Hi John, Hexitation is an unusual formation (a "square" with four head couples and two side couples). While I haven't danced it, I'm guessing the caller wouldn't drop out, in which case the issue with ending a swing halfway through the B1 (or B2 in Hexitation's case) isn't a big concern. Lots of squares have short swings that end in the middle of the phrase, or in some traditions are danced unphrased (where, then, ending in the middle of a phrase isn't a meaningful concept).
But I really disagree on this being a valuable thing to teach in a contra dance context. Swinging until the music tells you to stop (by ending the 8-bar phrase) does much more to promote musicality. Jeff On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > There are some excellent dances that have a swing which ends in the middle > of a phrase (Hexitation springs to mind straight away for me). It is a > skill worth learning and helps teach the dancers about musicality. > > > > (Actually I wrote one yesterday, before I saw this discussion!) :-) > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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