30 Mar
2024
30 Mar
'24
1:17 p.m.
Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
6 Apr
6 Apr
11:43 a.m.
A short swing on an odd phrase works fine for reasonably experienced
dancers if the tune clearly delineates the phrase and/or the caller
clearly announces the next figure until the dancers get it.
Here is one of mine with a short swing on an odd phrase (which I last
called at the Sugar Hill dance weekend outside of Bloomington IN last
August) https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#MrJohnson
I also have a dance with four swings, all on the odd phrases (which I have
not tried, as I have not yet worked out the details of the end effects)
https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#PlBe although I may rename it A
Cardinal Sin
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 1:05 PM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers <
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Du Quoin Races also has a swing that ends mid-phrase.
Dancers tend not to
like to end those when the choreographer wants them to.
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:01 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby <adeislauby(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the
exact same reason!
I just inverted Bob’s Read between the lines. And I used a slide and
circle instead of a circle and pass through.
Love this thread. Thanks!
Alex
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:50 AM, Chris Page via Contra Callers <
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Close hits:
"Bob the Surfer" by Dugan Murphy.
"The Blizzard Chimney Contra" by Geoff Cubitt
"The Plagiarist's Reel" by Peter Foster
Cheers,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
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Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:43 p.m.
Not a beginner dance or one to put in a medley, but... inspired by the need
to fix the mid-phrase swing in Du Quoin Races, I wrote this, which I called
"Dreamland Races":
https://contradb.com/dances/2006
It keeps most of Du Quoin intact, but I thought the rollaway progression
was novel enough that it was worth naming it as its own dance.
Isaac Banner has written a bunch of great box-circulate dances, a few of
which are on the simpler side. Lake City Crossing (
https://contradb.com/dances/1498) and Higgs Boson (
https://contradb.com/dances/876) are pretty approachable; a newer one
Bobbing for Isaacs (https://contradb.com/dances/2305) is a bit trickier but
well worth it. (The ricochet-to-wave thing is much easier to dance than it
is to teach - once you get it, it flows really nicely.)
Koren
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 11:05 AM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Du Quoin Races also has a swing that ends mid-phrase.
Dancers tend not to
like to end those when the choreographer wants them to.
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:01 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby <adeislauby(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the
exact same reason!
I just inverted Bob’s Read between the lines. And I used a slide and
circle instead of a circle and pass through.
Love this thread. Thanks!
Alex
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:50 AM, Chris Page via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Close hits:
"Bob the Surfer" by Dugan Murphy.
"The Blizzard Chimney Contra" by Geoff Cubitt
"The Plagiarist's Reel" by Peter Foster
Cheers,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
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Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:05 p.m.
Du Quoin Races also has a swing that ends mid-phrase. Dancers tend not to like to end
those when the choreographer wants them to.
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:01 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby
<adeislauby(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the exact same
reason!
I just inverted Bob’s Read between the lines. And I used a slide and circle instead of a
circle and pass through.
Love this thread. Thanks!
Alex
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:50 AM, Chris Page via
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Close hits:
"Bob the Surfer" by Dugan Murphy.
"The Blizzard Chimney Contra" by Geoff Cubitt
"The Plagiarist's Reel" by Peter Foster
Cheers,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
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Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:01 p.m.
I wrote that first dance you asked about the other day too! And for the exact same
reason!
I just inverted Bob’s Read between the lines. And I used a slide and circle instead of a
circle and pass through.
Love this thread. Thanks!
Alex
On Mar 31, 2024, at 2:50 AM, Chris Page via Contra
Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Close hits:
"Bob the Surfer" by Dugan Murphy.
"The Blizzard Chimney Contra" by Geoff Cubitt
"The Plagiarist's Reel" by Peter Foster
Cheers,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:50 a.m.
Close hits:
"Bob the Surfer" by Dugan Murphy.
"The Blizzard Chimney Contra" by Geoff Cubitt
"The Plagiarist's Reel" by Peter Foster
Cheers,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
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Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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1:38 a.m.
If I'm reading it right, The Plagiarist's Reel *is* what you started with
except for a meltdown swing instead of balance and swing in the middle.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 6:50 PM Julian Blechner <juliancallsdances(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Yeah, I was going to modify it to what I originally
posted. It's the
closest I found.
If someone knows of anything closer, I'm ears!
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 5:02 PM Alex Burka via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Careful with Blizzard Chimney, it has a swing
ending in the middle of the
phrase. Plagiarist's Reel is what came up in my search from your original
description, which is similar but without that issue.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
my favorite box circulate dance is DuQuoin Races
by Orace Johnson from
sometime around 1990
Mac
StLouis
On Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 01:52:34 PM CDT, Julian Blechner via
Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Okay, the Callers Box site didn't like 'circulate' in the middle of a
line of text.
Here we go:
The Blizzard Chimney Contra
by Geoff Cubitt
Permission: full
FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CW
Figures:
A1 (6) Circle left 3/4
(2) Pass through along (NR)
(8) N2 neighbor allemande right 1 & 1/2
A2 (4) Balance long wave (N2R, men face in)
(4) Circulate: Men cross, women loop right [with N2]
(4) Balance long wave (PR, women face in)
(4) Circulate: Women cross, men loop right [with N2]
B1 (8) N2 neighbor swing
(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2
B2 (4) Partner balance
(12) Partner swing
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Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why
I asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same
3 or
4, and are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:16 PM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
wrote:
> Not exactly, but close... there's
probably another that's closer?
>
> If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
>
> A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
>
> (RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
>
> A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN
loop)
>
> Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
>
> B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
>
> B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
>
> In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer
dancers get
the loop right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned
about that timing but it's danced well when called.
>
> -Don
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>> Becket
>> A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
>> N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
>> A2. Bal, Circulate x2
>> B1. N B+S
>> B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
>> PS
>>
>>
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30 Mar
6:50 p.m.
Yeah, I was going to modify it to what I originally posted. It's the
closest I found.
If someone knows of anything closer, I'm ears!
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 5:02 PM Alex Burka via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Careful with Blizzard Chimney, it has a swing ending
in the middle of the
phrase. Plagiarist's Reel is what came up in my search from your original
description, which is similar but without that issue.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
my favorite box circulate dance is DuQuoin Races
by Orace Johnson from
sometime around 1990
Mac
StLouis
On Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 01:52:34 PM CDT, Julian Blechner via
Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Okay, the Callers Box site didn't like 'circulate' in the middle of a
line of text.
Here we go:
The Blizzard Chimney Contra
by Geoff Cubitt
Permission: full
FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CW
Figures:
A1 (6) Circle left 3/4
(2) Pass through along (NR)
(8) N2 neighbor allemande right 1 & 1/2
A2 (4) Balance long wave (N2R, men face in)
(4) Circulate: Men cross, women loop right [with N2]
(4) Balance long wave (PR, women face in)
(4) Circulate: Women cross, men loop right [with N2]
B1 (8) N2 neighbor swing
(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2
B2 (4) Partner balance
(12) Partner swing
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Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why I
asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same 3
or
4, and are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:16 PM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
wrote:
> Not exactly, but close... there's
probably another that's closer?
>
> If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
>
> A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
>
> (RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
>
> A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN
loop)
>
> Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
>
> B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
>
> B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
>
> In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer
dancers get
the loop right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned
about that timing but it's danced well when called.
>
> -Don
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>> Becket
>> A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
>> N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
>> A2. Bal, Circulate x2
>> B1. N B+S
>> B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
>> PS
>>
>>
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5:02 p.m.
Careful with Blizzard Chimney, it has a swing ending in the middle of the
phrase. Plagiarist's Reel is what came up in my search from your original
description, which is similar but without that issue.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
my favorite box circulate dance is DuQuoin Races by
Orace Johnson from
sometime around 1990
Mac
StLouis
On Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 01:52:34 PM CDT, Julian Blechner via Contra
Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Okay, the Callers Box site didn't like 'circulate' in the middle of a line
of text.
Here we go:
The Blizzard Chimney Contra
by Geoff Cubitt
Permission: full
FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CW
Figures:
A1 (6) Circle left 3/4
(2) Pass through along (NR)
(8) N2 neighbor allemande right 1 & 1/2
A2 (4) Balance long wave (N2R, men face in)
(4) Circulate: Men cross, women loop right [with N2]
(4) Balance long wave (PR, women face in)
(4) Circulate: Women cross, men loop right [with N2]
B1 (8) N2 neighbor swing
(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2
B2 (4) Partner balance
(12) Partner swing
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Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why I
asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same 3
or
4, and are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:16 PM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
wrote:
> Not exactly, but close... there's
probably another that's closer?
>
> If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
>
> A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
>
> (RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
>
> A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN
loop)
>
> Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
>
> B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
>
> B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
>
> In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer
dancers get
the loop right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned
about that timing but it's danced well when called.
>
> -Don
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>> Becket
>> A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
>> N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
>> A2. Bal, Circulate x2
>> B1. N B+S
>> B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
>> PS
>>
>>
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2:57 p.m.
my favorite box circulate dance is DuQuoin Races by Orace Johnson from sometime around
1990
Mac
StLouis
On Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 01:52:34 PM CDT, Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Okay, the Callers Box site didn't like 'circulate' in the middle of a line of
text.
Here we go:
The Blizzard Chimney Contra
by Geoff Cubitt
Permission: full
FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CW
Figures:
A1 (6) Circle left 3/4
(2) Pass through along (NR)
(8) N2 neighbor allemande right 1 & 1/2
A2 (4) Balance long wave (N2R, men face in)
(4) Circulate: Men cross, women loop right [with N2]
(4) Balance long wave (PR, women face in)
(4) Circulate: Women cross, men loop right [with N2]
B1 (8) N2 neighbor swing
(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2
B2 (4) Partner balance
(12) Partner swing
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:45 PM Julian Blechner <juliancallsdances(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why I
asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same 3 or 4, and
are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
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Not exactly, but close... there's probably
another that's closer?
If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
(RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN loop)
Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer dancers get the loop
right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned about that timing but it's
danced well when called.
-Don
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:57 p.m.
my favorite box circulate dance is DuQuoin Races by Orace Johnson from sometime around
1990
Mac
StLouis
On Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 01:52:34 PM CDT, Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Okay, the Callers Box site didn't like 'circulate' in the middle of a line of
text.
Here we go:
The Blizzard Chimney Contra
by Geoff Cubitt
Permission: full
FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CW
Figures:
A1 (6) Circle left 3/4
(2) Pass through along (NR)
(8) N2 neighbor allemande right 1 & 1/2
A2 (4) Balance long wave (N2R, men face in)
(4) Circulate: Men cross, women loop right [with N2]
(4) Balance long wave (PR, women face in)
(4) Circulate: Women cross, men loop right [with N2]
B1 (8) N2 neighbor swing
(8) Men allemande left 1 & 1/2
B2 (4) Partner balance
(12) Partner swing
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:45 PM Julian Blechner <juliancallsdances(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why I
asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same 3 or 4, and
are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:16 PM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com> wrote:
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Not exactly, but close... there's probably
another that's closer?
If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
(RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN loop)
Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer dancers get the loop
right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned about that timing but it's
danced well when called.
-Don
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:52 p.m.
Okay, the Callers Box site didn't like 'circulate' in the middle of a line
of text.
Here we go:
The Blizzard Chimney Contra
by Geoff Cubitt
Permission: full
FormationBase: Duple Minor
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#duple-minor>
- Becket
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#becket>
Progression: Single
Direction: CW
Figures:
A1
(6) Circle left
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#circle-left-right>
3/4
(2) Pass through
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#pass-through>
along
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#across-along>
(NR)
(8) N2 neighbor allemande
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#allemande>
right
1 & 1/2
A2
(4) Balance
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#balance> long
wave
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#long-wave>
(N2R, men
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#men> face
in)
(4) Circulate
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#circulate>:
Men <https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#men>
cross <https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#cross>
, women
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#women> loop
right [with N2]
(4) Balance
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#balance> long
wave
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#long-wave>
(PR, women
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#women> face
in)
(4) Circulate
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#circulate>:
Women <https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#women>
cross
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#cross>, men
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#men> loop
right [with N2]
B1
(8) N2 neighbor swing
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#swing>
(8) Men <https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#men>
allemande
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#allemande> left
1 & 1/2
B2
(4) Partner balance
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#balance>
(12) Partner swing
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#swing>
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:45 PM Julian Blechner <juliancallsdances(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why I
asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same 3 or
4, and are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:16 PM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
wrote:
> Not exactly, but close... there's probably another that's closer?
>
> If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
>
> A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
>
> (RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
>
> A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN loop)
>
> Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
>
> B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
>
> B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
>
> In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer
> dancers get the loop right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned
> about that timing but it's danced well when called.
>
> -Don
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
> contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Becket
>> A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
>> N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
>> A2. Bal, Circulate x2
>> B1. N B+S
>> B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
>> PS
>>
>>
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2:45 p.m.
Yeah, it's pretty close.
Side-note: Callers Box doesn't seem to like "circulate", which is why I
asked here.
I've been looking for solid Box Circulate dances that aren't the same 3 or
4, and are a tad easier so I can swap 'em in, or put them in a medley.
This one's similar enough to a couple Rory dances as well.
Any other close dances / matches?
In dance,
Julian Blechner
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 2:16 PM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com> wrote:
Not exactly, but close... there's probably another
that's closer?
If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
(RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN loop)
Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer dancers
get the loop right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned about
that timing but it's danced well when called.
-Don
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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2:16 p.m.
Not exactly, but close... there's probably another that's closer?
If I Fits, I Sits - Becket Left/CW - Don Veino 20231125
A1 (left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido 1+1/4x to wave/4
(RH to NBR on GNT/LRK home side)
A2 Wave/4 Balance, Hinge 1/4, Box Circulate (GNT/LRK cross, LDY/RBN loop)
Long Wave Balance, Box Circulate (LDY/RBN cross, GNT/LRK loop)
B1 NBR Balance (or RSR) & Swing (at LDY/RBN home)
B2 Give & Take to LDY/RBN (ALT: GNT/LRK ALM LT 1+1/2x), PNR Swing
In my experience, the hinge to circulate here actually helps newer dancers
get the loop right motion of the box circ. I was slightly concerned about
that timing but it's danced well when called.
-Don
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 1:17 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Becket
A1. Circle L, Pass Thru N (or slide L to next and circle)
N Alle R 1 1/4 to long wavy line, Larks face out, Robins face in
A2. Bal, Circulate x2
B1. N B+S
B2. Larks Alle L 1.5x (or pull by)
PS
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