Wow...I think you should call this "Expect the Unexpected." That petronella and shift left might cause some dancer to do "the bump" ... a dance from my teenage years so long ago.
On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM Sam Whited via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got a dance in my sketchbook that I think is ready for a bit of > feedback after trying it with a small group of dancers last night, and > I'm hoping to solicit some from more experienced choreographers before I > call it again. I'm also open to name suggestions if you have any (I hate > naming things)! > > Untitled, Duple becket > A1. Neighbors balance across & pull by right, partner pull by; shadows > balance and box the gnat [1] > A2. Pull by and partner swing > B1. Balance and petronella; neighbor swing > B2. Ring balance, pass partner by right [2], neighbor pull by right; > next neighbor balance and petronella left > > [1]: The shadow _balance_ in A1 is outside of your minor set along the > lines. > [2]: On the _pass by_ in B2 give a little tug on your outside hands to > get momentum. This is really another "pull by", but "pull by right with > outside hands" is a mouthful and confused the experienced dancers. > > A up-to-date version can be found here: https://contradb.com/dances/2682 > > Any thoughts, critiques, etc. that I can learn from would be > appreciated. Thank you! > > —Sam > > > P.S. I originally had a balance before the neighbor swing too, so the > swing was effectively just switching sides. Maybe I should have called > it a roll away and just had no neighbor swing, but the experienced > dancers were not pleased and wanted a full neighbor swing so I caved > even though the petronella into a swing feels a bit "smooth" compared to > the rest of the dance; I could still go either way on that one. > > P.P.S. I'm also aware that the petronella left is not common to say the > least. I've seen it once or twice and always enjoyed it, but maybe it's > best to steer clear? I originally had that as a circle right 3 and > figured that if the experienced dancers were already going to be > confused I might as well swap it for something where I can fit a balance > like the rest of the dance. I'm not sure if this logic actually makes > sense, but it felt fun to me. Last night I called it with the circle > right, so that's the only part of the dance that hasn't been tried on > real dancers. > > > -- > Sam Whited > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Most sincerely, Kelsey Hartman (510) 816-7225
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