Here is a video that shows the dance done in a circle. https://youtu.be/tUqvd5crh6w?si=bP5WaSnOCPy6GPEu On Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 01:58 JJ <jcgj95(a)gmail.com> wrote:

So, here's one! Tried it last night with a couple of dancers and it seemed to work OK. A Wing & A Wave by John Sweeney Trios facing AC around a big circle Music: Chicago (we used Elixir's version) - any 32-bar waltz will do A1: Waltz Forwards (2); Middle Dancers does Right Hand High, Left Hand Low to invert the line and all end facing CW (2) Waltz Forwards (2); End dancers dance to the other end of the line, passing Left Shoulders into a Wave WHILE Middle dancer Sets R/L (2) A2: Balance the Wave (F/B) (2); Those holding Right Hands: Allemande Right WHILE the other dancer orbits AC all the way – remake the Wave (4)*; Balance the Wave (F/B) (2) B1: Those holding Left Hands: Allemande Left WHILE the other dancer orbits CW all the way – remake the Wave (4)* Balance the Wave (F/B) (2); Extend (dance forward to the next trio) (2) B2: Don’t make the new Wave, Middle dancer passes dancer on the Right by the Right Shoulder for a Full Hey – finish in a line of three facing AC * Lots of time for the Allemande; Orbiter has to go a bit faster. In the second part of A1 the end dancers follow the same path as the " Right Hand High, Left Hand Low", but without holding hands.             Happy dancing,                    John John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

On 2025-02-04 1:14 p.m., Colin Hume via Contra Callers wrote: No, I'm not assuming that at all. (I'm quite aware of the distinction.) The original message didn't say "waltz time", it said "waltzing somehow", which to me sounds like the dance-form, not the time signature. -Michael

I have a funny feeling I have danced this dance before, but so vague is my memory there's no way to be sure. I recall that there is indeed a portion of the dance where the middle person dances an individual waltz with the person on the right, then with the person on the left, and there may have been something like a hey for 3 (with hands) and some promenading. Hopefully that helps jog the memory. Greg Allan, Winnipeg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. This is filler text that changes the size of the messages I send - an added layer of security for detection and identification of encrypted information using metadata. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. This is filler text that changes the size of the messages I send - an added layer of security for detection and identification of encrypted information using metadata. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 at 12:35 AM, None via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

On 2025-02-04 3:35 a.m., Mo via Contra Callers wrote: At the Caller's Box, this is "Circle of Threesomes" formation, with single progression: https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?formation=Circle+of+Thre… Currently, there are 20 such, but none of them involves waltzing, or is paired with waltz-time music. I don't think waltzing would fit very well in that formation. If two in each threesome are waltzing, that leaves out the third. You could have (e.g.) the center person waltz with each other person in turn, but that would take up a lot of time. (Say, 8 bars each, 16 bars total of waltzing?) More significantly, waltzing is asymmetric, so if the dance doesn't want awkward pairings, it would have to dictate (e.g.) that each trio consists of one 'lead' between two 'follows', with no rearrangement after the progression. Which is not unheard of, but the examples are fairly old, and might not go over that well these days (depending on the context). -Michael