9 Sep
2013
9 Sep
'13
7:59 p.m.
On 09/09/2013 07:32 PM, James Saxe wrote:
* "Up the Hall Four in Line"
* Down/Up the Hall as Couples
Thanks; I'd personally say this is just `walk the hall' since the move
is more or less the same thing, it just takes a special `direction'
argument (rather like I'd say `gypsy left' and `gypsy right' are the
same figure: `gypsy'). In general things like this (walking up/down the
outside/inside) I'm just considering one thing and allowing the person
writing the copy for the dance to prepend or append some text (eg. the
move gets typeset as `<something-the-writer-inserts> the hall
<something-else-the-writer-inserts>'. This way people can write:
\walkthehall{Down}{, turn alone}{8}
\walkthehall{2's go up}{on the outside}{8}
(or something similar, I haven't figured out the syntax for these moves
yet) and it will be typset as:
`Down the hall, turn alone'
`2's go up the hall on the outside'
That's my rationale for calling them the same move anyways. It's easy to
create a function that typesets them the same way. It's also not my
purpose to get every possible wording that could go on a card; just
general moves. It's always possible for the person using the software to
define their own moves (or redefine existing ones with different
wordings that they like).
(done with the technical stuff no one cares about; sorry about that!)
* Arch and duck to progress -- One of Sam's
lists includes "Duck
and Dive". I'm not sure whether that's meant to include a
simple "2's arch; 1's dive to meet new neighbors" or whether
he intends something more complex.
Good point; I hadn't thought about it either. I normally think of duck
and dive as something more complex, so I guess I'll add another move for
a ``2's arch 1's dive" (or visa-versa) since they're normally called
differently. Thanks!
* Does circling (or "ovaling") around the entire set count as a
mere variant of "Circle" (usually meaning circle four) or a
separate figure?
Another great point; how is this normally called? `Oval <direction>'? I
think I've heard `Chainsaw left' before...
* What about promenading around the entire set vs.
across the
set? And when women turn back from the oval promenade in Paul
Balliet's "Fairport Harbor" to swing a new neighbor, is that
a mere variant of "turn alone"?
The ladies turn back is a good one; I'd say that's part of the
promenade, and takes up zero counts of music. Since this is about text
(and not the actual dance / move itself) I'll probably just call it
`[ladies|gents] turn back' or something similar.
* Are the gypsy in pairs in Ted Sannella's
"Yours for the Asking"
and the action in Devin Nordberg's "Fantasy Contra" where both
ladies gypsy with the same gent at once mere variants of "Gypsy"
or separate figures? By the way, "Fantasy Contra" also includes
"Ladies choice swing (partner or neighbor)" and then some has
some conditional moves in the B parts to achieve correct
progression regardless of the choice.
I've never seen this move (I like it though); I love learning about all
these new / interesting moves; thanks again!
* What would you call that move (kind of a mix of give-and-take
and shift right) that achieves the progression in the B2 of
Rick Mohr's "Sunset Limited"?
I've always heard this called a `yearn' (on the diagonal). No idea who
calls it that though.
* How about the move that achieves the progression
in the
B2 of Luke Donforth's "Leave Them Hanging"?
I thought I'd included this one already, but I can't think what I've
heard this called as before (like so many of these rarely used moves),
so maybe not. I added it to the end of my list anyways.
Thanks again!
—Sam
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