2 Aug
2010
2 Aug
'10
10:59 p.m.
Hi All:
Thanks, Sargon. The name zia comes from the sun symbol of the Zia tribe of NM, and that
symbol shows up on the state flag and license plate. In 1998 the original Weston Mountain
Zia and Carol Ormand's Contrapositive were written, and I started writing them in
2007. Zias are hard to write, but not too hard to dance, about as difficult as a 4 facing
4. Zias do take up more room than contras, and they can be adapted to the shape of the
hall - so one time at Glen Echo we danced a zia with four squares in a box connected by
contra lines. Contra callers who want the same wow factor as grid squares without a lot
of square dance choreography should consider zias.
Bob
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:18:46 -0400
From: sargondj(a)gmail.com
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 72, Issue 2
Chris Page rightly corrects me in that this is actually "Zia"
formation, not "Zuni." Apologies for mixing up these two New Mexican
tribes!
-Sargon
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Sargon de Jesus <sargondj(a)gmail.com> wrote:
One that wasn't mentioned so far is the
fairly new formation is the
adapted grid square. A square in the middle with contra lines
branching out behind each of the four square couples. With a large
hall, you can link the contra lines to other squares. Bob Isaacs once
tried using this formation at a Sunday night Glen Echo dance.
He called it the "Zuni Formation." If you take a look at the New
Mexico flag, it'll make sense!
Also, I've heard the two-couple scatter mixers referred to as
"Kentucky Squares" before. But that might only be used for particular
dances using that setup.
-Sargon
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <callers-request(a)sharedweight.net> wrote:
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Hello all,
A dancer friend asked me about initial formation terminology, and I
wasn't sure so I thought I'd ask the hive mind.
In contra sets with hands four, if neither the 1s nor 2s cross over,
it's proper formation (specifically duple minor I believe). If the 1s
cross, it's improper.
If the 1s cross and the whole set rotates 1/4 circle, it's Becket.
If the 1s don't cross over but the 2s do, I've called that formation
indecent. I'm not sure how widespread that use is.
If the 1s and the 2s cross? I'd be inclined towards anti-proper or
maybe improper-indecent (a mouthful). This was the question that
prompted the query.
Triple minor dances are hands six, and can be proper or with some
couples crossed over... I don't know specific sub-names.
Tempest formation is a wide n shape of four couples, actives in the
middle facing down, inactives on the sides facing in.
There's circle dances and Sicillian circles of facing couples. There's
four couple square dance formation, five couples for Levi Jackson's
rag, Morris and rapper formations and more. But are there other contra
formations and if so what are they called?
Are there other traditional formations, and if so what are they called?
Thanks
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