I like that name, thanks for the suggestion!
—Sam
On 2025-04-03 12:02, Kelsey Hartman via Contra Callers wrote:
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.
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Kelsey Hartman
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