Not a beginner dance or one to put in a medley, but... inspired by the need to fix the mid-phrase swing in Du Quoin Races, I wrote this, which I called "Dreamland Races": https://contradb.com/dances/2006 It keeps most of Du Quoin intact, but I thought the rollaway progression was novel enough that it was worth naming it as its own dance.
Isaac Banner has written a bunch of great box-circulate dances, a few of which are on the simpler side. Lake City Crossing ( https://contradb.com/dances/1498) and Higgs Boson ( https://contradb.com/dances/876) are pretty approachable; a newer one Bobbing for Isaacs (https://contradb.com/dances/2305) is a bit trickier but well worth it. (The ricochet-to-wave thing is much easier to dance than it is to teach - once you get it, it flows really nicely.) Koren On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 11:05 AM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Du Quoin Races also has a swing that ends mid-phrase. Dancers tend not to > like to end those when the choreographer wants them to. > > > > On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:01 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the > exact same reason! > > I just inverted Bob’s Read between the lines. And I used a slide and > circle instead of a circle and pass through. > > Love this thread. Thanks! > > Alex > > On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:50 AM, Chris Page via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Close hits: > "Bob the Surfer" by Dugan Murphy. > "The Blizzard Chimney Contra" by Geoff Cubitt > "The Plagiarist's Reel" by Peter Foster > > Cheers, > -Chris Page > Los Angeles, CA > > On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Becket > A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle) > N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in > A2. Bal, Circulate x2 > B1. N B+S > B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by) > PS > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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