I have a little comment about terminology in the description
http://rickmohr.net/Contra/Dances.asp#DanceAllNight
and teaching of "Dance All Night".
The "corner" with whom you do the left allemande in A2 is the same corner with
whom you did the swing in A1. This is in contrast to the situation in Al
Olson's "First Bloom," as notated on page 47 of the 2009 Ralph Page Dance
Legacy Weekend syllabus
https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2009.pdf
where in B1 you allemande with a new corner, defined relative to the position
in which you formed the temporary square at the end of A1.
Conventions about terminology are a bit different in squares (where "partner"
and "corner" are often defined relative to the current arrangement of dancers)
than in contras (where--except in rare cases such as contra mixers or in
situations where people are intentionally swapping positions--"partner"
generally means your original partner, regardless of your current relative
positions). In the case of a 4-face-4 dance where dancers form a temporary
square, I think it pays to be explicit.
When I say to be explicit, I *don't* mean that you should give an elaborate
explanation about terminology conventions, etc., etc. Long-winded
explanations, no matter how technically accurate, are often more confusing than
helpful. I'm merely suggesting that as dancers finish walking through the
star, instead of simply identifying the person with whom to allemande left as
"your corner" you can avoid ambiguity by using more explicit wording--for
example, "that same corner you just swung".
--Jim
> On Jan 11, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Bill Olson via Contra Callers
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Dance all Night" would be my suggestion as well! (hi Jack)
>
> bill in Maine
>
> From: jmitchell.nc--- via Contra Callers
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> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 4:13 AM
> To: [email protected]
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> Subject: [Callers] Easy but super fun 4X4 contras
>
> I'm a big fan of Rick Mohr's "Dance All Night". Its also good for teaching a
> grand R&L before doing a square. It's on his website.
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