Hi Chuck, looking forward to meeting you at our dance this upcoming Monday!
Seeing few responses and that you did ask for challenging... 😏 I was on a mission to fit two CC sequences (everyone gets to be active) in one 32-bar dance with the "desired" PNR/NBR swings and this resulted. I believe the sequence is unique? Will Mentor has called Rev 1 a few times, Rev 2 addresses his observations. The dance originally was Becket CW & started with new GNT/LRK reaching on left diagonal to start the reverse CC - dancers had difficulty with the resulting skew and ended up progressing differing amounts. Noodling on this during a dark highway drive home generated the fractional slice idea to align the action (eureka!) led to this revision. Note there are many alternate versions in both Becket CW & CCW, varying by: -the CC being by RH or LH in the center -which role starts -slice fraction -promenade indexing (whom ends opposite) and -slice or promenade first. The version below appears to be a good compromise on progression behavior, next hand predictability/flow and end effects - I believe it should be dependably single progression. There's a Becket CW variation which may get its own name, I'll write up the full set before posting the dance(s) as final to my site. Not heard if Will's tried Rev 2 yet nor had a chance to call it myself in public. Walked it through with dancers on a sideline and that went fine. Would love to hear should anyone give it a go - feedback welcomed overall. Thanks, Don PS: have other multi-CC 40-bar or systematically/automatically alternating (no need to keep track of actives) 32-bar CC dances drafted. Awaiting an opportunity to at least walk them through before calling/distributing. Or seeking a suitable choreography pen pal/review buddy to look them over & exchange feedback before greater exposure. *Contraventional Corners (DRAFT **Rev 2)** - Becket RIGHT/CCW Var. - Don Veino **20170117**, Rev'd 20190329* A challenging dance not for Contra Corners newbies! *A1* Slice Right 1+1/2x* (forward on right diag. until NEW GNT/LRK are face to face, fall straight back) GNT/LRK Turn 1/2x REVERSE Contra Corners (LH w/NBR1 GNT/LRK Center, RH with NBR1 LDY/RVN) *A2* GNT/LRK Turn 1/2x (finish full) Reverse Contra Corners (LH w/NBR1 GNT/LRK Center, RH with NBR2 LDY/RVN) (end facing back along side to) NBR1 Swing *B1* NBR1 Promenade Across (Pass PNR & Opp Role NBR1 by Left) w/tight Courtesy Turn to face back (ends w/LDY/RVN from NBR1 pairs directly opposite each other, a la the GNT/LRKs in A1 Slice) LDY/RVN Turn 1/2x Contra Corners (RH w/NBR1 LDY/RVN, LH with PNR) *B2* LDY/RVN Turn 1/2x (finish full) Contra Corners (RH w/NBR1 LDY/RVN, LH with Shadow) (end facing back along side to) PNR Swing *Slice in 1/2x increments puts same role dancers opposite. First time through could be Slice 1/2x so original foursome GNT/LRK face & start the A1 CC (using some ghost corners - e.g. for GNT2 and LDY2 at the top) & swing with the original NBRs. On Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 2:55 PM Charles Abell via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > There was a recent discussion of easy contra corners dances on here. As I > have a nice body of beginner level CC dances, I am looking to add some more > challenging contra corners dances into my repertoire. What do you all got? > (Triplets are okay, but definitely some in contra formation ...) > > Chuck > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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