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<div>interesting - the a1 looks pretty ambitious - but if they don't finish in time, the a2 is forgiving</div><div><br></div><div>Mac McKeever</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, August 2, 2018, 1:36:35 PM CDT, Luke Donforth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpe46b2cfdyiv2404932619"><div dir="ltr">Hello all, <div><br></div><div>I've had an idea for a 4 facing 4 dance rattling around, and it seems unlikely I'll have enough dancers to house-party it anytime soon, so I'd appreciate feedback on an untested dance.</div><div><br></div><div>4 facing 4 contra</div><div>A1</div><div>(4) Lines of 4 go forward, take right hand with the one in front of you</div><div>(4) box the gnat, keep and lift right hand to make a tunnel</div><div>(4) couple at stage right side of line of couples duck through to far side</div><div>(4) couple that was at stage left side of line of couples duck through to far side</div><div>A2</div><div>(16) Initial corner balance and swing </div><div>(end couples, it's the one they tunneled with, middle folks it's their trail buddy)</div><div>B1</div><div>(4) All 8 go into the middle</div><div>(4) On the way out, gents roll the one they swung with away with a half sashay</div><div>(8) Gents right hand star ~1x (ladies adjust position as needed, stepping a little to left)<br clear="all"><div>B2</div><div>(16) Partner balance and swing, end facing new couple</div><div><br></div><div>Questions for those so inclined:</div><div>Would you be interested in dancing and/or calling this dance? Why, or why not?</div><div><br></div><div>The inspiration for the tunnel came from "plow the row", a (to my knowledge) traditional square (at least, it's traditional enough to have lots of variations). Anyone know of a tunnel figure in a 4x4 contra?</div><div><br></div><div>In the B1, I wrote it as the gents roll the ladies, and the gents star. It could instead be the ladies roll the gents and ladies star. Preferences?</div><div><br></div><div>There are two places where what would normally be "balance+move" have been replaced with "in to the middle+move"; is the four steps forward before the box the gnat and the roll away going to throw folks?</div><div><br></div><div>How would you prompt the couples on the end going through the tunnel so that there's only one couple in the tunnel at a time? Or would you prompt it as both going through and let them figure it out inside the tunnel?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for feedback.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="ydpe46b2cfdyiv2404932619gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Luke Donforth<br><a href="mailto:Luke.Donev@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luke.Donforth@gmail.com</a><br></div></div>
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