Here’s a good one: Which Circle Anyway? By Steve Zakon-Anderson Duple improper, double progression
A1 circle L x1, sw N A2 hey for 4 (robins start w/ R) B1 B&S next N B2. circle L x 1, ones 1/2 fig 8 above C1 ones contra corners C2 ones B&S, face the next I called this once and the band played Hangman’s Reel, a three-part tune, as written in Portland’s. It was an excellent pairing!! Jill Allen On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 9:29 PM J L Korr via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I love the current discussion of AABBCC dances and will use this as an > opportunity to encourage the dance composers out there to write more! I > began writing them for two main reasons: > > (1) I adore the beautiful 48-bar reels and jigs that many bands can play > if given the opportunity, but rarely get the chance. > > (2) There are choreographic storylines that just can't fit into 32 bars of > choreography, but can fit nicely into a 48-bar "story." > > With those factors in mind, I wrote Utah Reel which Maia mentioned (turn > all four contra corners plus a diagonal hey), Jabberwocky (a hey on the > side with three neighbors, far outside the minor set), and Three-Day > Weekend (grand right and left all the way through neighbor #5), all > findable in Caller's Box. None of those figures would fit cleanly for me > into a 32-bar dance, but they work with 48 bars and dancers at > challenging/experienced dances can generally handle them. I'm happy to > share tune recommendations and teaching tips with anyone who'd like them, > for any of those dances. (Thanks to Chris Page for feedback during the > composing process for all those dances.) > > It's true that, as Bill Olson wrote, dancers need extra prompting nudges > to remember that 48-bar dances go for more than 32 bars. But to me, it's > worth it to get to dance to Reel Beatrice, or Ragtime Annie, or Reel des > Accordéonistes, or lots of other great 48-bar tunes, plus get to do some > fun uncommon figure combinations. I'm sure there are other fun > choreographic storylines just waiting for their chance to star in a 48-bar > dance -- let me know if you write a new one! > > Jeremy Korr > Claremont, Calif. / Woods Hole, Mass. > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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