Just as another example of MR across:

Holy Cannoli! - DI -  Don Veino 20160415

Written while driving home from NEFFA 2015 after indulging in a delicious chocolate chip dipped one. First called by Linda Leslie at the Scout House Monday Contras 4/26/2015. It danced well, requires good spacing up and down. A2 timing depends on the crowd and music selection.

A1

(4,12) N B&S

A2

(6) Circle Left 3/4 (to face up/down, looking at your P - on Gent/Larks' home side)

(10) Mad Robin 1+1/2 (across set, Gents/Larks going Left to Right through center first)

B1

(16) Partner RSR & Swing (on Ladies/Robins' home side)

B2

(8) Ladies/Robins Chain

(8) Half Hey, LDY/RBN Pass Right to start (and look towards progression...)

On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 11:45 AM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Scene: Beantown Stomp, dancing with another caller, Alex D-L on stage. Dance has a balance ring, pass thru to ocean wave.

Me, to my partner: "How stupid would it be to have a balance, Mad Robin across the set?" 

Her: "Do it!"

It's across a musical phrase. And I was skeptical that space was available, but, if you can balance and pass through to an ocean wave, you can Mad Robin facing up and down, it turns out.

Called last night in Philly, positive feedback after, band picked music that worked with the cross-phrase.

Mad Robin Across

Julian Blechner

Becket (CW)

A1. Circle L 3/4 (8) (with "next as a typical Butter progression)

      NS (8)

A2. LLFB (8)

      Robins Chain to P (8), form ring of 4

B1. Bal Ring (4)

      Mad Robin Across (8)

Larks catch LH early, Alle L 1x (4)

B2. P R. Shoulder 'Round and Swing (16)

Notes:

Larks catch left hands about 3/4 the way through the Mad Robin, so their 1x allemande is 6 beats of music. Telling Larks they will catch LH early is important.

I assumed dancers would arrive early to the B2, and made it a Right Shoulder 'Round instead of a balance. However, perhaps with the timing of the music being not super sluggish, dancers seemed to arrive with timing that would have worked for the balance.

Will likely call something with this at NEFFA, but the dance is tested, danced, and I'm confident in it. 

In dance,

Julian Blechner

He/Him

Western Mass, USA

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