27 Mar
2017
27 Mar
'17
11:59 a.m.
David, you're thinking of Stretching the Limits (men chain version)
and Stretching the LImits (women chain version).
You're very creative, thinking of switching each time. A caller,
Will Martin has come up with that very idea. The progression is in
the same direction and has half heys instead of full heys. He calls
his version Stretching the Limits of Truth. I probably won't be able
to find my copy and will ask him for his. I doubt it's every been
called although it works on paper!
Tom
On Mar 26, 2017, at 10:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
Here's something I envisioned last fall and have
been meaning to
post for comment. There were conversations here about gents chains
and about balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At
Squirrel Moon Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I
don't remember, except that it started with a gents chain across
from Becket formation, followed by gents chain on the right
diagonal (I think). About 2/3 of the way through the dance, he
switched to start with a ladies chain across and then on the left
diagonal. It was dramatic how different the two versions of the
dance felt. That got me to thinking, why not switch each time
through to symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with contra
corners often do? Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be
cutting edge.
I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to
hear if anyone thinks it's worth giving a try. I haven't thought
through the teaching, but imagine that for a group that could
handle it, two walk-throughs would be useful.
The working title is "Both Sides"
Becket
A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
B2 Partner balance and swing
Alternate with
A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
A2 Long lines; Ladies chain, courtesy trun
B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
B2 Partner balance and swing
Dave Harding
On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
Hi choreographer folks,
I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras",
consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If
anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way for
consideration, please do so!
Cheers,
Maia
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