Thanks Tom, that is exactly the kind of feedback that I was looking for.
Rich
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Tom Hinds twhinds(a)earthlink.net
[trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Rich,
This would be a real difficult dance for the dancers in my area. Maybe
calling it during a workshop would be a good idea.
I think a 64 beat sequence would be good for a group that can really
square dance. But with a less skilled group you might consider padding it
out in some places and use some old time music. You'll have a better
chance of not loosing the floor.
My personal preference would be to add a do si do with one's corner before
the star right.
In my area and others, box formations are confusing enough that I have to
be real careful in teaching. In my area dancers who can do a right and
left through in a contra with no trouble will mess it up doing from the
box. The issue is the those facing in sometimes try to courtesy turn their
opposite instead of their partner. And of course if they mess up on the
right and left through, they'll never recover with the rest of the
routine. Workshop....
T
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On Jun 28, 2017, at 6:38 PM, Sylvia Miskoe sylviasmiskoe(a)gmail.com
[trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
F&B would be called Into the center and back.
Sylvia Miskoe, Concord NH
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Rich Sbardella richsbardella(a)gmail.com
[trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I was thinking a Fwd & Back to start the dance, and a longer partner
swing, will take this from 32 bars to 40 bars. The Fwd and back and the
swing both provide some recovery time for those who may need it.
In theory the dance was exactly 64 steps, but my worry was about the
rollaway, box gnat, pull by, allemande left sequence.
Rich
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Colin Hume colin(a)colinhume.com
[trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:55:00 -0400, Rich Sbardella
richsbardella(a)gmail.com [trad-dance-callers] wrote:
Here is a square with MWSD roots. I am wondering
if is too much for an
experienced contra crowd?
Well, it's not a contra so you don't have to fit it into 32 bars! Just
call it unphrased. Watch the dancers, and if they want to
take longer on the short moves, let them. Let them have longer on the
new partner swing - most contra dancers in the States think
that's the most important part of the dance anyway. If you want to get
back on the phrase of the music you can add after the
promenade: "All join hands, go in to the middle and back. Swing your
partner once again". It doesn't matter if you're out of
synch with the music - just put in a shorter or longer break so that you
can finish the dance at a suitable point in the music.
Colin Hume
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