That's it. Formally known as the "Weston Mountain Zia formation". Where the lines connect/intersect every other time through the dance you have a square when the dancers are 'out' at the 'top'. Most Zia's I've seen have the choreographic challenge/limitation that the moves/calls for the square have to be effectively the same as in the contra (which is why the swing tends to be in the middle).
Seth Tepfer 770-784-8487 [email protected] Director of Administrative Computing, Oxford College Proud Pappa (again): Zyle Caspian, born Thursday, April 17, 2:38 pm. 8 lbs, 19.5 inches. Baby Pix at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25804137@N08/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:callers- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Hart > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:21 PM > To: Caller's discussion list > Subject: Re: [Callers] Zia Formation > > > I'm not familiar with the name "Zia", bit I remember doing a dance at > NEFFA that was essentially four contra lines at right angles to each > other, with a square formed by the first couples at the point where > the > lines joined. The other couples in the contras lines could be > considered > additional concentric squares, but they seemed to operate more like > contra lines, with interesting things happening at the point where they > joined. > > Am I confusing two different formations? > > Rich. > > Tepfer, Seth remarked on 7/28/2008 1:01 PM: > > I do not know if there are any 'experts' on the zia formation. > > > > When I've done more than 1 intersection I've tried to have a few > hands four/minor sets between each square/intersection. > > > > The most I've done is with 9 squares (at SnowBall, Tampa FL) in a > tic-tac-toe formation. But, as has probably been noted, Zia's are > incredible space hogs. And due to the choreography quirks of the > formation, they seem to have the swings in the middle of the set, which > takes up even more space. Every time I've done it, people get crowded. > > > > Seth Tepfer 770-784-8487 [email protected] > > Director of Administrative Computing, Oxford College > > Proud Pappa (again): Zyle Caspian, born Thursday, April 17, 2:38 pm. > 8 lbs, 19.5 inches. Baby Pix at: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25804137@N08/ > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:callers- > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerome Grisanti > >> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 12:25 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Zia Formation > >> > >> Jack, > >> > >> I can picture three squares created by one longways contra line > crossed > >> by > >> three "east-west" contra lines, with squares at each intersection. > >> > >> I can picture four squares composed of either two longways and two > >> "east-west" contra lines, or one longways and four "east-west" > contra > >> lines. > >> > >> > >> I'm presuming the "two-by-two" arrangement would create the "closed > >> box," > >> i.e. four squares without contra lines between (but contra lines on > the > >> outside). > >> > >> This is only my conjecture, however, and I await an expert opinion. > >> > >> --Jerome > >> > >> > >> > >> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:58:42 -0400 > >> > >>> From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Zia Formation > >>> To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > >>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > >>> > >>> This looks really interesting....but I'm having some trouble > >>> picturing how the multiple square arrangements would work. 2 > Squares > >>> I can picture, but I'm a little unsure about how three squares > would > >>> be laid out and even less sure what the difference between "Four > >>> Squares" and "Four Squares -- closed box" is. 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