[Callers] Having settled the geography debate, lets move on to entomology

[Luke Donforth via Callers]

The recent discussion about California versus Nevada twirls and all the
related variants suddenly flashed through my mind when I was writing this
dance:

Whipped Butter
by Luke Donforth
Contra/Becket-CW

A1 -----------
(8) Men allemande Left 1-1/2
(8) Neighbor allemande Right 1-1/2
A2 -----------
(8) Women allemande Left 1-1/2
(2) Women scoop partner for short star promenade
(6) Gents immediately hook right elbow with new gent (ladies let go),
promenade 1/4 and butterfly whirl with partner (on home side, progressed)
B1 -----------
(16) Hey, women passing left shoulders
B2 -----------
(16) Partner gypsy and swing

The odd thing that's (to me) evocative of the previous name debate is the
butterfly whirl. If the woman is on the left of her partner, but still
moving forward, is it a butterfly whirl? Or some other species of
lepidoptera?

I'll admit, I tend to use butterfly whirl for any instance of side-by-side,
facing same direction, both folks' close arm around around other's back,
one person moving forward one person backing up couples turn in place but
change facing. But possibly I'm short-changing the extensive taxonomy of
Insecta. Think of all the variants we could come up with if we branched
into beetles!

Joking aside, I hope folks find the dance programatically useful and
enjoyable. I think contra dancing and calling is an organic process, and
some variation in naming, calling, and styles is healthy and fun. I don't
have different names for heys depending on larks or ravens start, or by
which shoulder they start, but do use swat the flea to differentiate from
box the gnat. But in either case I teach what I want to happen in the move.

Take care,

-- 
Luke Donforth
Luke.Donforth at gmail.com <Luke.Donev at gmail.com>
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