[Callers] Re: New dance feedback

Hi all, I've got a dance in my sketchbook that I think is ready for a bit of feedback after trying it with a small group of dancers last night, and I'm hoping to solicit some from more experienced choreographers before I call it again. I'm also open to name suggestions if you have any (I hate naming things)! Untitled, Duple becket A1. Neighbors balance across & pull by right, partner pull by; shadows balance and box the gnat [1] A2. Pull by and partner swing B1. Balance and petronella; neighbor swing B2. Ring balance, pass partner by right [2], neighbor pull by right; next neighbor balance and petronella left [1]: The shadow _balance_ in A1 is outside of your minor set along the lines. [2]: On the _pass by_ in B2 give a little tug on your outside hands to get momentum. This is really another "pull by", but "pull by right with outside hands" is a mouthful and confused the experienced dancers. A up-to-date version can be found here: https://contradb.com/dances/2682 Any thoughts, critiques, etc. that I can learn from would be appreciated. Thank you! —Sam P.S. I originally had a balance before the neighbor swing too, so the swing was effectively just switching sides. Maybe I should have called it a roll away and just had no neighbor swing, but the experienced dancers were not pleased and wanted a full neighbor swing so I caved even though the petronella into a swing feels a bit "smooth" compared to the rest of the dance; I could still go either way on that one. P.P.S. I'm also aware that the petronella left is not common to say the least. I've seen it once or twice and always enjoyed it, but maybe it's best to steer clear? I originally had that as a circle right 3 and figured that if the experienced dancers were already going to be confused I might as well swap it for something where I can fit a balance like the rest of the dance. I'm not sure if this logic actually makes sense, but it felt fun to me. Last night I called it with the circle right, so that's the only part of the dance that hasn't been tried on real dancers. -- Sam Whited sam(a)samwhited.com _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net