[Callers] Re: waltz circle mixer with trios

On 2025-02-04 3:35 a.m., Mo via Contra Callers wrote: At the Caller's Box, this is "Circle of Threesomes" formation, with single progression: https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?formation=Circle+of+Thre… Currently, there are 20 such, but none of them involves waltzing, or is paired with waltz-time music. I don't think waltzing would fit very well in that formation. If two in each threesome are waltzing, that leaves out the third. You could have (e.g.) the center person waltz with each other person in turn, but that would take up a lot of time. (Say, 8 bars each, 16 bars total of waltzing?) More significantly, waltzing is asymmetric, so if the dance doesn't want awkward pairings, it would have to dictate (e.g.) that each trio consists of one 'lead' between two 'follows', with no rearrangement after the progression. Which is not unheard of, but the examples are fairly old, and might not go over that well these days (depending on the context). -Michael