[Callers] Who’s in the middle?

Anyone have a simple wave dance where it doesn’t matter which role is in the middle of the wave? Kind of like Bob Isaacs’ double your fun but easier. Thanks! Alex Sent from my iPhone ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address:

Re: [Callers] How would you teach this? What would you call it?

Thank you all, for your thoughts and discussion, and I do like the name star burst. As I'd envisioned it, the path on the floor is very much like a poussette, but the dancers wouldn't be holding hands. It's almost like the tandem turn in a dolphin hey; but with motion up and down the hall. I

Re: [Callers] Who’s in the middle?

Alexandra, >From the subject line of your note I'm guessing you're familiar with Roger Diggle's Two Whos in the Middle, but I'm sending it offline in case you're not. --Jerome Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has

Re: [Callers] Who’s in the middle?

Ann Arbor One by Al Olson Contra/Becket-CW/Easy A1 --- (8) Star Left 3/4 (8) NEW N allemande RT to short wavy lines (anyone in middle) <=PROGRESSION A2 --- (8) Balance and slide to the right (as in Rory O’More) (8) Balance and slide to the left (as in Rory O’More) B1 ---

Re: [Callers] Who’s in the middle?

Thanks! I want more dances in my box that familiarize folks with dancing with all the people even if they aren’t expecting it, but to have that built into the dance. So this is for dance communities that don’t have a lot of swapping and aren’t as skilled overall. So on the simpler side (but

Re: [Callers] Who’s in the middle?

Hi Alex and All: This may or not be what you're asking for, but the following role-free contra was written where any dancer can be at any position in the wave. I learned in writing this that it was too difficult for me to include a neighbor swing, keep it role-free, and have all stay with

Re: [Callers] Who’s in the middle?

Do you specifically want folks in the middle of short line? Or would a long line at the sides work as well? Erik Hoffman's Missing Duck sets up a long lines Rory O'More with a partner allemande. If folks over or under allemande that, then the other person is facing in and starts the hey. It all

Re: [Callers] How would you teach this? What would you call it?

Here's a crack at putting the star burst in a duple improper choreography. Stellar Star Burst Contra/Improper A1 --- (16) Neighbor gyre and swing A2 --- (8) Larks/Gents allemande Left 1-1/2 (8) Partner swing B1 --- (8) Long lines, forward and back (8) Left hand Star 3/4

Re: [Callers] How would you teach this? What would you call it?

Well if you have ecd folks on the floor... bottoms star right once around and ease out and pause! Gents will continue up the outside of the set one place as the ladies cast up one place, AND the 1s lead down all the way to the bottom. Go! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 8, 2019, at 3:49 PM,

[Callers] Moves Following Box Circulate

Hey all, I've felt like most box circulate dances use the circulate as a buildup into a swing with *someone*. Looking at http://www.contra.dance/thecallersbox, there are only 12 results for dances with a circulate that isn't followed by a swing and 9 of those results don't include their

Re: [Callers] How would you teach this? What would you call it?

Just getting to my email now. I have an ECD with a similar move - star into couples chase out, swap leads, come back in; in my dance, they go around each other, so it's clearly a poussette variation. I tried calling it "dolphin poussette" but that really doesn't speak to people; another