In MWSD it is the fact that the dancers are not adjacent to each other, the two beats allow them to get into the center and then they have 8 beats to square thru. -Rich
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 2:48 AM Nick Cuccia via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Could hand technique be contributing to square thrus taking more than > two beats per exchange? One of my long-past English dance instructors > taught pull-by hands as almost a quick handshake-and-release, where > you're no longer in contact by the time you're shoulder-to-shoulder. If > the dancers maintain contact for longer than that, one of them is almost > certainly going to have less than a 1/4 turn after the exchange, while > the other will have more than a 1/4 turn. I've observed this phenomena > even in 16-beat square thrus with balances preceding the first and third > exchanges. > > --Nick > > [Stuff below Rich's response snipped] > > On 09/08/2018 09:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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