In 8-9min <https://www.jefftk.com/p/contra-dance-lengths> you're going ~17 times through, so if your Sicilian circle has more than ~68 people [1] you're not going to go all the way around and start repeating.
And if your contra dance has more than 36 [2] people per set it also doesn't matter how many sets you divide the hall into. Jeff [1] 17 progressions * 2 couples per hands four * 2 people per couple [2] 17 progressions * 2 people per couple + 2 for yourselves On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Whereas if you dance in one of four longways sets you only get to dance > with a quarter of the hall! :-) > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > > > > *From:* Ben Werner via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 27 January 2025 14:29 > *To:* John Sweeney via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* Shared Weight Contra Callers <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Callers] Re: Sicilian circle to tame end effects? > > > > My complaint about Sicilian circles (as a dancer) is you only dance with > half the hall unless you find neighbors that you can switch directions > with. > > > > Ben W > > ABQ, NM > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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