Michael, here's one I learned about in an exchange with Chris Page. Haven't tried it, but there's a good video -- Alone at the End

On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 1:43 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Thanks Dale for the pleasant words.
The dance you referred to may have been one with a right and left on the 1/2 diagonal, most likely "A New Idea"
All my dances with this figure can be found at  https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#RL

On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:33 AM Dale Wilson via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

For those who don't know Michael, he specializes in writing and calling these kinds of dances.

When he calls at a dance weekend, it's always an adventure, and amazingly enough the dances actually work!

[Michael, I still remember that dance you called at Kimmswick that included a right-and-left that somehow happened with a couple from another set.]

Dale

On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 8:43 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi Greg:

I guess I mean dances that a caller must spend an extra bit of time to visualize,  and/or to work out the teaching and/or calls

-- or dances that only an experienced caller can try.

A few examples from my dances...

Where's Alex?

https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Wheres

From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It

https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Earth

Two Orange Cats
https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Cats

Rusty Wheel Reels  
https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Rusty

The Great Urbana Barn Dance

https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Great

Michael

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 3:40 PM Gregory Frock <gregfrock@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Michael,

I am not sure I understand the premise of the question.

Breaking things down, an instructor has verbal description and demonstrations as primary tools teach a dance. If an instructor feels they cannot describe a figure adequately well verbally, they should not hesitate to demonstrate it. Any figures from the basic vocabulary, circles, stars, chains, etc would be familia

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 2:56 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

... to teach to reasonably experienced dancers than they are  for them to dance.
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