Thanks for all the ideas folks, most helpful and Isaac that's perfect for my workshop at Chippenham.
Bob On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 7:12 PM Isaac Banner via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Not quite to the letter but perhaps the theme of the prompt, a while back > I wrote a 28-bar dance meant to be danced to a standard 32-bar tune: > > *Bar Crawl - Isaac Banner* > *A1* > (8) Neighbor allemande RH 1.5 to trade places > - LH to next neighbor to form a long wave > (8) Long waves balance forward/back, box circulate CW > *A2* > (16) Partner balance/swing > *B1* > (8) Long lines forward+back > (8) Right hand chain to neighbors > *B2* > (8) Partner RH balance across, square through 2 (on to new neighbors) > > The idea is that after the band has played 7 times through the tune, > you'll have danced 8 times through the dance. Each time through the dance > it drifts one phrase "up" through the tune (the second time through > "starts" with the long waves balance, e.g.). It's written to have fairly > clear 8s, with exception for the swing-to-lines between A2 and B1. Having > called it a few times, it seems to confuse callers the most and new dancers > the least (ha!). > > Isaac Banner > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2023, at 11:34 PM, Colin Hume via Contra Callers wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:03:48 -0800, Russell Owen via Contra Callers wrote: > > Mike Richardson wrote several nice dances for 2-part slip jigs, > including The Peacock Follows the Hen and Here's to > > 40 More (both on caller's box). There isn't time for a partner swing > and a neighbor swing, so I don't call them > > as often as I used to. > > I think that's a sad comment on contra dancing today. Surely adding > interest and variety is more important than having > a partner swing and neighbor swing in every dance. Are we being bullied > by a vocal minority? > > Colin Hume > > _______________________________________________ > 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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