Mad About Dancing, by Robert Cromartie, has 3 f/b waves of 4. -Amy
On Mon, Jul 3, 2023, 2:47 AM Emily Addison via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks so so much for all the really interesting and helpful responses! > This conversation has been great!!! > > (Apologies for my slow response. Last week of school for our kiddo and > then right into Canada Day long weekend meant that I haven't been on the > computer as much as I sometimes might be.) > > Thank you :) :) :) > Emily in London ON this time :) > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_149469294735792865_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 3:45 PM Bill Olson via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> FWIW, here's a dance from 2002 with a different take, I guess. Reports >> were that after the dance the women's/robin's arms were very tired. As it >> says in the notes, the dance DID work and satisfied the original objective >> (and sort of forced the balances to be forward and back). As I remember it >> was pretty cool hearing the three balances all in succession. Do Make >> Waves (billolsondance.com) >> <https://www.billolsondance.com/domakewaves.html> >> >> bill >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Maia McCormick <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Saturday, July 1, 2023 5:52 PM >> *To:* Bill Olson <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* Emily Addison <[email protected]>; >> [email protected] < >> [email protected]>; Tony Parkes <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [Callers] Re: Dances with balancing waves forward and >> backward? >> >> Big fan of box circulates, which imo are best served by >> balancing right+fwd and left+back, so you have momentum for the next move >> whether you're traveling forward or to the right. I don't know if this is >> exactly what you're looking for, but if so and you want my fave box >> circulate dances, I have lots 😅 and am happy to share. >> >> As far as balance-and-walk-forward, I just went through my whole dang >> collection and pulled these; turns out a lot of dances I really like have >> this transition :D >> >> - Some easy/classic ones are You Can Get There From Here (Linda >> Leslie) and 20 Below (Bill Olson) >> - A Gift to the Grange (Steve Zakon-Anderson), Robins on a Wire >> (Will Mentor), Ellie's Pumpkin Show (Bill Olson) all have neat "wavy line >> of <role> balance and walk forward, partner follow to cross and swing" >> - Winter in Summerland (James Hutson & Jeff Spero) - waves balance >> and walk fwd to hey. One of my all time fave dances! >> - Serendipity (Chris Page) - box circulate with an extra turn; >> includes walking forward from short waves. Also one of my fave dances. >> - Eleanor's Reel (Bill Olson; see also, Eleanor's Twisted Reel, the >> Luke Donforth var.) has MULTIPLE "walk forward to next wave" transitions, >> great for visiting lots of people in a crowded hall >> - In Cahoots (Rick Mohr) is this with shadows >> - The Black Lake Inlet of Dr. Joe Rush (Seth Tepfer) - main hook of >> this dance is a "right-left by" which is fun, but it also has balance >> fwd/walk fwd to new waves >> - Solstice '17 (Donna Hunt) >> >> -- >> Maia McCormick (she/her) >> 917.279.8194 >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 12:16 PM Bill Olson via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ah Shadracks! Thanks for that one Tony! >> >> Anyway, I agree with Tony and I myself find balancing "sideways" (not >> really sideways, more on right diagonal then left diagonal) more natural >> than forward and back. Maybe this is just because of the way one's arms are >> pointing when in the wave. When I wrote Eleanor's Reel a measly 20 years >> ago (hah hah), I used that to an advantage as the progressions between >> waves were on the right and left diagonal. >> >> Dance and notes here: Eleanor's Reel (billolsondance.com) >> <https://www.billolsondance.com/eleanorsreel.html> >> >> bill >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Tony Parkes via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> >> *Sent:* Friday, June 30, 2023 2:03 PM >> *To:* Emily Addison <[email protected]>; >> [email protected] < >> [email protected]> >> *Subject:* [Callers] Re: Dances with balancing waves forward and >> backward? >> >> >> When I wrote Shadrack’s Delight 51 years ago (one of the first all-moving >> contras to gain wide acceptance among trad callers), I envisioned the wave >> balances as forward and back. Both of the balances are followed by hand >> turns halfway around, and I dislike the feel of a hand turn following a >> sideways balance (starting in either direction relative to the following >> turn). In my experience, most dancers do sideways balances in Shadrack, >> perhaps because they’re used to balancing sideways in dozens of other >> dances. I find that even when I specify a forward and back balance, many >> dancers don’t try it. >> >> >> >> Tony Parkes >> >> Billerica, Mass. >> >> www.hands4.com >> >> New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century >> >> (available now) >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Emily Addison via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2023 10:07 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [Callers] Dances with balancing waves forward and backward? >> >> >> >> Hi folks :) >> >> >> >> As a dancer, I remember loving the feel of waves lines that balance >> forward and back. However, I don't have any dances that specifically call >> for that. >> >> >> >> Might you have suggestions of dances that specifically call for Bal F&B >> or which often get modified for that feel of a balance? >> >> >> >> Thank you! >> >> :) Emily in Ottawa >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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