27 Jan
2016
27 Jan
'16
3:14 a.m.
This discussion got me thinking about dances which have both a Gents RH chain and Ladies
LH chain. I wasn't sure if any existed, so I wrote a few. I have no idea when I would
ever call them, but it was a fun exercise :)
On a somewhat related note, I appear to have a thing for writing Becket dances, but
I'm proud to say that none of these start with "Circle Left 3 places". In
fact, they don't have any circles in them, so they can also help with the "dances
without a circle left" campaign.
That's Not How We Do ItContra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016
A1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Gents Roll away P along set (8) Gents RIGHT HAND
chain [To N] A2 (8) Gents [Gypsy] x1 (8) Neighbor Swing B1 (4) Balance the
Ring (4) Ladies Roll away N along set (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P] B2 (8)
On Right Diagonal Half a hey [Ladies lead by L] (8) Partner Swing
Slightly Less Wrong
Contra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016
A1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Spin R (as in Petronella), face NN (4) Balance the
Ring (4) Spin R A2 (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop out] (8) Ladies LEFT
HAND chain [to N] B1 (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies drop out] (8) Gents
RIGHT HAND chain [To P] B2 (4) Pass Through (12) Partner Swing
Double NegativeContra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016
[Starts on side with P, Gents on R] A1 (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies drop out]
(8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To N] A2 (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop
out] (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P] B1 (8) Half a hey [Ladies lead by L]
(8) Partner Swing B2 (8) Right and Left Through (8) Pass Through, Single
File Promenade along the set to NN
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:17 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I think I just danced one in CDH which both chains. But I can't remember who was
chaining when because I was swapping anyway. But if anyone else was there and
remembers...
On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Anyone know any contras with gents chaining from right-hand position? I have four I wrote
on the plane, and I don't think I've ever danced one. And considering the ro
swapping I encounter at many of my gigs, maybe it's time I start calling them
sometime.I know there's one by Gene Hubert where ladies chain, are rolled away with
1/2 sashay, and gents are right-hand chained from the right. Notes for that appreciated.
I'd like dances where gents are doing a regular right hand chain.I'm not talking
about "Gents chain", which is from the Left-hand side. For that matter, I want
to make it clear that "gents chain" is named poorly. I called "gents,
left-hand chain" the other night in Greenfield and it required less explanation than
when I've called/taught it as "gents chain". But I digress.Thanks!
Ron Blechner
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7 Jun
7 Jun
3:57 p.m.
New subject: Gents doing "ladies" chain
I was overdue actually publishing my Gents right-hand chain dances. I wrote
a bunch, settled on 5 that I liked, have called 2 of them so far:
http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/145541215310/gents-right-hand-chains
4:11 p.m.
New subject: Gents doing "ladies" chain
While we're at it, I've got one as well:
Too Many Joshes <http://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#toomanyjoshes>
(improper)
*Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center*
*A1:* gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4
neighbor swing
*A2:* ladies allemande R 1 1/2
partner swing
*B1:* gents chain by L (to N)
circle L 3/4
*B2:* gents chain by R (to N)
gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent)
*Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the
state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I
was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as
confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while
achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical
gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a
typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.*
*Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center*
*A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4
neighbor swing
*A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2
partner swing
*B1*: gents chain by L (to N)
circle L 3/4
*B2*: gents chain by R (to N)
gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent)
*Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the
state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I
was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as
confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while
achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical
gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a
typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.*
*Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center*
*A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4
neighbor swing
*A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2
partner swing
*B1*: gents chain by L (to N)
circle L 3/4
*B2*: gents chain by R (to N)
gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent)
*Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the
state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I
was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as
confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while
achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical
gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a
typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.**Starts with a
wavy line of gents in the center*
*A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4
neighbor swing
*A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2
partner swing
*B1*: gents chain by L (to N)
circle L 3/4
*B2*: gents chain by R (to N)
gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent)
*Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the
state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I
was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as
confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while
achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical
gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a
typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.*
*Starts with a wavy line of gents in the center*
*A1*: gents bal. L then R, allemande L 3/4
neighbor swing
*A2*: ladies allemande R 1 1/2
partner swing
*B1*: gents chain by L (to N)
circle L 3/4
*B2*: gents chain by R (to N)
gents allemande R 1 1/4 to a long wave (taking L with a new gent)
*Notes: Written late Feb. 2016 for Michal Richardson (in reference to the
state of our local dance), and workshopped at NEFFA ‘16. The parameters I
was given was that the dance have a lot of action for the gents, and be as
confusing and counter-intuitive as possible–I hope I’ve managed this while
achieving flow at the same time. The chain in B1 looks like a typical
gents’ chain (gents begin and end on the left), while in B2, the gents do a
typical “ladies’ chain”, beginning and ending on the RIGHT.*
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I was overdue actually publishing my Gents right-hand
chain dances. I
wrote a bunch, settled on 5 that I liked, have called 2 of them so far:
http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/145541215310/gents-right-hand-chains
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