28 Jan
2023
28 Jan
'23
2:12 p.m.
I'm sorry, Jonathan. I can't do that.
;)
On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 5:07 PM Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Now all we need to do is come up with a figure for
the call, "Open the
pod bay doors." Maybe some sort of variation of "dip and dive." ;-)
Jonathan
On 1/28/2023 3:56 PM, Isaac Banner via Contra Callers wrote:
Why wait, let’s hook this up to the
text-to-speech engine from Moonbase
Alpha and we’re in **business** - “Tonight’s
callers are ChatGPT and
Perfect Paul, please be patient with them they’re only just starting out.”
Not a robot,
Isaac
> On Jan 28, 2023, at 10:30 AM, Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>
> (Intended tongue in cheek)
>
> Okay, so, lemme get this straight.
>
> First, you swing young partner in the center of the set, and then stop,
dosido
back to place.
>
> Tight choreography, indeed.
>
> Then face your neighbor up and down and swing, again, only 8 beats and
pausing
mid-stanza. This one flows into a circle left, so, perhaps a bit
more doable, if less conventional.
>
> Let's assume for the sake of good choreography that the circle is 3/4,
so
partners will be on the side for the second swing. That gives them a
couple beats for the suggested flourish of a twirl. And while it lists the
"switch places" as a separate sentence, I think we could just infer this is
a regular swing and end facing across, trading that way.
>
> The full hey could be led by the Larks, but we still wind up with
people in
Becket Formation. So, assuming notation is correct, we could
perhaps infer that this dance is a novel no-progression dance in sets of
four, which rotates 90 degrees each time through.
>
> The remaining things could just be interpreted as patter, given that it
is
present through the whole notation.
>
> The first swing is short, but given we have two partner swings, adding
a
little bow, perhaps a truncated type, may not be so bad.
>
> Alternatively, the A1 swing to dosido could be a single move, like a
bouquet
swing. Again, the author chose to notate it with patter so it means
some interpretation.
>
> Really, the biggest flaw in the dance is that ChatGPT has no intrinsic
sense
of how a human inner ear works, and has written a dance with what
seems like 48 beats of clockwise rotation. And, given I know some human
choreographers who have written and called dances nearly this much, it may
not be a disqualifying item.
>
> "Human Being Did Not Write This Contra Dance" by ChatGBT
> Improper/Becket Contra, No Progression
>
> A1. Larks Give and Take, P Swing in Center (16), to face Ns
>
> A2. Neighbor Swing (8), join hands (2)
> Circle L 3/4 (6)
>
> B1. P Swing (16)
>
> B2. Hey For Four (16)
>
> But there could be a simpler explanation. What if ChatGPT just put the
bars
notation oddly? Like, "the contra dance is just getting started now"
sounds like the "join hands and take a bow" is actually the first move,
describing a balance.
>
> "Human Being Contra Dance" by ChatGBT, Chuck Abell, Julian Blechner
> Improper Contra
>
> A1. N DSD (6)
> NS (10), end facing across
> A2. Circle L 3/4 (6)
> PS (10)
> B1. Hey for 4 (to next Ns) (16) (LL, NR, RL, PR)
> B2. P Bal, Bouquet Swing to next Ns (4, 12)
>
> And look, it's a reasonable amount of clockwise.
>
> I know I started tongue-in-cheek, but, this is an interesting idea for
a
dance. I better publish my choreo book soon, I guess, before the robot
overlords take over!
>
> The real sin, in my opinion, is ChatGPT rhyming "finale" with
"finale".
Ew.
>
> In dance,
> Julian B
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 8:20 AM Charles Abell via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:
>
> So I've been experimenting with the new ChatGBT program, mainly to
determine whether my job as an English teacher is in danger of becoming
obsolete (it's not). While I was at it, I decided to see if it could write
a functional contra dance. This is what I entered, and what it produced.
> Write a 32-bar contra dance that starts
improper, includes a
partner swing, a neighbor swing, and a full hey:
>
> (8 bars) Start improper with your partner, swing left and
right, Come
back to place with a do-si-do in sight
> (8 bars) Swing your neighbor with a
smile on your face, Then
circle left, it's a wondrous embrace
> (8 bars) Swing your partner with a
twirl and a spin, Then
switch places, and let the fun begin
> (8 bars) Full hey now, join hands and
take a bow, The contra
dance is just getting started now!
> End the contra dance with a grand
finale, Swinging and smiling,
what a perfect finale!
>
>
> I don't think callers' and dance choreographers' jobs are in much
danger either!
>
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