[Callers] In search of un-premiered contras!

[Linda Leslie via Callers]

You can fix that little challenge by making the A1 a neighbor give & take on the left diagonal. As couples, dancers go forward on the left, and bring neighbor straight back for a swing. In the gents' chain version, the ladies would bring N back; in the ladies’ chain version, gents would bring N back to swing. 
Linda

On Mar 27, 2017, at 8:49 AM, David Harding via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Scratch that.  Now that I look at it in light of Tom's comments, I realize that there is no progression.  Doh!
> 
> On 3/26/2017 9:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
>> Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post for comment.  There were conversations here about gents chains and about balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents.  At Squirrel Moon Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I don't remember, except that it started with a gents chain across from Becket formation, followed by gents chain on the right diagonal (I think).  About 2/3 of the way through the dance, he switched to start with a ladies chain across and then on the left diagonal.  It was dramatic how different the two versions of the dance felt.  That got me to thinking, why not switch each time through to symmetrize the dance, the way modern dances with contra corners often do?  Perhaps that's sufficiently disorienting to be cutting edge.  
>> I have not had the occasion to call this, but would be happy to hear if anyone thinks it's worth giving a try.  I haven't thought through the teaching, but imagine that for a group that could handle it, two walk-throughs would be useful.  
>> The working title is "Both Sides"  
>> Becket
>> 
>> A1 Gents allemande 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
>> A2 Long lines forward and back; Gents chain, courtesy turn
>> B1 Gents left shoulder full hey
>> B2 Partner balance and swing
>> 
>> Alternate with
>> A1 Ladies allemande right 1 1/2; Neighbor swing
>> A2 Long lines; Ladies chain,  courtesy trun
>> B1 Ladies right shoulder full hey
>> B2 Partner balance and swing
>> Dave Harding
>> 
>> On 3/26/2017 8:26 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
>>> Hi choreographer folks,
>>> 
>>> I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way for consideration, please do so!
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Maia
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