Ron, Well, I have one inspired by the mating of Tetrahymena (a ciliated protozoan like a Paramecium) called Tetrahymena Twirl, and it’s kind of nerdy. Three person (one a couple unit) hey. I consider it intermediate - it’s a little weird in teaching but dances easily once it starts. It’s great to a ragtime set of tunes. There’s another called San Diego Sleigh Ride which is very easy with a figure where ones back up under twos arch, then twos do the same, then repeat. People really like it. It has a neighbor swing and an “active” couple swing that can be switched back and forth from 1s to 2s. Sort of a “dorky” figure if not a dorky inspiration. Based on Nantucket Sleigh Ride, which had no swings, as I recall. Consider Hydrogen was written as a tribute to the late great Richard Feynman - the figures represent atomic movement and structure. “Consider hydrogen” was one of two questions on his Quantum Mechanics class final. You can find them all on my website https://sites.google.com/site/marthawildscallsofthewild/ <https://sites.google.com/site/marthawildscallsofthewild/>. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out how to make it show up in searches - I chose the public settings, so it’s a mystery why it keeps showing up as https. Martha

On 2/7/2018 6:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: How about Carol Ormand's "Kinematic Vorticity"? I've never been able to understand what kinematic vorticity actually is, but it's a geology thing. Fun dance, too. It incorporates a gate, which is a bit different for contra dancers. English dancers would be familiar with the move. Kalia

Chris Page has Vector Analysis - there’s a nerdy title for you. And a good dance. Martha

Hi Ron, You might consider this one. 2-5 Allemandery, My Dear Watson – Ric Goldman, imp, Apr 2015/04 A1 1-4 (new) N alle R 1½ 5-8 G alle L 1½ (end facing P in line of 4, into…) A2 1-4 1/2 hey (PR, WL, NR, GL) into… 5-8 P sw (try to end a little early and face across; G assist W into ctr) B1 1-4 W alle R 1½ 5-8 N sw B2 1-4 LL F+B (half-roll* W R-to-L) 5-8 N alle L 1½ * Half-roll: roll W R-to-L, but end with W facing out and W’s L hand in G’s L hand (Works best with a leisurely tempo to help timing with A2 to B1) Thanx, Ric letsdance(a)rgoldman.org From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Ron Blechner via Callers Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 6:59 AM To: callers &lt;callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: [Callers] Nerdy dances Hey callers, I'm looking for dances with nerdy inspirations to add a few more choices to an upcoming session. Skill level easy through intermediate+. This can be dances inspired by a nerdy reason (like Jurassic Redheads or Star Trek) or some kind of nerdy-choreography. Thanks! Ron Blechner

Pretty darn nerdy, if you have a large enough group to keep it going: https://www.jefftk.com/contras/dances/labubblesort On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:51:14 -0500, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote: Luke - I'm not likely to call contras with swing dance moves, but I noticed that in typical Becket fashion yours finishes with a partner swing. It then starts again with "Long lines yearn forward on the left diagonal, then Gents take new neighbor home and swing". Surely this is a "Give and take", which works better if you keep your arm round your partner when going forward on the left diagonal rather than joining hands in long lines. That's how Larry Jennings defined the figure, though many callers don't seem to know that. Colin Hume Email colin(a)colinhume.com Web site http://colinhume.com

Thanks all! I've written a few down! Ron On Feb 12, 2018 2:34 PM, "Luke Donforth via Callers" < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: