[Callers] New 4x4 composition with a tunnel, and related questions

[Dale Wilson]

I called this sunday to a room full of experienced dancers.  The feedback
was positive.   It's not something I will call often, but I plan to keep it
as a "novelty" dance for the right circumstances.

Dale

On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:14 PM Luke Donforth via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> In honor of John calling it before I had a chance to test it (and after
> checking in with him), I'm going to call this "The Brave Sir Sweeney".
>
> Hope other folks get to enjoy it.
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 6:51 PM, John Sweeney via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Luke,
>>
>>               I called it tonight.  We had low numbers so I tested it
>> during the interval with some volunteers as a Four Couple Dance.  At the
>> end of the Partner Swing we just faced back to the same line.  Or changed
>> it from Head Lines to Side Lines if we wanted different people to go
>> through the arches.
>>
>>
>>
>>               I wanted all the Box the Gnats at the same time, so I did
>> Balance & Box the Gnat.  They may have been very slightly late getting
>> through the tunnel, so, to avoid the possibility of the Balance being late
>> or random, I changed the Balance & Swing to Dosido & Swing which worked
>> fine.
>>
>>
>>
>>               I indicated who should go through the tunnel first via a
>> geographic reference: pick a feature of the room and let people know that
>> you are going to use it.  I called “Window People Tunnel” – that worked
>> well.
>>
>>
>>
>>               We had lots of room, so the first swing tended to end up
>> with the set as a square, which meant that the four steps into the middle
>> were fine, but with less room the “Head Couples” might not have very far to
>> travel, but I don’t think it would be a problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>               The dancers said that they liked it.  I will definitely use
>> it again.
>>
>>
>>
>>               Does it have a name?
>>
>>
>>
>>               Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>             Happy dancing,
>>
>>                    John
>>
>>
>>
>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john at modernjive.com 01233 625 362 &
>> 07802 940 574
>>
>> http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events
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>>
>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Callers <callers-bounces at lists.sharedweight.net> *On Behalf Of *Luke
>> Donforth via Callers
>> *Sent:* 02 August 2018 19:36
>> *To:* callers at lists.sharedweight.net
>> *Subject:* [Callers] New 4x4 composition with a tunnel, and related
>> questions
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I've had an idea for a 4 facing 4 dance rattling around, and it seems
>> unlikely I'll have enough dancers to house-party it anytime soon, so I'd
>> appreciate feedback on an untested dance.
>>
>>
>>
>> 4 facing 4 contra
>>
>> A1
>>
>> (4) Lines of 4 go forward, take right hand with the one in front of you
>>
>> (4) box the gnat, keep and lift right hand to make a tunnel
>>
>> (4) couple at stage right side of line of couples duck through to far side
>>
>> (4) couple that was at stage left side of line of couples duck through to
>> far side
>>
>> A2
>>
>> (16) Initial corner balance and swing
>>
>> (end couples, it's the one they tunneled with, middle folks it's their
>> trail buddy)
>>
>> B1
>>
>> (4) All 8 go into the middle
>>
>> (4) On the way out, gents roll the one they swung with away with a half
>> sashay
>>
>> (8) Gents right hand star ~1x (ladies adjust position as needed, stepping
>> a little to left)
>>
>> B2
>>
>> (16) Partner balance and swing, end facing new couple
>>
>>
>>
>> Questions for those so inclined:
>>
>> Would you be interested in dancing and/or calling this dance? Why, or why
>> not?
>>
>>
>>
>> The inspiration for the tunnel came from "plow the row", a (to my
>> knowledge) traditional square (at least, it's traditional enough to have
>> lots of variations). Anyone know of a tunnel figure in a 4x4 contra?
>>
>>
>>
>> In the B1, I wrote it as the gents roll the ladies, and the gents star.
>> It could instead be the ladies roll the gents and ladies star. Preferences?
>>
>>
>>
>> There are two places where what would normally be "balance+move" have
>> been replaced with "in to the middle+move"; is the four steps forward
>> before the box the gnat and the roll away going to throw folks?
>>
>>
>>
>> How would you prompt the couples on the end going through the tunnel so
>> that there's only one couple in the tunnel at a time? Or would you prompt
>> it as both going through and let them figure it out inside the tunnel?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for feedback.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Luke Donforth
>> Luke.Donforth at gmail.com <Luke.Donev at gmail.com>
>>
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