31 Jul
2014
31 Jul
'14
11:51 p.m.
The timing of the cross trail here is not dissimilar to that in Joel's in the Kitchen
by Sue Rosen, (to give an example of a x trail where you pass across, pass up and down to
the next) where you Bal, X trail, (8), then Sw a new N (8). Because it's a Sw, there
is some fudging. If one is late, you can shorten the swing. Getting into a ring for a
petronella is another kettle of fish. I agree that a square through, using hands to
propel you, might make it likelier to succeed. Either way, the music had better not be
burning fast. The dance still looks fun, Don!
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On Jul 31, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Chris Page via Callers
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Aahz Maruch via Callers
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You definitely need to be careful explaining this
-- I think of Cross
Trail as leaving dancers facing the same direction, although your variant
is also common. (No idea which is more common, particularly given the
collapse of "Cross Trail" in general.)
Cross Trails facing the same direction is something I've only
encountered in the MWSD Callerlab Advanced definitions. (And even
there, I understand, that decision was contentious.) Every instance
I've seen in a contra dance of crosstrails through has dancers facing
the next. (Pass right across, face along, pass left along the set, and
on to the next.)
My main concern with the dance is the timing. Four beats is fast,
though at least you can steal some timing from the balances.
-Chris Page
San Diego
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