Love the title, Joseph!!! I wrote a dance in 2016 with similar celestial
themes and figures for my friend and longtime contra, ECD, and waltz dancer
Dr. Bernard Whiting. He was one of the leading scientists responsible for
the historic first observation of Gravitational Waves. This dance describes
the process of that observation, with two black holes (the Gents) first
orbiting and then colliding (swinging). The resulting "Wave" made in the
fabric of spacetime (largely represented by the Ladies' interweaving
trajectory) travels through space, and is observed here on Earth (for a
Partner Swing).
*Dr. Whiting's Delight* 2016, Angela DeCarlis
Becket R, Intermediate (harder for the caller than for the dancers!)
A1: Circle L 3/4
N Swing
A2: Long Lines Forward, Gents Rollaway Neighbor on way Back
1/2 Hey (Begins Gents by Right)
B1: Gents Right Shoulder 'Round and Cross-hand-grip Swing [1]
While Ladies Orbit CCW All the way around [2]
B2: Gents keep Right, take Left with Neighbor in Short Wave, all facing
Direction of Progression [3]
Balance Wave Forward & Back
All walk forward, New gents pass by Right [4]
Partner Swing
[1] The Gents' Cross-hand Swing often begins with a Right Allemande grip,
before the left hand grip and buzz-step are incorporated. When done
correctly, this swing will be comfortable and safe for the Gents, and will
also transition effortlessly into taking hands in the short wave across.
[2] Taking the time to teach the ladies to pass adjacent orbiting ladies by
the Left, Olympic Rings Style, does a lot to make this part of the dance
more interesting for them.
[3] It's super useful to outline direction of progression for the dancers
at the beginning of the walk-through
[4] I used to call this as a short "Hook" Right Allemande when I led it,
but Lisa Greenleaf advised me to modify it so as to not involve hands.
Either way, It's easy for folks to autopilot in this part of the dance and
expect to form a new wave, when it's really more like a swing through.
I also just recently wrote a dance with an interesting star figure that
I'll look forward to sharing later this summer, after I've had a chance to
call it at BIDA on July 7. Happy writing, all!
Angela
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Hi Joseph,
>
> Middlemarch (ECD Waltz time) has Allemandes turning into
> Orbits.
>
>
>
> Depends whether you want the Orbiters to continue in the
> same direction, or turn back to go the opposite way. That is a common
> figure known as Allemande Orbits – you can see it in Sun Skip:
> https://youtu.be/nIUpxzeh4lw?si=CbRyF79l0S945DZy
>
>
>
> Happy dancing,
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Sweeney, Dancer, England j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
> 940 574
>
> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers <
> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
> *Sent:* 15 May 2024 18:34
> *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
> *Subject:* [Callers] Aurora O’More
>
>
>
> This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the recent
> auroras.
>
> It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to
> have an orbit around a star? Ooh! A hands across star where a pair spits
> out and goes outward and into orbit…
>
> Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely
> way, but I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to
> write it, hooray.
>
> -Joseph
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