[Callers] Four face fours

[Bob Green via Callers]

Here is the one that you inspired, Luke:

 *Luke, Your Not My Father*       4X4 by Bob Green

A1 Long lines forward and back
     Swing your corner
A2 Sides face, Grand square (no reverse)
B1 With the one you swung, balance and box the Gnat and Pull by right,
     Pull by left, pul by right
B2 Balance and Swing your partner(end facing original direction -new corner)

http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/491-luke-you-re-not-my-father-by-bob-green-4x4

Bob Green
bobgreen at swbell.net
St. Louis


On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> It's been a while since I've had enough folks at a house party to really
> walk through a 4x4 dance, so I'm sending this out for comment: I'm trying
> to increase my repertoire of accessible and entertaining 4x4s (my double
> reverse progression 4x4, etc, not qualifying)
>
> This one is in the "Midwestern Folklore" and "Will You Mary Me?" tradition
> of being two nearly identical halves.
>
> Plow and Cross Stitch
> by Luke Donforth
> Contra/Four Facing Four
>
> A1 -----------
> (8) Lines of four, forward and back
> (8) Women's Chain up & down to facing neighbor
> A2 -----------
> (8) 1/2 Hey up & down, women passing right shoulders
> (8) Neighbor swing (end facing partner, Women's line of direction; men
> opposite initial facing.)
> B1 -----------
> (8) Women's Chain up and down to partner, power turn to face trail buddy
> couple
> (8) 1/2 Hey across, women passing right shoulders
> B2 -----------
> (16) Partner balance and swing
>
> It could go lines of four again in B1, then the chain and power turn, with
> B2 being half hey and just a swing; but I figured try for the partner
> balance and longer swing.
>
> I'd appreciate hearing folks thoughts (too repetitive? too disorienting?
> basically X's dance Y), as well as your own favorite 4x4s; and why. My
> personal favorite is Rick Mohr's "Dance All Night", because you get a grand
> right and left in a contra.
>
> Take care,
>
> --
> Luke Donforth
> Luke.Donforth at gmail.com <Luke.Donev at gmail.com>
>
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