<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Mark,</strong></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This contra has a miniaturized grand square for 4.</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Mini Grand Swing </strong>improper by Jim Hemphill</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> To start, face your neighbor, 2's step apart, 1's step forward between</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">A1 Handy Hand allemande 1 1/2</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 2's swing*</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">A2 Neighbor balance and swing</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">B1 Long lines</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 1's swing, end with all facing across** </div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">B2 Mini grand square, 1's apart, 2's come together. 1's up, 2's down.</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 1's together, 2's apart. 1's down, 2's up and on to next.</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Teaching Notes: * The transition between A1 and A2 is a bit unusual in that couple 1 ends up slightly below couple 2 coming out of the handy hand allemande, so it really works nicely for couple 2 to end their swing facing down and gent 2 twirl the lady across to the neighbor for the swing. For the mini grand square have couple 1 remain close together and all face their partner at the end of the couple 1 swing, use same rythm as a normal grand square, 1,2,3, turn. 1's take 3 small steps apart then turn up set while the 2's take 3 small steps together and turn down, couples take 3 small steps up/down hall then turn to face across: 2's take 3 steps apart and turn up, 1's 3 steps together then turn down: on the last leg couples take 4 steps up/down to progress to next neighbors.. Emphasize dancers travel up the outside and down the inside.</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">video at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKzj3sjGtBE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKzj3sjGtBE</a></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Bob Green via Callers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>I have a 4X4 with a grand square, well...half a grand square called <i>Luke, Your Not My Father. <a href="http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/491-luke-you-re-not-my-father-by-bob-green-4x4" target="_blank">http://dancevideos.childgrove.<wbr>org/contra/contra-modern/491-<wbr>luke-you-re-not-my-father-by-<wbr>bob-green-4x4</a><br><br></i></div>It is not that challenging.<i> </i>however the dance that inspired it is. Luke Donforth has one where the grand square is on the diagonal that was the inspiration for my dance. That dance is deceptively challenging...It makes keeping your role straight on the grand square take serious concentration. I don;t remember the name of the dance, perhaps you could contact Luke for it.<br><br></div>Bob Green<br></div>St. Louis<br><div><div><i></i></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Mark Hillegonds via Callers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank">callers@lists.sharedweight.<wbr>net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I'm preparing for a workshop at a dance weekend in November where the theme will be contra dances that incorporate square dance moves.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a number dances with square thrus and swing thrus and box circulates. However, these moves are fairly well known at this point. This will be an advanced group of dancers so I'm looking for dances that incorporate more unique and sophisicated moves.</div><div><br></div><div>I know Bob Isaacs has several that quality, with dances that use Spin the Top and Spin Chain Exchange the Gears.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to seeing what you may have.</div><span class="m_-8856392549696541470HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-8856392549696541470m_-2323646218432472183gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>Mark Hillegonds</b><br><br>Cell: <a href="tel:(734)%20756-8441" value="+17347568441" target="_blank">734-756-8441</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:mark.hillegonds@gmail.com" target="_blank">mark.hillegonds@gmail.com</a><br></div></div>
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