22 Jul
2025
22 Jul
'25
7:08 p.m.
Hi Dorcas,
Relating to your new found enjoyment of maths, you might checkout Chris
Page's wrote article "The twenty-four duple minor formations". This relates
to
rotations of a cube. At the BIDA contra dance of May 19, 2013, Linda Leslie
called Simplicity Swing. Here is a video with animations of the cube
superimposed: https://youtu.be/V_9rr49KIdE?si=Zxqyv3KGdPjgAdbd
Links to Chris's article and other maths related items here:
http://danceofmathematics.com
Cheers, Bill
24 Jul
24 Jul
12:44 p.m.
New subject: Contra Dances, Matrices and Groups
Re Contra Dances, Matrices and Groups
Oh, Dorcas, your take on the 3 basic type of contra dancers was spot on!
Alice Raibourn
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23 Jul
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2:35 p.m.
New subject: Contra Dances, Matrices and Groups
I have long said that contra dancing was full of folks of 3 basic types: artists,
engineers and care givers.
The appeal to artists seems inherently obvious, great music, colorful dancers, lovely
people. For engineers the appeal is the mathematics and the low demand for conventional
skills. For caregivers, the opportunity to receive care and healing touch instead of
always giving.
There are many other professions represented in contra dancing but these folks seem
particularly drawn to it.
On Jul 22, 2025, at 7:09 PM, Bill Baritompa via Contra
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Hi Dorcas,
Relating to your new found enjoyment of maths, you might checkout Chris Page's
wrote article "The twenty-four duple minor formations". This relates to
rotations of a cube. At the BIDA contra dance of May 19, 2013, Linda Leslie called
Simplicity Swing. Here is a video with animations of the cube superimposed:
https://youtu.be/V_9rr49KIdE?si=Zxqyv3KGdPjgAdbd
Links to Chris's article and other maths related items here:
http://danceofmathematics.com
Cheers, Bill
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