You could do a cross trail through (i.e. two changes of a circular hey: pass P right, N left).
On Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 12:12 PM Sam Whited via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Whew, you scared me there! > > > RE: the right hands, that makes sense to me, but since it was outside > hands (in a ring), I couldn't really swap hands (since the larks would > have their right hand free, but the robin coming at them would have > their left hand free. I'll think more about that more; the ring balance > felt good since you're coming out of a swing and already have hands with > your neighbor, but it does rather break the flow of all the pull by's, > so maybe I'll drop it. > > Thank you for the notes! > > > —Sam > > > On 2025-04-03 12:09, Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote: > > 🤦🏻 Reading is not my forte. I completely missed the final next > > neighbor balance and petronella left. > > > > I have no issue with the balance and petronella left. That will be fun. > > There might be issues with the pass right pull by right - having two > > rights in a row. > > > > > > Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) > > > > Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center > > < > https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> > > > > > > > Book time to meet with me > > < > https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Sam Whited via Contra Callers > > <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, April 3, 2025 12:04 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > <[email protected]> > > *Subject:* [Callers] Re: [External] New dance feedback > > I believe you're improper during the progression (the pull by right to > > next neighbors in the beginnig of B1), so the petronella left puts you > > back in becket for the start of the dance, no? This is the only thing > > that's changed from last night so it's quite possible I've broken it, > > but I'm going through it in my head and I think it's equivalent to the > > circle right 3 that used to be there (or at least, I can't figure out > > how you'd be in becket at the end unless I've mis-typed something > > earlier in the dance that I'm not seeing). > > > > > > —Sam > > > > > > On 2025-04-03 12:00, Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote: > > > B2 ends improper rather than becket. You need to get the > > > larks/leads/gents to swap places and then a slide left or yearn to > > > progress. > > > > > > > > > Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) > > > > > > Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center > > > > > < > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office.com%2Fbookwithme%2Fuser%2Ffcd3f5d71da848759228584d1a49babd%40emory.edu%3Fanonymous%26ep%3Dsignature&data=05%7C02%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce2c8466fee034275a9c808dd72c9489d%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C638792931409556479%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zCgJZ5SfPVonQHdl6%2Fh71nQuc8M7GjPA95RQs7NkXQo%3D&reserved=0 > > < > https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature>> > > > > > > > > > > > > Book time to meet with me > > > > > < > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office365.com%2Fowa%2Fcalendar%2FSethTepfer%40mscloud.emory.net%2Fbookings%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce2c8466fee034275a9c808dd72c9489d%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C638792931409574558%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fjRPCLioHoEgSBBM7YhynTh4FZFWNSTJBDN0FO%2FQTq8%3D&reserved=0 > > < > https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > *From:* Sam Whited via Contra Callers > > > <[email protected]> > > > *Sent:* Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:39 AM > > > *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers > > <[email protected]> > > > *Subject:* [External] [Callers] New dance feedback > > > 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://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontradb.com%2Fdances%2F2682&data=05%7C02%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce2c8466fee034275a9c808dd72c9489d%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C638792931409587092%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xQcGiKJ0FKhfmAt5eG0HO4FQchObrP149qzdvX6MFMk%3D&reserved=0 > > <https://contradb.com/dances/2682> > > > > > < > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontradb.com%2Fdances%2F2682&data=05%7C02%7Clabst%40emory.edu%7Ce2c8466fee034275a9c808dd72c9489d%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C638792931409599333%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nwanXozzfGDeLlT9YpFQQ1d0D9v%2B7t7dQptPkypuvpM%3D&reserved=0 > > <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] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > -- > > Sam Whited > > [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] > > -- > Sam Whited > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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