[Callers] does this dance already exist?

[Rich Sbardella]

In MWSD it is the fact that the dancers are not adjacent to each other, the
two beats allow them to get into the center and then they have 8 beats to
square thru.
-Rich

On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 2:48 AM Nick Cuccia via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Could hand technique be contributing to square thrus taking more than
> two beats per exchange?  One of my long-past English dance instructors
> taught pull-by hands as almost a quick handshake-and-release, where
> you're no longer in contact by the time you're shoulder-to-shoulder.  If
> the dancers maintain contact for longer than that, one of them is almost
> certainly going to have less than a 1/4 turn after the exchange, while
> the other will have more than a 1/4 turn.  I've observed this phenomena
> even in 16-beat square thrus with balances preceding the first and third
> exchanges.
>
> --Nick
>
> [Stuff below Rich's response snipped]
>
> On 09/08/2018 09:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
> > The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10 beats from a
> > static square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they
> > would be after the heads star thru.
> >
> > In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
> >
> > Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
> > Lines F&B
> > 2 ladies Chain Across and Back
> > Has Square Thru 4  (This square thru is from a line of four that is at
> > the sides static position.
> > Corner Swg & Promenade
> >
> > In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
> >
> > Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
> > RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
> > Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
> > Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
> >
> > In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose
> > rather than across the set.
> >
> > Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10
> > is a good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
> >
> > Rich
> >
>
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