23 May
2024
23 May
'24
12:39 a.m.
Allemande 1 1/2 in 8 beats is certainly possible, though doing half with one person and
once around with a different person probably makes the timing a bit trickier than 1 1/2
with the same person. However, I think the timing of the orbits halfway in 4 beats is
also tricky, assuming 4 beats for the allemande halfway. Typically 8 beats are allowed
for this move since the orbiters need to make a larger diameter circle than would they
would if they were just doing a regular circle, since there are dancers doing an allemande
inside the circle. So though circling halfway would usually be 4 beats, orbiting halfway
in the same amount of time will be challenging.
Jonathan
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On 5/22/2024 11:28 PM, Alex Burka via Contra Callers wrote:
Allemande 1 1/2 is only 8 counts!
On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers
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Interesting!
Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go? It appears there are 12 counts in the first
half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts). Are you encouraging them just to cheat in the
extra beats by doing the allemandes faster? Did that create the scrambles?
--jh--
On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers
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I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves and Rorys, but
no planets (circles). Here it is:
Aurora O’More
Peter Foster 19 May 2024
Becket
A1 (8) Rights and lefts
(8) Left hand star
A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit clockwise
halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour)
(8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line (left hand to new
neighbour, men right hands in the middle)
(8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left once around WHILE
women orbit clockwise halfway
(8) Swing partner
I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people were not very familiar
with the orbit move, which resulted in
some interesting scrambles.
Peter