Maia, This has been called a few times across the US recently & is well-loved, but is definitely not wide spread yet.
Mad Orbin by Jacqui Grennan A1 (4) N RH Bal (4) Box the Gnat (8) Gents front to R, Mad Robin A2 (8) Gents allem L 1.5, while Ladies orbit CW (8) N Sw B1 (4) Bal ring, Ladies bring P across (12) P Sw B2 (8) CL 3/4 , Pass thru (8) Next N DSD Claire Takemori Campbell CA On Mar 27, 2017, at 1:02 PM, via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Send Callers mailing list submissions to callers@lists.sharedweight.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to callers-requ...@lists.sharedweight.net You can reach the person managing the list at callers-ow...@lists.sharedweight.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. In search of un-premiered contras! (Maia McCormick via Callers) 2. Re: In search of un-premiered contras! (David Harding via Callers) 3. Re: In search of un-premiered contras! (Tom Hinds via Callers) 4. Re: In search of un-premiered contras! (David Harding via Callers) 5. Re: In search of un-premiered contras! (Don Veino via Callers) 6. Re: In search of un-premiered contras! (Linda Leslie via Callers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:26:38 -0400 From: Maia McCormick via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: "callers@lists.sharedweight.net" <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> Subject: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Message-ID: <CAHUcZGPtZDbsacoWgaXknNbzmi7aHMet3TW-azUv-=r9bzk...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/attachments/20170326/27c77195/attachment.html> ------------------------------ Message: 2 List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:26:18 -0500 From: David Harding via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Message-ID: <25060c0f-ca26-c07f-7770-23c6af3fe...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; Format="flowed" 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/attachments/20170326/20488e8d/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 3 List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 07:59:11 -0400 From: Tom Hinds via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: David Harding <dharding...@comcast.net> Cc: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Message-ID: <797b6b4b-1a5f-4a81-9486-8a1eeb22c...@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed"; DelSp="yes" David, you're thinking of Stretching the Limits (men chain version) and Stretching the LImits (women chain version). You're very creative, thinking of switching each time. A caller, Will Martin has come up with that very idea. The progression is in the same direction and has half heys instead of full heys. He calls his version Stretching the Limits of Truth. I probably won't be able to find my copy and will ask him for his. I doubt it's every been called although it works on paper! Tom On Mar 26, 2017, at 10:26 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/attachments/20170327/098f10ab/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 4 List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 07:49:22 -0500 From: David Harding via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Message-ID: <1ac340f5-22e5-9c11-52e6-c3adffaa8...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; Format="flowed" 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/attachments/20170327/6a3df680/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 5 List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:12:21 -0400 From: Don Veino via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: Don Veino via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Message-ID: <caajttikb2pl091+_pyr67vwrkfec7obxpw2mkycqf9c8b1s...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dave, I believe there's a simple fix that'll retain the balance of your dance - but it's double progression. Split your heys into halves with the first half being on the diagonal (progresssion) and then straight across. -Don On Mon, 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 > listCallers@lists.sharedweight.nethttp://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing > listCallers@lists.sharedweight.nethttp://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/attachments/20170327/0670c0cd/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 6 List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:11:29 -0400 From: Linda Leslie via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: David Harding <dharding...@comcast.net> Cc: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Message-ID: <fbb3807c-0acf-498b-a825-ab9769523...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" 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. 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