22 Mar
2025
22 Mar
'25
5:36 a.m.
What it says on the tin—I want more four-face-fours in my collection (not
least because I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA 😅), drop your
favorites here! Accepting recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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2 Apr
2 Apr
12:01 p.m.
New subject: [External] Re: Favorite 4x4s?
This is one of my favorites with butterfly whirls & weave the ring.
Weave Well Enough Alone 4 facing 4
A1 Gents star left 2 places and swing the gal over yonder (diagonal
neighbor)
A2 Ladies star Right half way, scoop you partner, star promenade 2 places
back home and butterfly whirl
B1 Corner allemande left once around
Partner pass by right and weave the ring, til you meet again
B2 Partner balance and swing (end swing facing new neighbors)
Thanks Bob Green for the title.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM Beth Mast via Contra Callers <
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I've always thought this one looks super
interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZ0QEywpNA
- Beth
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
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I also love "WarmUp" by
https://www.miscdances.ravitz.us/#wu
WarmUp
Jerry Blum, Patti Gutwein, John Lenarduzz, Kathryn C. Millis, Josh Moses,
Dave Notman, Bill Olson, Kate Power, Cary Ravitz at Winter WarmUp, Columbus
OH 12-2010
Double improper contra
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back (8).
-
Up and down in sets of four, ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
-
Each couple turn slightly to face the diagonally opposite couple.
A2
-
In the set of eight, ladies star right 1/2 (6).
-
First neighbors swing and end facing across (10).
B1
-
Across in sets of four, men allemande left 1+1/2 (8).
-
Second neighbors swing and end facing up and down (8).
B2
-
Up and down in sets of four, circle left 3/4 (8).
-
Partners swing and end facing your original direction (8).
Alternate A1
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back and the two couples with the men on the
outside roll away with a half sashay so that men are in the middle (8).
-
Up and down in sets of four, dancers on the right (lady who did not roll
away, man who did a half sashay) pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
The alternate A1 puts the lady who did a roll away into a better position
to start the star right. This is obviously harder to teach, but maybe more
interesting to dance.
Alternate A1,A2 by Seth Tepfer.
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back (8).
-
Each couple turn slightly to face the diagonally opposite couple.
-
In the set of eight, ladies star right 1/2 to a courtesy turn (grand
chain) (8).
A2
-
Up and down in sets of four, ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
-
First neighbors swing and end facing across (8).
And to toot my own horn, I love Two for Tea
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=17923>:
a bouncy dance with column circulate
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
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Devil's Backbone by William Watson
Lovely Lane Chain by Bob Dalsemer
are two favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
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Milwaukee, WI
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I've always thought this one looks super interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZ0QEywpNA
- Beth
On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
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I also love "WarmUp" by
https://www.miscdances.ravitz.us/#wu
WarmUp
Jerry Blum, Patti Gutwein, John Lenarduzz, Kathryn C. Millis, Josh Moses,
Dave Notman, Bill Olson, Kate Power, Cary Ravitz at Winter WarmUp, Columbus
OH 12-2010
Double improper contra
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back (8).
-
Up and down in sets of four, ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
-
Each couple turn slightly to face the diagonally opposite couple.
A2
-
In the set of eight, ladies star right 1/2 (6).
-
First neighbors swing and end facing across (10).
B1
-
Across in sets of four, men allemande left 1+1/2 (8).
-
Second neighbors swing and end facing up and down (8).
B2
-
Up and down in sets of four, circle left 3/4 (8).
-
Partners swing and end facing your original direction (8).
Alternate A1
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back and the two couples with the men on the
outside roll away with a half sashay so that men are in the middle (8).
-
Up and down in sets of four, dancers on the right (lady who did not roll
away, man who did a half sashay) pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
The alternate A1 puts the lady who did a roll away into a better position
to start the star right. This is obviously harder to teach, but maybe more
interesting to dance.
Alternate A1,A2 by Seth Tepfer.
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back (8).
-
Each couple turn slightly to face the diagonally opposite couple.
-
In the set of eight, ladies star right 1/2 to a courtesy turn (grand
chain) (8).
A2
-
Up and down in sets of four, ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
-
First neighbors swing and end facing across (8).
And to toot my own horn, I love Two for Tea
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=17923>: a
bouncy dance with column circulate
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
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*Subject:* [External] [Callers] Re: Favorite 4x4s?
Devil's Backbone by William Watson
Lovely Lane Chain by Bob Dalsemer
are two favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Steve Pike
Milwaukee, WI
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New subject: [External] Re: Favorite 4x4s?
I also love "WarmUp" by
https://www.miscdances.ravitz.us/#wu
WarmUp
Jerry Blum, Patti Gutwein, John Lenarduzz, Kathryn C. Millis, Josh Moses, Dave Notman,
Bill Olson, Kate Power, Cary Ravitz at Winter WarmUp, Columbus OH 12-2010
Double improper contra
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back (8).
-
Up and down in sets of four, ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
-
Each couple turn slightly to face the diagonally opposite couple.
A2
-
In the set of eight, ladies star right 1/2 (6).
-
First neighbors swing and end facing across (10).
B1
-
Across in sets of four, men allemande left 1+1/2 (8).
-
Second neighbors swing and end facing up and down (8).
B2
-
Up and down in sets of four, circle left 3/4 (8).
-
Partners swing and end facing your original direction (8).
Alternate A1
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back and the two couples with the men on the outside roll
away with a half sashay so that men are in the middle (8).
-
Up and down in sets of four, dancers on the right (lady who did not roll away, man who did
a half sashay) pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
The alternate A1 puts the lady who did a roll away into a better position to start the
star right. This is obviously harder to teach, but maybe more interesting to dance.
Alternate A1,A2 by Seth Tepfer.
A1
-
Lines of four go forward and back (8).
-
Each couple turn slightly to face the diagonally opposite couple.
-
In the set of eight, ladies star right 1/2 to a courtesy turn (grand chain) (8).
A2
-
Up and down in sets of four, ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
-
First neighbors swing and end facing across (8).
And to toot my own horn, I love Two for
Tea<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=17923…23>: a bouncy
dance with column circulate
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
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Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Favorite 4x4s?
Devil's Backbone by William Watson
Lovely Lane Chain by Bob Dalsemer
are two favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Steve Pike
Milwaukee, WI
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🤦🏻♂️
Left off original email (thanks Jerome):
B2: in rings of 4, circle left 3 places; partner swing. Face original direction/new
foursome.
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On Apr 1, 2025, at 9:37 AM, Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers
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I second Steve's support for Devil's Backbone by William Watson (composed on the
drive to Florida Rhapsody!) and Mac's vote for Major Hey by Erik Hoffman.
I like Bob Isaacs reworking of his own dance:
Title: Recirculate 8
Author: Bob Isaacs
Formation: 4-4
A1: short lines forward and back; Robins allemande right 1.5 to neighbor in short wavy
lines
A2: Balance, all 8 circulate; balance, all 8 circulate
B1: Neighbor balance and swing
B2: in rings of 4, circle left 3 places
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Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Favorite 4x4s?
Devil's Backbone by William Watson
Lovely Lane Chain by Bob Dalsemer
are two favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Steve Pike
Milwaukee, WI
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I second Steve's support for Devil's Backbone by William Watson (composed on the
drive to Florida Rhapsody!) and Mac's vote for Major Hey by Erik Hoffman.
I like Bob Isaacs reworking of his own dance:
Title: Recirculate 8
Author: Bob Isaacs
Formation: 4-4
A1: short lines forward and back; Robins allemande right 1.5 to neighbor in short wavy
lines
A2: Balance, all 8 circulate; balance, all 8 circulate
B1: Neighbor balance and swing
B2: in rings of 4, circle left 3 places
Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
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Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Favorite 4x4s?
Devil's Backbone by William Watson
Lovely Lane Chain by Bob Dalsemer
are two favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Steve Pike
Milwaukee, WI
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3:12 a.m.
Devil's Backbone by William Watson
Lovely Lane Chain by Bob Dalsemer
are two favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.
Steve Pike
Milwaukee, WI
27 Mar
27 Mar
2:19 a.m.
I call the nominal figure, but the dancers execute the actual figure, and
frankly they lumber through that. Also, I never use decimals, only
fractions, thus: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4.
Jerome Grisanti
On Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 7:53 PM Gary Shapiro via Contra Callers <
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Someone should write a 4 face 4 dance called 3.5 by
3.5 because that's how
big a U.S. 4 by 4 is in inches. Don't know what the equivalent is in more
sensible countries.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM Kalia Kliban via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Richfield Stomp is my favorite 4x4. Love this
dance! I always set it
up by teaching something with a square-through earlier in the evening,
though.
Kalia
On 03/22/25 6˸37 AM, Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
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My idea of a classic 4 facing 4 is Becky
Hill's Richfield Stomp.
(Includes square thru 4 and grand right & left).
There are so many others, but I'll let others suggest them.
Jerome Grisanti
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26 Mar
11:52 p.m.
Someone should write a 4 face 4 dance called 3.5 by 3.5 because that's how
big a U.S. 4 by 4 is in inches. Don't know what the equivalent is in more
sensible countries.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM Kalia Kliban via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Richfield Stomp is my favorite 4x4. Love this dance!
I always set it
up by teaching something with a square-through earlier in the evening,
though.
Kalia
On 03/22/25 6˸37 AM, Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
My idea of a classic 4 facing 4 is Becky
Hill's Richfield Stomp.
(Includes square thru 4 and grand right & left).
There are so many others, but I'll let others suggest them.
Jerome Grisanti
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11:25 p.m.
Richfield Stomp is my favorite 4x4. Love this dance! I always set it
up by teaching something with a square-through earlier in the evening,
though.
Kalia
On 03/22/25 6˸37 AM, Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
My idea of a classic 4 facing 4 is Becky Hill's
Richfield Stomp.
(Includes square thru 4 and grand right & left).
There are so many others, but I'll let others suggest them.
Jerome Grisanti
22 Mar
22 Mar
6:14 p.m.
I have always liked circulate 8 - Bob has a second version he calls recirculate 8 that I
like even more
Mac McKeever
On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 11:00:54 AM CDT, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Greg, that last one is a fun idea—pretty similar to my dance My Partner's
Partner (written for Harris Lapiroff at American Week 2023), which I'll probably be
calling at my session!
Thanks for all of these ideas, folks!
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917.279.8194
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM Gregory Frock <gregfrock(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Maia,
Looking forward to your NEFFA session! I did one like this with Chris Riccioti a few
years back. For my faves, I will break these down into 3 categories:
Crowd favorites (often called, suitable for all at NEFFA):
Dance All Night - Rick Mohr
Coconut Cream Pie - Lynn Ackerson
My favorites to call - (suitable at NEFFA, although some are more challenging):
Petrozilla - Marty Fager
Blackberry Cobbler Quadrille - Seth Tepfer
Fast Living - David Kirchner
My personal favorites to dance (generally pretty challenging)
The Danish Loom - Linda Leslie
Constellation - Yoyo Zhou
Circulate 8 - Bob Isaacs
And finally, for something a little different:
Polyamity
[Note: "Line buddies" are defined as persons of the opposite role who is part
of one's line of four]
A1: Lines of 4 forward and back, opposite larks (up and down the set) allemande Left 1
1/2;
A2: Opposites balance and swing, all face center;
B1: Robins grand chain to line buddy, courtesy turn to face across (everyone will be
facing their partner across), pass the ocean to waves of four (robins in center taking
left hands, line buddies taking right hands at the outside), balance the wave forward and
back;
B2: Robins allemande left, line buddies (new partners) swing.
Only the larks will swap places with each progression. To make it a more standard 4x4
progression, have the robins allemande left 1 1/2 in B2.
Greg
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What it says on the tin—I want more
four-face-fours in my collection (not least because I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA
😅), drop your favorites here! Accepting recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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5:17 p.m.
Coconut Cream Pie is my go-to because it doesn't have a grand R&L. I also
like Fast Living
<https://web.archive.org/web/20080705160110/http://www.hamline.edu/personal/dkirchner01/personal/compositions/fastliving.html>
with the hey across.
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
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Hi Maia,
Here are few of mine, incorporating rare moves:
May the Serpent Be With You – Serpentine Hey
https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/MayTheSerpentBeWithYou.html
Four Squared – 3/4 of a Grand Square
https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FourSquared.html
The Lichfield Mescolanza (by John Sweeney)
Double Contra – Four Facing Four
A1 &2 is half a Lichfield Hey – preferably danced with Double Step
A1: *Men Cross; Ladies Cross (Stationary dancers can Set R/L)
Sides and Ends: Give Left Hands: Balance F/B, Pull By
A2: The same – *Ladies Cross first
B1: Partner Gypsy Meltdown (Gypsy and Swing) – Finish facing a
new line
B2: Lines Go Forward & Back; Partner Dosido
* First Corners; Second Corners
Happy dancing,
John
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Hi Maia,
Here are few of mine, incorporating rare moves:
May the Serpent Be With You – Serpentine Hey
https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/MayTheSerpentBeWithYou.html
Four Squared – 3/4 of a Grand Square
https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FourSquared.html
The Lichfield Mescolanza (by John Sweeney)
Double Contra – Four Facing Four
A1 &2 is half a Lichfield Hey – preferably danced with Double Step
A1: *Men Cross; Ladies Cross (Stationary dancers can Set R/L)
Sides and Ends: Give Left Hands: Balance F/B, Pull By
A2: The same – *Ladies Cross first
B1: Partner Gypsy Meltdown (Gypsy and Swing) – Finish facing a new line
B2: Lines Go Forward & Back; Partner Dosido
* First Corners; Second Corners
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
4:33 p.m.
I second Coconut Cream Pie - Greg beat me to it.
Michael
On 22/03/2025 16:00, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers wrote:
Greg, that last one is a fun idea—pretty similar to my
dance My
Partner's Partner
<https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#mypartnerspartner> (written
for Harris Lapiroff at American Week 2023), which I'll probably be
calling at my session!
Thanks for all of these ideas, folks!
--
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917.279.8194
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM Gregory Frock <gregfrock(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi Maia,
Looking forward to your NEFFA session! I did one like this with
Chris Riccioti a few years back. For my faves, I will break these
down into 3 categories:
Crowd favorites (often called, suitable for all at NEFFA):
Dance All Night - Rick Mohr
Coconut Cream Pie - Lynn Ackerson
My favorites to call - (suitable at NEFFA, although some are more
challenging):
Petrozilla - Marty Fager
Blackberry Cobbler Quadrille - Seth Tepfer
Fast Living - David Kirchner
My personal favorites to dance (generally pretty challenging)
The Danish Loom - Linda Leslie
Constellation - Yoyo Zhou
Circulate 8 - Bob Isaacs
And finally, for something a little different:
Polyamity
[Note: "Line buddies" are defined as persons of the opposite role
who is part of one's line of four]
A1: Lines of 4 forward and back, opposite larks (up and down the
set) allemande Left 1 1/2;
A2: Opposites balance and swing, all face center;
B1: Robins grand chain to line buddy, courtesy turn to face across
(everyone will be facing their partner across), pass the ocean to
waves of four (robins in center taking left hands, line buddies
taking right hands at the outside), balance the wave forward and back;
B2: Robins allemande left, line buddies (new partners) swing.
Only the larks will swap places with each progression. To make it
a more standard 4x4 progression, have the robins allemande left 1
1/2 in B2.
Greg
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers
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What it says on the tin—I want more four-face-fours in my
collection (not least because I’m calling a session of them at
NEFFA 😅), drop your favorites here! Accepting recommendations
of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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Greg, that last one is a fun idea—pretty similar to my dance My Partner's
Partner <https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#mypartnerspartner>
(written
for Harris Lapiroff at American Week 2023), which I'll probably be calling
at my session!
Thanks for all of these ideas, folks!
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On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM Gregory Frock <gregfrock(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Maia,
Looking forward to your NEFFA session! I did one like this with Chris
Riccioti a few years back. For my faves, I will break these down into 3
categories:
Crowd favorites (often called, suitable for all at NEFFA):
Dance All Night - Rick Mohr
Coconut Cream Pie - Lynn Ackerson
My favorites to call - (suitable at NEFFA, although some are more
challenging):
Petrozilla - Marty Fager
Blackberry Cobbler Quadrille - Seth Tepfer
Fast Living - David Kirchner
My personal favorites to dance (generally pretty challenging)
The Danish Loom - Linda Leslie
Constellation - Yoyo Zhou
Circulate 8 - Bob Isaacs
And finally, for something a little different:
Polyamity
[Note: "Line buddies" are defined as persons of the opposite role who is
part of one's line of four]
A1: Lines of 4 forward and back, opposite larks (up and down the set)
allemande Left 1 1/2;
A2: Opposites balance and swing, all face center;
B1: Robins grand chain to line buddy, courtesy turn to face across
(everyone will be facing their partner across), pass the ocean to waves of
four (robins in center taking left hands, line buddies taking right hands
at the outside), balance the wave forward and back;
B2: Robins allemande left, line buddies (new partners) swing.
Only the larks will swap places with each progression. To make it a more
standard 4x4 progression, have the robins allemande left 1 1/2 in B2.
Greg
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
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What it says on the tin—I want more
four-face-fours in my collection (not
least because I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA 😅), drop your
favorites here! Accepting recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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Hi Maia,
Looking forward to your NEFFA session! I did one like this with Chris
Riccioti a few years back. For my faves, I will break these down into 3
categories:
Crowd favorites (often called, suitable for all at NEFFA):
Dance All Night - Rick Mohr
Coconut Cream Pie - Lynn Ackerson
My favorites to call - (suitable at NEFFA, although some are more
challenging):
Petrozilla - Marty Fager
Blackberry Cobbler Quadrille - Seth Tepfer
Fast Living - David Kirchner
My personal favorites to dance (generally pretty challenging)
The Danish Loom - Linda Leslie
Constellation - Yoyo Zhou
Circulate 8 - Bob Isaacs
And finally, for something a little different:
Polyamity
[Note: "Line buddies" are defined as persons of the opposite role who is
part of one's line of four]
A1: Lines of 4 forward and back, opposite larks (up and down the set)
allemande Left 1 1/2;
A2: Opposites balance and swing, all face center;
B1: Robins grand chain to line buddy, courtesy turn to face across
(everyone will be facing their partner across), pass the ocean to waves of
four (robins in center taking left hands, line buddies taking right hands
at the outside), balance the wave forward and back;
B2: Robins allemande left, line buddies (new partners) swing.
Only the larks will swap places with each progression. To make it a more
standard 4x4 progression, have the robins allemande left 1 1/2 in B2.
Greg
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
What it says on the tin—I want more four-face-fours in
my collection (not
least because I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA 😅), drop your
favorites here! Accepting recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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My go-to 4x4 is First Bloom by Al Olson. Another that I do frequently is Power of the
Turn by Dwayne Johnson. I usually do a modified version starting with the circle left
halfway rather than the partner balance and swing in order to have the partner balance and
swing at the end of the dance instead of at the beginning.
Jonathan
On 3/22/2025 8:37 AM, Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
My idea of a classic 4 facing 4 is Becky Hill's
Richfield Stomp. (Includes square thru 4 and grand right & left).
There are so many others, but I'll let others suggest them.
Jerome Grisanti
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 8:00 AM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers
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I like Major Hey by Eric Hoffman
It is a 5 part dance but has a couple things I have not seen in other 4X4s
Mac McKeever
On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 12:37:21 AM CDT, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers
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What it says on the tin—I want more four-face-fours in my collection (not least
because I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA 😅), drop your favorites here! Accepting
recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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My idea of a classic 4 facing 4 is Becky Hill's Richfield Stomp. (Includes
square thru 4 and grand right & left).
There are so many others, but I'll let others suggest them.
Jerome Grisanti
On Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 8:00 AM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers <
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I like Major Hey by Eric Hoffman
It is a 5 part dance but has a couple things I have not seen in other 4X4s
Mac McKeever
On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 12:37:21 AM CDT, Maia McCormick via Contra
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What it says on the tin—I want more four-face-fours in my collection (not
least because I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA 😅), drop your
favorites here! Accepting recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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I like Major Hey by Eric Hoffman
It is a 5 part dance but has a couple things I have not seen in other 4X4s
Mac McKeever
On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 12:37:21 AM CDT, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
What it says on the tin—I want more four-face-fours in my collection (not least because
I’m calling a session of them at NEFFA 😅), drop your favorites here! Accepting
recommendations of any difficulty level.
Thanks all!
- Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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