We do this in Seattle almost every time we have our annual marathon to benefit Northwest Folklife Festival. Since I don't call squares I can't help much, but I have a couple of the programs.
2016: Tica Tica Timing (end w/partner b&s) to a square, to a waltz, back to contra. Then - Still More O'More (end w/pb&s) to a square, to Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2019: The Carousel (end w/neighbor sw) to a square, to a waltz, back to contra. and - Waltz, scatter sets, contra Sherry Nevins and Lindsey Dono are the masterminds behind the programming, but I don't know if either is on this list. -Amy On Tue, Apr 25, 2023, 5:24 AM Rich Goss via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I remember Ron Buchannan doing it, but I don’t recall how he did it. > Perhaps he went the other way, square to contra. Might be worth a youtube > search. > > Rich > > On Apr 25, 2023, at 1:13 PM, Jeff Kaufman via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > *"if we had more time we'd throw in a square"* > > The contra dance medley at NEFFA > <https://www.neffa.org/folk-festival/new-england-folk-festival-2023/> is > normally six dances, each six times through (well, the last one is five or > seven). I was thinking about what you'd need to do if you actually wanted > to include a square... > > The main problem is that you need to switch the dancers from groups of > four to groups of eight, and there isn't really a great way to do this. In > computer science speak the issue is that it takes time linear in the number > of dancers. But maybe you could have the top couple sashay down from the > top, and everyone takes hands eight as they pass, which is fast enough even > in a long hall that it's ok (~16 beats, and you adjust the time by figuring > out how much intro to do on the square)? And then tell anyone left out at > the bottom to square up? > > (Going back into contra lines from aligned squares should be easier: side > couples circle left three quarters and twirl to swap, lines at the sides, > etc) > > Would this work? > > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > 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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