<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Bill Olsen called a dance at dawn dance a while ago with a mini-grand square on the diagonal. That was cool. I think he wrote it. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">And Kathy A called something at flurry last year with a right and left through and then the ladies slide right and across the set to take hands in a short wavy line across. It was neat. I think she called it a "right and left by" <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Sep 25, 2017, at 9:07 PM, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The original 4-face-4 with a Grand Square (and the original 4-face-4 in which the couples changed sides during the course of the dance) was my Grand Square Contra:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Forward and Back, all swing corner</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Sides face, Grand Square</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Reverse</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Side couples pass thru, Head couples pass thru, all swing partner and face original direction.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Jacob Bloom</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:54 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">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><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><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="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span class="m_-1325907653401760782HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-1325907653401760782m_-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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