Thank you all! I think it was indeed Beneficial Tradition. I now vaguely remember there being a wavy line in the dance, so that must be the one! I'm glad to learn of the triplet and XYZ dances as well. It was hard to search for the dance since the shouting bit isn't always mentioned in the written choreography.
Thanks for your help, Kyla On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 12:18 PM Luke Donforth <[email protected]> wrote: > There's all the triplet by Al Olson. I think (based on the names) it came > after Dan Pearl's > > Beneficial Triplet > Al Olson > Type: Contra > Formation: Triplet > > A1 ----------- > all pass partner by Right Hand > all who can, pass person on Left diagonal by Left Hand > all pass person straight across by Right Hand > Left diagonal by Left Hand > A2 ----------- > straight across by Right Hand > Left diag by Left Hand > (8) Partner Right hand balance and box the gnat > > B1 ----------- > (8) Partner Do si do > (8) Partner swing > end facing up (proper) > B2 ----------- > bottom couple lead up the middle, turn alone and lead back down the middle > cast with 2nd (now at bottom) couple to end in 2nd place > > Notes: 3-1-2 progression > Originally B1 was ptr balance and swing > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 10:11 AM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Beneficial Tradition does have that in the B2 >> >> Here is a video of a dance by Bob Green (dance name is XYZ) that has that >> figure in the b1 and b2 >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBwjTWK3-4g >> >> Mac McKeever >> St Louis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 08:21:54 AM CDT, Tepfer, Seth via Contra >> Callers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Keys >> >> >> >> Is this the dance? >> >> This is the one Ridge mentioned, Beneficial tradition. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Beneficial Tradition >> >> youtu.be >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The choreography: >> https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10289 >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> > On Jun 22, 2024, at 8:52 AM, Kyla Wargel via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > Hello! >> > >> > >> > >> > I remember seeing a video of a contra dance a few years back, perhaps >> during some kind of workshop, where one of the moves involved dancers >> pumping their fists into the air and saying something. I think they were >> saying "hey," but I'm not completely sure. I remember that the dance seemed >> like it was at a typical contra dance level of difficulty and was a duple >> minor, not a simple family dance. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Does anyone know what dance this might be? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Kyla Wargel >> > >> > Bloomington, IN >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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] >> > > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> >
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