8 Sep
2018
8 Sep
'18
4:34 p.m.
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning,
while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett
tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it
is already out there? Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
8 Sep
8 Sep
8:39 p.m.
Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be surprised if
your dance has been written before. You list it as a double progression. Is that because
you swing the second neighbor?
You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one here, just very
much enjoy writing dances.
Lunch with Jean
Improper
A1. Bal. P, square through 2
Bal P, box the gnat
A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction as the first
square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, 10 beats)
With original neighbor do si do, (6)
B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
B2 Right and left through, ladies chain.
Tom Hinds
On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via
Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning,
while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett
tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it
is already out there? Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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9:40 p.m.
Correction. The second square through is the same direction.
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 8, 2018, at 4:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be surprised if
your dance has been written before. You list it as a double progression. Is that because
you swing the second neighbor?
You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one here, just very
much enjoy writing dances.
Lunch with Jean
Improper
A1. Bal. P, square through 2
Bal P, box the gnat
A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction as the first
square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, 10 beats)
With original neighbor do si do, (6)
B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
B2 Right and left through, ladies chain.
Tom Hinds
On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo
via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning,
while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett
tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it
is already out there? Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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11:06 p.m.
Tom —
Why is the square through 4 10 beats?
— Alan
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be surprised if
your dance has been written before. You list it as a double progression. Is that because
you swing the second neighbor?
You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one here, just very
much enjoy writing dances.
Lunch with Jean
Improper
A1. Bal. P, square through 2
Bal P, box the gnat
A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction as the first
square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, 10 beats)
With original neighbor do si do, (6)
B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
B2 Right and left through, ladies chain.
Tom Hinds
On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo
via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning,
while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett
tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it
is already out there? Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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9 Sep
9 Sep
12:57 a.m.
I’ve mulled over the timing of square through 4 for some time. 10 is what I’ve come up
with after walking it through in my living room and more importantly watching the dancers
do it in dances I’ve written.
Much depends on where you end and start and also on formation (squared set or contra)
because of the spacing.
As an example, in The Amazing Sara Wilcox the square through three from lines facing
across into lines facing out comfortably takes 8 steps. In other situations maybe square
through 3 could be done in 6.
Some may say that square through two (followed by a balance) takes 4, so a square through
4 would take 8. My way of thinking is that the longer and more complicated the figure,
the more you have to give the dancers some extra beats. And square through 2 in 4 beats
is a bit rushed.
Try it out during a break at your next dance and let me know what you come up with.
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Alan Winston
<winston(a)slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
Tom —
Why is the square through 4 10 beats?
— Alan
Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be surprised
if your dance has been written before. You list it as a double progression. Is that
because you swing the second neighbor?
>
> You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one here, just
very much enjoy writing dances.
>
> Lunch with Jean
> Improper
>
> A1. Bal. P, square through 2
> Bal P, box the gnat
>
> A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction as the
first square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, 10 beats)
> With original neighbor do si do, (6)
>
> B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
>
> B2 Right and left through, ladies chain.
>
> Tom Hinds
>
>
>
>> On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this
morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam
Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind.
Wondering if it is already out there? Thanks for your input!
>>
>> Jean Gorrindo
>>
>> Breakfast at Penelope’s
>> by Jean Gorrindo
>> Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
>>
>> A1 -----------
>> (8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor
Left)
>> (8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
>> A2 -----------
>> (16) Neighbor balance and swing
>> B1 -----------
>> (8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
>> (8) Partner swing
>> B2 -----------
>> (8) Long lines, forward and back
>> (8) Women's Chain
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4:34 a.m.
The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10 beats from a static
square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they would be after
the heads star thru.
In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
Lines F&B
2 ladies Chain Across and Back
Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at the
sides static position.
Corner Swg & Promenade
In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose rather
than across the set.
Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10 is a
good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
Rich
On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:57 PM Tom Hinds via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I’ve mulled over the timing of square through 4 for
some time. 10 is what
I’ve come up with after walking it through in my living room and more
importantly watching the dancers do it in dances I’ve written.
Much depends on where you end and start and also on formation (squared set
or contra) because of the spacing.
As an example, in The Amazing Sara Wilcox the square through three from
lines facing across into lines facing out comfortably takes 8 steps. In
other situations maybe square through 3 could be done in 6.
Some may say that square through two (followed by a balance) takes 4, so a
square through 4 would take 8. My way of thinking is that the longer and
more complicated the figure, the more you have to give the dancers some
extra beats. And square through 2 in 4 beats is a bit rushed.
Try it out during a break at your next dance and let me know what you come
up with.
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Alan Winston
<winston(a)slac.stanford.edu>
wrote:
Tom —
Why is the square through 4 10 beats?
— Alan
Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would
be
surprised if your dance has been written before. You list it as a
double progression. Is that because you swing the second neighbor?
>
> You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one
here,
just very much enjoy writing dances.
>
> Lunch with Jean
> Improper
>
> A1. Bal. P, square through 2
> Bal P, box the gnat
>
> A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite
direction as
the first square through and starting by giving right hand to
partner, 10 beats)
> With original neighbor do si do, (6)
>
> B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
>
> B2 Right and left through, ladies chain.
>
> Tom Hinds
>
>
>
>> On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s
house
this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this
dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written
for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it is already out there?
Thanks for your input!
>>
>> Jean Gorrindo
>>
>> Breakfast at Penelope’s
>> by Jean Gorrindo
>> Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
>>
>> A1 -----------
>> (8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right,
Neighbor Left)
>> (8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
>> A2 -----------
>> (16) Neighbor balance and swing
>> B1 -----------
>> (8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
>> (8) Partner swing
>> B2 -----------
>> (8) Long lines, forward and back
>> (8) Women's Chain
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5:52 a.m.
It really doesn’t make much difference in this case since the domino will take 8 beats if
there’s 8 beats left. I was just curious about 10 for the square through - in English
dancing we do have eight beat circular heys (like “Collier’s Daughter”) but the
convention is usually not to take hands on those fast ones, so it’s more like a mini weave
the ring. On the other hand contras have a lot of interrupted square through where there’s
a four-beat balance and a four-beat square through 2, so it can be done.
— Alan
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On Sep 8, 2018, at 9:34 PM, Rich Sbardella
<richsbardella(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10 beats from a static square and 8
beats from (closer( facing couples such as they would be after the heads star thru.
In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
Lines F&B
2 ladies Chain Across and Back
Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at the sides static
position.
Corner Swg & Promenade
In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose rather than across
the set.
Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10 is a good number,
if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
Rich
> On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:57 PM Tom Hinds via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I’ve mulled over the timing of square through 4 for some time. 10 is what I’ve come
up with after walking it through in my living room and more importantly watching the
dancers do it in dances I’ve written.
>
> Much depends on where you end and start and also on formation (squared set or contra)
because of the spacing.
>
> As an example, in The Amazing Sara Wilcox the square through three from lines facing
across into lines facing out comfortably takes 8 steps. In other situations maybe square
through 3 could be done in 6.
>
> Some may say that square through two (followed by a balance) takes 4, so a square
through 4 would take 8. My way of thinking is that the longer and more complicated the
figure, the more you have to give the dancers some extra beats. And square through 2 in 4
beats is a bit rushed.
>
> Try it out during a break at your next dance and let me know what you come up with.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Alan Winston <winston(a)slac.stanford.edu>
wrote:
> >
> > Tom —
> >
> > Why is the square through 4 10 beats?
> >
> > — Alan
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be
surprised if your dance has been written before. You list it as a double progression. Is
that because you swing the second neighbor?
> >>
> >> You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one here,
just very much enjoy writing dances.
> >>
> >> Lunch with Jean
> >> Improper
> >>
> >> A1. Bal. P, square through 2
> >> Bal P, box the gnat
> >>
> >> A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction as
the first square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, 10 beats)
> >> With original neighbor do si do, (6)
> >>
> >> B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner
> >>
> >> B2 Right and left through, ladies chain.
> >>
> >> Tom Hinds
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s
house this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it
with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in
mind. Wondering if it is already out there? Thanks for your input!
> >>>
> >>> Jean Gorrindo
> >>>
> >>> Breakfast at Penelope’s
> >>> by Jean Gorrindo
> >>> Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
> >>>
> >>> A1 -----------
> >>> (8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right,
Neighbor Left)
> >>> (8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
> >>> A2 -----------
> >>> (16) Neighbor balance and swing
> >>> B1 -----------
> >>> (8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
> >>> (8) Partner swing
> >>> B2 -----------
> >>> (8) Long lines, forward and back
> >>> (8) Women's Chain
> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >>
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6:48 a.m.
Could hand technique be contributing to square thrus taking more than
two beats per exchange? One of my long-past English dance instructors
taught pull-by hands as almost a quick handshake-and-release, where
you're no longer in contact by the time you're shoulder-to-shoulder. If
the dancers maintain contact for longer than that, one of them is almost
certainly going to have less than a 1/4 turn after the exchange, while
the other will have more than a 1/4 turn. I've observed this phenomena
even in 16-beat square thrus with balances preceding the first and third
exchanges.
--Nick
[Stuff below Rich's response snipped]
On 09/08/2018 09:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10
beats from a
static square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they
would be after the heads star thru.
In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
Lines F&B
2 ladies Chain Across and Back
Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at
the sides static position.
Corner Swg & Promenade
In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose
rather than across the set.
Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10
is a good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
Rich
2:56 p.m.
In MWSD it is the fact that the dancers are not adjacent to each other, the
two beats allow them to get into the center and then they have 8 beats to
square thru.
-Rich
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 2:48 AM Nick Cuccia via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Could hand technique be contributing to square thrus
taking more than
two beats per exchange? One of my long-past English dance instructors
taught pull-by hands as almost a quick handshake-and-release, where
you're no longer in contact by the time you're shoulder-to-shoulder. If
the dancers maintain contact for longer than that, one of them is almost
certainly going to have less than a 1/4 turn after the exchange, while
the other will have more than a 1/4 turn. I've observed this phenomena
even in 16-beat square thrus with balances preceding the first and third
exchanges.
--Nick
[Stuff below Rich's response snipped]
On 09/08/2018 09:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking
10 beats from a
static square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they
would be after the heads star thru.
In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
Lines F&B
2 ladies Chain Across and Back
Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at
the sides static position.
Corner Swg & Promenade
In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose
rather than across the set.
Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10
is a good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
Rich
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3:54 p.m.
In contra, I find 2 beats per pull-by and 1 beat per quarter turn
works out nicely.
When it's done with balances, and quick pull-bys, people can cheat by
trimming the balance times.
When it gets done as 8 beats for a square through four without
balances, the floor becomes rather choppy, to say the least.
-Chris Page
San Diego, CA
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 7:57 AM Rich Sbardella via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
In MWSD it is the fact that the dancers are not adjacent to each other, the two beats
allow them to get into the center and then they have 8 beats to square thru.
-Rich
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 2:48 AM Nick Cuccia via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Could hand technique be contributing to square thrus taking more than
two beats per exchange? One of my long-past English dance instructors
taught pull-by hands as almost a quick handshake-and-release, where
you're no longer in contact by the time you're shoulder-to-shoulder. If
the dancers maintain contact for longer than that, one of them is almost
certainly going to have less than a 1/4 turn after the exchange, while
the other will have more than a 1/4 turn. I've observed this phenomena
even in 16-beat square thrus with balances preceding the first and third
exchanges.
--Nick
[Stuff below Rich's response snipped]
On 09/08/2018 09:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
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Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking
10 beats from a
static square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they
would be after the heads star thru.
In the following square I would allow 10 beats.
Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line,
Lines F&B
2 ladies Chain Across and Back
Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at
the sides static position.
Corner Swg & Promenade
In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru.
Heads Sq Thru 4 (10)
RH Star (8), LH Star (8)
Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8)
Can Swg (8), Promenade (16)
In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose
rather than across the set.
Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10
is a good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser.
Rich
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3:43 p.m.
Jean,
At the end of the A2 Box the Gnat, the gents have their backs toward their
original neighbor and so must release the box-the-gnat hand with intention
in order to turn their body into the neighbor balance & swing. Not
necessarily a problem, just a heads-up. The ladies, it appears, will be
facing toward their neighbor so not an issue for them.
--Jerome
Jerome Grisanti
660-528-0858
http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power
and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:34 AM Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope
Weinberger’s house
this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance.
Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for
Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it is already out there?
Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right,
Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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4:13 p.m.
A Box the Gnat finishes with you facing the person you did it with. So everyone has to
turn 90 degrees to face their neighbour for A2.
On another point. It is not a Square Through! (Sorry, just checked Callerlab: Square
Thru!)
A Square Thru finishes with your back to the last person you passed. In this dance, after
the last Pull By you need to turn to face your Partner who is at 90 degrees to you.
It is actually Two Changes (of Rights & Lefts).
Square Thru N is a particular case of N Changes; in Square Thru the end facing (not
normally defined in N Changes) is specified.
Or has the Contra community now redefined this square dance term for their own purposes?
:-)
Happy dancing,
John
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From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> On Behalf Of Jerome Grisanti
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Sent: 09 September 2018 16:43
To: Jean Gibson-Gorrindo <jgorrindo(a)charter.net>et>; callers
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Subject: Re: [Callers] does this dance already exist?
Jean,
At the end of the A2 Box the Gnat, the gents have their backs toward their original
neighbor and so must release the box-the-gnat hand with intention in order to turn their
body into the neighbor balance & swing. Not necessarily a problem, just a heads-up.
The ladies, it appears, will be facing toward their neighbor so not an issue for them.
--Jerome
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On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:34 AM Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers
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wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s house this morning,
while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett
tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it
is already out there? Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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7 Oct
7 Oct
8:28 p.m.
The Partner Box the Gnat (across) at the end of A1 leaves partners facing
opposite directions (one up the hall,the other down).
One is looking at a new neighbor, the other is looking at the neighbor they
were just dancing with. Who swings who?
This needs clarification.
Dale
On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:34 AM Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope
Weinberger’s house
this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this dance.
Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also written for
Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it is already out there?
Thanks for your input!
Jean Gorrindo
Breakfast at Penelope’s
by Jean Gorrindo
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression
A1 -----------
(8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right,
Neighbor Left)
(8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Women's Chain
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