Hi John,

Hexitation is an unusual formation (a "square" with four head couples and two side couples).  While I haven't danced it, I'm guessing the caller wouldn't drop out, in which case the issue with ending a swing halfway through the B1 (or B2 in Hexitation's case) isn't a big concern.  Lots of squares have short swings that end in the middle of the phrase, or in some traditions are danced unphrased (where, then, ending in the middle of a phrase isn't a meaningful concept).

But I really disagree on this being a valuable thing to teach in a contra dance context.  Swinging until the music tells you to stop (by ending the 8-bar phrase) does much more to promote musicality.

Jeff


On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

There are some excellent dances that have a swing which ends in the middle of a phrase (Hexitation springs to mind straight away for me).  It is a skill worth learning and helps teach the dancers about musicality.

 

(Actually I wrote one yesterday, before I saw this discussion!) :-)

 

            Happy dancing,

                   John                      

                                   

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

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