be after the heads star thru.
In the following square I would allow 10 beats. Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line, Lines F&B 2 ladies Chain Across and Back Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at the sides static position. Corner Swg & Promenade In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru. Heads Sq Thru 4 (10) RH Star (8), LH Star (8) Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8) Can Swg (8), Promenade (16) In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose rather than across the set. Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10 is a good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser. Rich On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:57 PM Tom Hinds via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I’ve mulled over the timing of square through 4 for some time. 10 is what > I’ve come up with after walking it through in my living room and more > importantly watching the dancers do it in dances I’ve written. > > Much depends on where you end and start and also on formation (squared set > or contra) because of the spacing. > > As an example, in The Amazing Sara Wilcox the square through three from > lines facing across into lines facing out comfortably takes 8 steps. In > other situations maybe square through 3 could be done in 6. > > Some may say that square through two (followed by a balance) takes 4, so a > square through 4 would take 8. My way of thinking is that the longer and > more complicated the figure, the more you have to give the dancers some > extra beats. And square through 2 in 4 beats is a bit rushed. > > Try it out during a break at your next dance and let me know what you come > up with. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Alan Winston <wins...@slac.stanford.edu> > wrote: > > > > Tom — > > > > Why is the square through 4 10 beats? > > > > — Alan > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> > >> Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would > be surprised if your dance has been written before. You list it as a > double progression. Is that because you swing the second neighbor? > >> > >> You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one > here, just very much enjoy writing dances. > >> > >> Lunch with Jean > >> Improper > >> > >> A1. Bal. P, square through 2 > >> Bal P, box the gnat > >> > >> A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite > direction as the first square through and starting by giving right hand to > partner, 10 beats) > >> With original neighbor do si do, (6) > >> > >> B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner > >> > >> B2 Right and left through, ladies chain. > >> > >> Tom Hinds > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s > house this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this > dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written > for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it is already out there? > Thanks for your input! > >>> > >>> Jean Gorrindo > >>> > >>> Breakfast at Penelope’s > >>> by Jean Gorrindo > >>> Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression > >>> > >>> A1 ----------- > >>> (8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, > Neighbor Left) > >>> (8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat > >>> A2 ----------- > >>> (16) Neighbor balance and swing > >>> B1 ----------- > >>> (8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2 > >>> (8) Partner swing > >>> B2 ----------- > >>> (8) Long lines, forward and back > >>> (8) Women's Chain > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> List Name: Callers mailing list > >>> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > >>> Archives: > https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> List Name: Callers mailing list > >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >
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