Kalia,
There are lots of good dances out there that don't include
"Circle left 3/4". See, for example, this message from the
archive
http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2012-April/
004668.html
in which Chris Page lists a bunch of dances that include a
hey but not circle left (any amount) or ladies chain. (Some
may include a circle right.)
See also this archived message
http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2012-March/
004654.html
in which I discuss why the figure
* Circle left 3/4
* Gents [or ladies] allemande 1 1/2
and
* Women chain
tend to show up in a lot of dances and offer some examples of
less common moves that achieve the same choreographic purpose,
namely moving men or women, but not both, to the opposite side
of the set, so that the dance can include both a partner swing
and a neighbor swing.
--Jim
On Jun 5, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
I'm in the process of putting together a program for the Berkeley
contra this evening, and don't seem to be able to escape the words
"circle left 3/4". I know there are dances where you don't do that,
but in this otherwise nicely balanced program every dance but 2
("Cows are Watching" by Bill Pope, and Carol Ormond's "Quilting
Frolic" in which the cirle 3/4 is to the right) includes that move.
Aargh.
Is this one of those invisible moves that's just part of the fabric
of the contra dance experience, or is this going to drive my dancers
crazy?
Kalia (who is now combing through the cards for dances without
circle L 3/4)
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