In the English repertoire, in Freeford Gardens and really most any dance that has people leading out to the side of the set there is the opportunity to loop around folks in the next set. Similarly, in progressive squares such as grapevine twist when I'm in the couple that's last in a figure, I'll invite my partner to momentarily join another set at the end of the line so we're in action somewhere. All these are examples of ad lib choreography, rather than something intended by the author, except in the larger sense that the author intended dancers to play and have fun.

--Jerome



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On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 3:05 PM Tepfer, Seth via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
When a couple moves up and down the lines, we call that 'progression'.
When a couple moves ACROSS the lines, I call that 'transgression'. Not counting four face fours (aka mescolanzas, double countras) I know of three dances that 'transgress' in some form or another:
  • Out of Bounds*, Will Mentor
  • Becket's Crossing, Chris Kermiet
  • New and Improved, Super Ultra Snake Oil #9* (seth's riff from) Roger Diggle
What others are out there?
Seth

*Technically these are 'minor' transgressions since they only go over to the other line and then come back. Still, they are 'crossing the line'!




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