I agree with Greg, 4F4 is a natural setting for the originally described motion. I got intrigued by a similar idea and developed a few a while back.

One has been tested so far - it went well (https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16712 has the video link).

As my site is temporarily down, here's the choreo:

Interstellar Waves - 4 Face 4 - Don Veino 20190705.2

A1 Give & Take to Opposite GNT/LRK, Opposite Swing

[ALT: Circles/4 Left 3/4x, Opposite Swing]


A2 LDY/RVN Chain to PNR

LDY/RVN H-A Star Right 1x WHILE GNT/LRK Orbit CCW 1/2x

(LDY/RVN keep center star hold, LH to GNT/LRK in interlocking waves/4 - “Stellar Wave”)


B1 Stellar Waves Balance [FWD/BACK], NBR Allemande Left 1/2x

GNT/LRK Star Right 1x WHILE LDY/RVN Orbit CCW 1/2x


B2 PNR Balance & Swing, end facing progression







On Fri, May 17, 2024, 1:10 PM Gregory Frock via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi Joseph et al.

Saw this today, and here's what I came up with:

Mescolanza (4 face four), Couples swap sides each time, start facing up and down