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@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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
