I'm sorry, Jonathan. I can't do that. ;)
On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 5:07 PM Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Now all we need to do is come up with a figure for the call, "Open the > pod bay doors." Maybe some sort of variation of "dip and dive." ;-) > > Jonathan > > > On 1/28/2023 3:56 PM, Isaac Banner via Contra Callers wrote: > > Why wait, let’s hook this up to the text-to-speech engine from Moonbase > Alpha and we’re in **business** - “Tonight’s callers are ChatGPT and > Perfect Paul, please be patient with them they’re only just starting out.” > > > > Not a robot, > > Isaac > > > >> On Jan 28, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Julian Blechner via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> (Intended tongue in cheek) > >> > >> Okay, so, lemme get this straight. > >> > >> First, you swing young partner in the center of the set, and then stop, > dosido back to place. > >> > >> Tight choreography, indeed. > >> > >> Then face your neighbor up and down and swing, again, only 8 beats and > pausing mid-stanza. This one flows into a circle left, so, perhaps a bit > more doable, if less conventional. > >> > >> Let's assume for the sake of good choreography that the circle is 3/4, > so partners will be on the side for the second swing. That gives them a > couple beats for the suggested flourish of a twirl. And while it lists the > "switch places" as a separate sentence, I think we could just infer this is > a regular swing and end facing across, trading that way. > >> > >> The full hey could be led by the Larks, but we still wind up with > people in Becket Formation. So, assuming notation is correct, we could > perhaps infer that this dance is a novel no-progression dance in sets of > four, which rotates 90 degrees each time through. > >> > >> The remaining things could just be interpreted as patter, given that it > is present through the whole notation. > >> > >> The first swing is short, but given we have two partner swings, adding > a little bow, perhaps a truncated type, may not be so bad. > >> > >> Alternatively, the A1 swing to dosido could be a single move, like a > bouquet swing. Again, the author chose to notate it with patter so it means > some interpretation. > >> > >> Really, the biggest flaw in the dance is that ChatGPT has no intrinsic > sense of how a human inner ear works, and has written a dance with what > seems like 48 beats of clockwise rotation. And, given I know some human > choreographers who have written and called dances nearly this much, it may > not be a disqualifying item. > >> > >> "Human Being Did Not Write This Contra Dance" by ChatGBT > >> Improper/Becket Contra, No Progression > >> > >> A1. Larks Give and Take, P Swing in Center (16), to face Ns > >> > >> A2. Neighbor Swing (8), join hands (2) > >> Circle L 3/4 (6) > >> > >> B1. P Swing (16) > >> > >> B2. Hey For Four (16) > >> > >> But there could be a simpler explanation. What if ChatGPT just put the > bars notation oddly? Like, "the contra dance is just getting started now" > sounds like the "join hands and take a bow" is actually the first move, > describing a balance. > >> > >> "Human Being Contra Dance" by ChatGBT, Chuck Abell, Julian Blechner > >> Improper Contra > >> > >> A1. N DSD (6) > >> NS (10), end facing across > >> A2. Circle L 3/4 (6) > >> PS (10) > >> B1. Hey for 4 (to next Ns) (16) (LL, NR, RL, PR) > >> B2. P Bal, Bouquet Swing to next Ns (4, 12) > >> > >> And look, it's a reasonable amount of clockwise. > >> > >> I know I started tongue-in-cheek, but, this is an interesting idea for > a dance. I better publish my choreo book soon, I guess, before the robot > overlords take over! > >> > >> The real sin, in my opinion, is ChatGPT rhyming "finale" with "finale". > Ew. > >> > >> In dance, > >> Julian B > >> > >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 8:20 AM Charles Abell via Contra Callers < > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> So I've been experimenting with the new ChatGBT program, mainly to > determine whether my job as an English teacher is in danger of becoming > obsolete (it's not). While I was at it, I decided to see if it could write > a functional contra dance. This is what I entered, and what it produced. > >> Write a 32-bar contra dance that starts improper, includes a > partner swing, a neighbor swing, and a full hey: > >> > >> (8 bars) Start improper with your partner, swing left and > right, Come back to place with a do-si-do in sight > >> (8 bars) Swing your neighbor with a smile on your face, Then > circle left, it's a wondrous embrace > >> (8 bars) Swing your partner with a twirl and a spin, Then > switch places, and let the fun begin > >> (8 bars) Full hey now, join hands and take a bow, The contra > dance is just getting started now! > >> End the contra dance with a grand finale, Swinging and smiling, > what a perfect finale! > >> > >> > >> I don't think callers' and dance choreographers' jobs are in much > danger either! > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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