Let's not forget the great Chinese New Year! box circulate
Chinese New Yearby Chris PageImproper (long wave) [1] A1 Balance long waves Box circulate [2] Balance long waves Box circulate [3] A2 Balance long waves Box circulate [2] Partner swingB1 Circle left 3/4 Neighbor swingB2 Long lines forward and back Square through (right-hand balance partner, pull right by partner, left by neighbor) to long waves [4]
[1] Starts in long waves, right hand to neighbor, men face out, women face in.[2] Circulate: Women cross the set to their partner's place, men loop right to their neighbor's place.[3] Circulate: Men cross the set to their neighbor's place, women loop right to their partner's place.[4] With the pull-by left, keep left hands and take right hands with a new neighbor to reform long waves. For better entry, consider an allemande left 1/2 rather than a pull-by left so that everyones' hands are at the correct height for long waves.
Laurie
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On Sunday, August 5, 2018, 4:23:43 PM EDT, Mark Hillegonds via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi, Rachel,
Below that are four contras with box circulates:
24th of Octoberby Don LennartsonContra/Becket-CW/Int
A1 -----------(8) LL F & B(8) Ladies chain (to Neighbor)A2 -----------(8) LH star 1x(8) (W/ next) Neighbor alle R 1+1/2 (to long waves, G face in, L out)B1 -----------(4,4) Waves balance, Circulate (G cross, L loop)(4,4) Waves balance, Circulate (L cross, G loop)B2 -----------(4,4) Waves balance, Circulate (G cross, L loop)(8) Partner swing
Du Quoin Racesby Orace JohnsonContra/Becket-CW/Int
A1 -----------(4,4) Rings balance, Pass through to a wave(4,4) Waves balance, Partner alle R 3/4 (to long waves, G face out, L face in)A2 -----------(4,4) Waves balance, Box circulate (Ladies cross, Gents loop R)(4,4) Waves balance, Box circulate (Gents cross, Ladies loop R)B1 -----------(8) Partner swing (on same side as started on)(4,4) Circle L 1/2, Neighbor roll away (across) with half sashayB2 -----------(4,4) Circle L 1/2, Partner roll away (along) with half sashay(4,4) Circle L 1/2, Slide L (to face new Neighbors)
Pecan Pieby Jim HemphillContra/Proper/Int
A1 -----------(8) Neighbor DSD to wave across (Same gender N in RH)(4,4) Wave balance R & L, Neighbor alle R 3/4 (to long waves)A2 -----------(4,4) Long waves balance R and back, Box circulate (people facing in cross to P)(8) Partner swingB1 -----------(8,8) Circle L 3/4, Neighbor swingB2 -----------(4,4) Partner RH balance, Box the Gnat(8) 2s swing (2s face up, 1s face down)
Waving Wheatby Dotty WelchContra/Improper/Easy-Int
A1 -----------(8) Neighbor do si do to wave across (Neighbor RH, Ladies LH)(8) Wave balance R & L, Neighbor alle R 3/4 (to long waves, Gents OUT, Ladies IN)A2 -----------(8) Long waves balance F & B, Box circulate (Ladies cross, Gents loop R)(8) Partner swing (on Gent’s side)B1 -----------(8) LL F & B(8) R & L thruB2 -----------(8) Circle L 1-1/4 (FAST, to home)(8) 2s arch, 1s duck thru, all forward to next Neighbor
On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 3:51 PM Rachel Shapiro via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all,I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?Thank you!Rachel Shapiro Wallace
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As someone who came to contra from MWSD, here's my list of things that come
from MWSD or have that feel:
box circulate
pass the ocean (especially with no balances, especially followed by Swing
Thru)
square thru (with no balances) Chris Page's Square Route comes to mind
box the gnat (& swat the flea)
star thru
california twirl
do-si-do 1.25 to a wave
cross trail thru (aka cross trails)
hinge (as in Chris Page's Serendipity, Bob Isaacs' Hinge Binge)
all 8 circulate (Bob Isaacs' 4x4 "Circulate Eight")
Hope that helps!
/Andy Shore
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> Hi all,
> I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from
> traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites
> you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with
> Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?
> Thank you!
> Rachel Shapiro Wallace
>
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Hi, Rachel,
Below that are four contras with box circulates:
*24th of October*
by Don Lennartson
Contra/Becket-CW/Int
A1 -----------
(8) LL F & B
(8) Ladies chain (to Neighbor)
A2 -----------
(8) LH star 1x
(8) (W/ next) Neighbor alle R 1+1/2 (to long waves, G face in, L out)
B1 -----------
(4,4) Waves balance, Circulate (G cross, L loop)
(4,4) Waves balance, Circulate (L cross, G loop)
B2 -----------
(4,4) Waves balance, Circulate (G cross, L loop)
(8) Partner swing
*Du Quoin Races*
by Orace Johnson
Contra/Becket-CW/Int
A1 -----------
(4,4) Rings balance, Pass through to a wave
(4,4) Waves balance, Partner alle R 3/4 (to long waves, G face out, L
face in)
A2 -----------
(4,4) Waves balance, Box circulate (Ladies cross, Gents loop R)
(4,4) Waves balance, Box circulate (Gents cross, Ladies loop R)
B1 -----------
(8) Partner swing (on same side as started on)
(4,4) Circle L 1/2, Neighbor roll away (across) with half sashay
B2 -----------
(4,4) Circle L 1/2, Partner roll away (along) with half sashay
(4,4) Circle L 1/2, Slide L (to face new Neighbors)
*Pecan Pie*
by Jim Hemphill
Contra/Proper/Int
A1 -----------
(8) Neighbor DSD to wave across (Same gender N in RH)
(4,4) Wave balance R & L, Neighbor alle R 3/4 (to long waves)
A2 -----------
(4,4) Long waves balance R and back, Box circulate (people facing in
cross to P)
(8) Partner swing
B1 -----------
(8,8) Circle L 3/4, Neighbor swing
B2 -----------
(4,4) Partner RH balance, Box the Gnat
(8) 2s swing (2s face up, 1s face down)
*Waving Wheat*
by Dotty Welch
Contra/Improper/Easy-Int
A1 -----------
(8) Neighbor do si do to wave across (Neighbor RH, Ladies LH)
(8) Wave balance R & L, Neighbor alle R 3/4 (to long waves, Gents OUT,
Ladies IN)
A2 -----------
(8) Long waves balance F & B, Box circulate (Ladies cross, Gents loop R)
(8) Partner swing (on Gent’s side)
B1 -----------
(8) LL F & B
(8) R & L thru
B2 -----------
(8) Circle L 1-1/4 (FAST, to home)
(8) 2s arch, 1s duck thru, all forward to next Neighbor
On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 3:51 PM Rachel Shapiro via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from
> traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites
> you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with
> Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?
> Thank you!
> Rachel Shapiro Wallace
>
>
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Hi Rachel,
Some of the moves that have been mentioned are actually English country dance moves that have been used in squares.
Grand Square:
1648: http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~praetzel/sca/lansdowne.html
And a few years later in Playford’s Hunsdon House. This is, of course, a Square Dance, and, yes, they were called Square Dances back then!
Right Hand High, Left Hand Low:
This is the third figure of Pepper’s Black (1650): http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/indexes/dancingmaster/Dance/Play0944.htm
Square Through N:
This is “N Changes”, a very common figure from the 17th century onwards. MWSD’s contribution was to give it a new name and specify that when that name is used the dancers must NOT turn after the last change, finishing back to back with the last person you passed (as happens in many country dances). The term ”Square Through” is often misused in contra dancing, as there are many contra dances with “Square Through” where you turn after the last change. The term “N Changes” would be better used in those circumstances. But people use words to mean what they want them to mean, so I doubt we will ever get any standardisation on that! :-)
Some other “square dance” figures come from Appalachian Big Set. Cecil Sharp published these dances as Running Set (a name he made up) and he says, “The Running Set is most effective when the number of couples is limited to four couples, although, if certain Figures by omitted, that number may be exceeded.” Because of this decision by Sharp to publish Running Set as dances for four couples in a circle, i.e. a square dance, it has come to be believed that these are square dances and therefore the figures are square dance figures. Sharp also believed that these dances were ”the sole survival of a type of Country-dance which, in order of development, preceded the Playford dance”. So, many of the figures did not really originate in square dancing.
Anyway, enough about history. Here are some dances that probably meet your criteria:
Box Circulate:
Chris Page’s Chinese New Year
My Irish New Year – with a different ending: http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/IrishNewYear.html
Pass the Ocean, Extend, Swing Through:
Balancing Act: http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/BalancingAct.html
Figures from the traditional English Square Dance Cumberland Square Eight:
Cumberland Contra: http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/CumberlandContra.html
Mountain Dosido and Georgia Rang Tang:
DosiWhat? http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/DosiWhat.html
Flutterwheel:
FlutterRing: http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FlutterRing.html
Flutterwheel and Sweep a Quarter:
Hothfield Hey: http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/HothfieldHey.html
Note: many of my dances are designed for beginners or for dancers in England who don’t demand multiple swings in every dance, so there may not be enough swings for you in some of the dances above.
I hope that helps.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574
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From: Callers <callers-bounces(a)lists.sharedweight.net> On Behalf Of Rachel Shapiro via Callers
Sent: 04 August 2018 20:51
To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Contras with square dance figures
Hi all,
I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?
Thank you!
Rachel Shapiro Wallace
Rachel, do you have Circulate 8/ Bob Isaacs? 4x4 with well, circulate 8
Let me know if you haven’t found it.
Laurie
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On Saturday, August 4, 2018, 3:51 PM, Rachel Shapiro via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all,I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?Thank you!Rachel Shapiro Wallace
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Here's a 4-facing-4 I wrote way back in the 1970s. Given when it was
written and the fact it was written in the UK it doesn't have a swing!!
PLAZA REEL
A1 1-4 Lines forward & back, ladies half-sashay at the end
5-8 Lines forward & back, men half-sashay at the end
A2 1-8 Dip and dive around the set (couples at the right hand end
of each line arch first)
B1 1-8 Four ladies chain (over & back)
B2 1-4 Couples forward & back
5-8 (In fours, men holding onto partner and linking left
arms) couples wheel round each other (ccw) 1½ to progress
Michael Barraclough
www.michaelbarraclough.com
On 08/04/2018 12:51 PM, Rachel Shapiro via Callers wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from
> traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any
> favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some
> dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea.
> Any others you love?
> Thank you!
> Rachel Shapiro Wallace
>
>
>
>
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Hi Rachel,
Mike Richardson of Seattle wrote the dance "Now We Are Three" that uses
Tag-the-Line. Erik Weberg of Portland adjusted that dance and called it
"Now We Are Four." He replaced the A1 LLFB and Half-Hey with a
Give-and-Take and Swing Neighbor. But both use Tag-the-Line. Here is
Erik's "Now We Are Four":
https://www.erikweberg.com/now-we-are-four/
Woody Lane
Roseburg, OR
On 8/4/2018 12:51 PM, Rachel Shapiro via Callers wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from
> traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any
> favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some
> dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea.
> Any others you love?
> Thank you!
> Rachel Shapiro Wallace
>
>
>
>
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Here's one I wrote and have used many times successfully. You may wish to look up the figure on YouTube if you have difficulty visualizing it:
Sow the Wheat Contra (improper) Chuck Abell 1/15
A1 Bal and swing N (16)
A2 Gents alle left 1 1/2x (8) (8)
P swing (8)
B1 Ladies chain (8)
Bal ring, gents roll P across set (8)
B2 Bal the ring (4)
Sow the wheat/mow the clover 1 1/2x, ones duck first (12)*
w/ new N….
* Twos arch, ones duck under, then back up arching over the twos, then duck again to progress. Basically an inside dosido 1 1/2x while holding partner’s hand.
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Sent: Saturday, August 4, 2018 7:51 PM
To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Contras with square dance figures
Hi all,
I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?
Thank you!
Rachel Shapiro Wallace
Rachel,
Sending you a link with "Trade the Wave" pass the ocean, swing thru.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2miW4hSWGhk
Bob LivingstonMiddletown, CT
On Saturday, August 4, 2018, 3:51:43 PM EDT, Rachel Shapiro via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all,I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?Thank you!Rachel Shapiro Wallace
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Square thru is certainly from square dance as is Star Thru, and Cal Twirl.
Rip and Snort can be used instead of 1s split the 2s and return, as in Roll
Over Johannes.
Right Hand High, Left Hand Low
Peek Experience by Ridge Kennedy uses Take a Peek from square dance.
Pass the Ocean/Pass Thru to a Wave is from square dance as is Sliding
Doors/Tag the Line.
On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Rachel Shapiro via Callers <
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> Hi all,
> I'm in search of contras that have borrowed interesting figures from
> traditional and modern western square dances. Do you have any favorites
> you're willing to share? I've got Rang Tang Contra and some dances with
> Dixie Twirls. Lots with Box the Gnat and Swat the Flea. Any others you love?
> Thank you!
> Rachel Shapiro Wallace
>
>
>
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