Love it, Seth! I will have to add it to my repertoire. On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM Tepfer, Seth <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greg > > You and Isaac Banner have inspired me. Yes, Left Hand chains flow so > nicely - especially for larks to then move forward into allemande or hey or > what have you. Your work inspired this dance which I have been calling > frequently (4 times at weekends in the last 6 weeks). I'm doing my part to > make Left hand chains a regular part of our dance vocabulary. > > Title: New Neural Pathways > Author: Seth Tepfer > Formation: duple minor, improper > A1: Long lines (8); Robins Left hand chain* to partner (8) > A2: Robins pass left ½ hey (8); partner swing (8) > B1: Larks left hand chain** (8); Larks see saw (8) > B2: Neighbor Balance and Swing (16) > Notes: > Robins Left hand chain: Robins allemande left 1/2, give right to partner, > put left hand behind back, larks take right hand in right hand and put left > hand around the robins back. Robin moves forward, larks back up; all end up > facing neighbors across set with robins on the LEFT and larks on the right. > Larks left hand chain**: Larks allemande left 1/2, give right to partner, > put left hand behind back, robins take right hand in right hand and put > left hand around the larks back. larks move forward, robins back up; all > end up facing neighbors across set with larks on the LEFT and robins on the > right. > > Seth > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gregory Frock via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, March 24, 2025 8:51 AM > *To:* John Sweeney <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Shared Weight Contra Callers <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [External] [Callers] Re: New Names for Ladies' Chains > > Hi John, > > In response to your query, I would say nothing definitive. I have been > using Right-Hand Chain and Left-Hand Chain for at least 10 years. I started > with Right-Hand Chain because I wanted to imply the existence of a > Left-Hand Chain, an underused choreographic element IMHO. Since I define a > RH chain as "whoever is on the right side, extend right hands and pull > by... [etc]", it seems to me that it would also function as positional. I > have experienced a 99%+ success rate with these terms and descriptions, > including when I add in the rate chain along the line. > > LH chains are still rare and somewhat awkward for experienced dancers in > my experience. But as their appearance increases in frequency, the > awkwardness dissipates. > > Greg > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Please could you let me know what the new gender-free names > for Ladies’ Chains are? Has anything evolved as the definitive new name? > > > > Thanks. > > > > 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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