[Callers] How many beats to a rip/snort?

[Tom Hinds]

I think you're correct about it taking between 4 and 8 beats (more like 6).

If you want someone to ask, I'm pretty sure Jane Ewing of Alabama wrote a dance with this move in it.

I don't think that we need to be rigid about the names we use today, but I suspect that historically cowboy loop was for four people and rip and snort was for 8.  There are callers who have been calling longer than I have and can correct me if I'm wrong.

Tom

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> On Apr 7, 2018, at 1:12 PM, K Panton via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 
> I've looked in the usual places and came up with only two examples of a dance with a Rip/Snort (Rip 'n' Snort?) but one is inaccessible online.
> 
> How many beats does it take to dance a rip/snort for two couples? My brain says 4 is too short and 8 is too long. I found one dance that pairs it with a ring balance for a total of 8 beats.
> 
> I haven't access to "Roll Over Johannes" to see how Becky Hill made use of it.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ken Panton
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