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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Seth and Luke, <br>
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This discussion has inspired me to revisit grid contras. <br>
We danced a grid contra yesterday at our monthly dance in
Christchurch.<br>
The majority of the dancers (24) were experienced but 8 were less
so. <br>
Even so it went well and all found it fun. <br>
<br>
Here is a video of the setting up, teaching, walk throughs and the
dance. <br>
With a bit of computer animation thrown in. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://youtu.be/gLKBm4j7gbQ">https://youtu.be/gLKBm4j7gbQ</a><br>
There were a few <span data-dobid="hdw">hiccup</span>s with the
filming as my camera suffered tripod <br>
droop! I had a great birds eye view from the stage, but the <br>
camera less so :-(<br>
<br>
I called a variation of Petronella Fancy which I wrote in 2012.<br>
It was inspired by Kim's Game by Colin Hume. Petronella Fancy<br>
was originally a type of 4 face 4, but easily extended to<br>
an arbitrary regular grid. <br>
<br>
The variation I used last night changed the order (to suit the<br>
music better) and used both a double progression and <br>
double transgression. <br>
<br>
We danced on a grid of 4 adjacent contra lines of length 4
couples.<br>
Total of 32 dancers. The dance has a period of 10 during which <br>
each dancer will swing 5 different neighbors (each twice). <br>
<br>
The 2s in the left line, 1s in the right line, 2s in front
hands-four<br>
and 1s in back hands-four all travel around the perimeter of the
grid.<br>
The 6 remaining couples form 3 pairs that vibrate back and forth.
<br>
<br>
This is the version we danced. <br>
<br>
Petronella Fancy DP<br>
A1 (4) [Entire oval along the set] Balance ring (4) Petronella
turn<br>
(4) [Entire oval along the set] Balance ring (4)
Petronella turn<br>
A2 (4) Pass through along (NR)<br>
(4) Pass through along (N2R)<br>
(8) N2 neighbor swing; face partner<br>
B1 (8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2<br>
(8) Partner swing<br>
B2 (8) [Groups of four] Circle left 3/4 [with N2]; face along<br>
(8) Lines across the set forward and back <br>
<br>
In general this dance is interesting if the grid does not have
many<br>
interior hands-four rings, as those couples vibrate and see very<br>
few neighbors. <br>
<br>
Here is the original<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12042">http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12042</a><br>
It had a single progression and this means that couples traveling
around the<br>
perimeter are out very frequently which is not much fun. <br>
<br>
I can easily generate animations for other size grids if anyone is
interested. <br>
<br>
Cheers, Bill<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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On 10/10/2018 9:05 a.m., Tepfer, Seth via Callers wrote:<br>
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<div>When a couple moves up and down the lines, we call that
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When a couple moves ACROSS the lines, I call that
'transgression'. Not counting four face fours (aka
mescolanzas, double countras) I know of three dances that
'transgress' in some form or another:</div>
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