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<p>Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to
post for comment. There were conversations here about gents
chains and about balancing the activity levels of ladies and
gents. At Squirrel Moon Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose
details I don't remember, except that it started with a gents
chain across from Becket formation, followed by gents chain on the
right diagonal (I think). About 2/3 of the way through the dance,
he switched to start with a ladies chain across and then on the
left diagonal. It was dramatic how different the two versions of
the dance felt. That got me to thinking, why not switch each time
through to symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with contra
corners often do? Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be
cutting edge. <br>
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<p>I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to
hear if anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought
through the teaching, but imagine that for a group that could
handle it, two walk-throughs would be useful. <br>
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<p>The working title is "Both Sides" <br>
Becket</p>
<p>A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing<br>
A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn<br>
B1 Gents left shoulder full hey<br>
B2 Partner balance and swing</p>
<p>Alternate with<br>
A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing<br>
A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun<br>
B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey<br>
B2 Partner balance and swing<br>
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<p>Dave Harding<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick
via Callers wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi choreographer folks,
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<div>I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge
Contras", consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called)
contras. If anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way
for consideration, please do so!</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Maia</div>
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