19 Apr
2023
19 Apr
'23
9:53 a.m.
I heard from Chris Page, on a FB post in a choreo group.
He thought of the contra-corners-from-Becket, with:
Twirly Corners
Becket
A1 Slice left while partner roll away
Top/Bottom pair do-si-do in center
A2 Top/Bottom pair turn contra corners
B1 Top/Bottom pair balance and swing
B2 Partner balance and swing
I'll add this to my box, too, but, what I think is the interesting thing to
play with is integrating Jim Kitch's contra corners exit where you skip the
swing in the middle and swing your partner instead.
This means we can have a contra corners dance which:
- solves the issue of "many dancers don't like it when you only get to
swing your partner half the time" with contra corners dances where partners
are doing the move
- leaves _half_ of a square tune for other choreo. Normally, we spend 3/4
of a dance setting up contra corners, doing them, and having the swing at
the end. I think this is why we all have Alternative Corners and Labor of
Love in our boxes, and anything else is advanced level.
- has the partner as an anchor, mitigating the issue of "new dancers have
trouble with this move and can't recover quickly after it doesn't go well"
I'm going to give my original a whirl at a dance this week. (Buttered
Corners - circle L 3/4, NS, Chain, Lines, CC, P B+S, slide left progression)
I'd love to hear more thoughts and feedback.
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 10:21 PM Julian Blechner <juliancallsdances(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
So... it occurred to me that it'd be really easy
to do a mixed-role contra
corners from Becket position.
A few weeks ago, I danced Jim Kitch's Equinox, which had a fun setup and
you finish Contra Corners by passing R , but ... do people know any simpler
ways? Like, for example, dance below. I can't possibly have been the first
to figure this out, eh?
(If not written yet: Buttered Corners)
Becket
A1. Circle L 3/4
NS
A2. Robins Chain
LLFB*
B1. Bottom couples Contra Corners**
Same Couples Pass R, to P
B2. P B + S
... slide L to New Ns
* opportunity in the lines for partners to rollaway to swap roles
** and can alternate top couples, bottom couples, doing bottom couples -
who were original 1s - first. This way, the top of the set has corners for
people, always.
Like, literally this gives 16 measures to progress and have a neighbor
swing if you want. If we opened up to the idea of contra corners with a
neighbor from Becket, it opens up immense numbers of dances that can be
written.
In dance,
Julian Blechner