<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">You can fix that little challenge by making the A1 a neighbor give & take on the left diagonal. As couples, dancers go forward on the left, and bring neighbor straight back for a swing. In the gents' chain version, the ladies would bring N back; in the ladies’ chain version, gents would bring N back to swing. <div>Linda</div><div><br><div><div><div>On Mar 27, 2017, at 8:49 AM, David Harding via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><p>Scratch that. Now that I look at it in light of Tom's comments,
I realize that there is no progression. Doh!<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2017 9:26 PM, David Harding via
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<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"><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>
</p><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>
</p><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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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick
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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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