Re: [Callers] weird contra dances

On 12/11/07, Tepfer, Seth <LABST(a)emory.edu> wrote: Sure, I'll throw in one I don't see myself testing in the near or distant future. One of the problems is that it may require a large set to test which shadows you do the up-the-hall with. Numbers in parentheses are estimated beats. Numbers in brackets are footnotes. It's no coincidence there's lots of those. Interwoven Promenades (working title) Chris Page, 4/2007 Improperish [*1] A1 Down the hall in a line of four (6?) Couples on the women's side turn as couples, couples on men's side keep going. [*2] (2?) Promenade/lead counterclockwise around the set [*3] (6?) Couples currently on the men's side turn as couples, couples on women's side keep going [*4] (2?) A2 Up the hall in a line of four [*5] (6?) Couples currently on women's side turn as couples, others keep going [*6] (2?) Promenade clockwise around the set. [*7] (8??) B1 Women allemande right 1 & 1/2 (8) Swing partner (8) B2 With partner shift left (2) New couple circle left 3/4 (6) Swing neighbor, face down (8) [1] Logically, where B2 would end. Same starting point as the beginning of the A2 of "Nice Combination" -- facing down the hall, next to neighbor, woman on the right. [2] Men's and woman's side -- sides named as per proper dance. "Promenade with men in the middle." [3] While this is a promenade, you're still working with the handholds of the line of four, so it's better as a lead around the set holding inside hands. But it's equivalent to a promenade. [4] End effect curiousity -- some of the couples that started out on the men's side are now on the women's side, and verse vica. Best call for this would be "all face up." [5] Here, promenades merge into lines of four. Your shadow's in the line of four. Which shadow? That's where the testing is most needed -- I'm guessing shadow number 3, 4, or 5. [6] "Promenade with women in the middle." [7] Is it short here by two beats? -Chris San Diego