It really doesn’t make much difference in this case since the domino will take 8 beats if there’s 8 beats left. I was just curious about 10 for the square through - in English dancing we do have eight beat circular heys (like “Collier’s Daughter”) but the convention is usually not to take hands on those fast ones, so it’s more like a mini weave the ring. On the other hand contras have a lot of interrupted square through where there’s a four-beat balance and a four-beat square through 2, so it can be done.
— Alan Sent from my iPad > On Sep 8, 2018, at 9:34 PM, Rich Sbardella <richsbarde...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Callerlab timing chart has square thru taking 10 beats from a static > square and 8 beats from (closer( facing couples such as they would be after > the heads star thru. > > In the following square I would allow 10 beats. > > Heads Lead Right & Circle to a Line, > Lines F&B > 2 ladies Chain Across and Back > Has Square Thru 4 (This square thru is from a line of four that is at the > sides static position. > Corner Swg & Promenade > > In the square, below, I would use 8 beats for the second square thru. > > Heads Sq Thru 4 (10) > RH Star (8), LH Star (8) > Corner DSD (6), Sq Thru 4 (8) > Can Swg (8), Promenade (16) > > In this square the dancers start the second square thru nose to nose rather > than across the set. > > Most contra would be starting a square thru from across the set, so 10 is a > good number, if it starts after a balance, 8 would be wiser. > > Rich > > > > > > > >> On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:57 PM Tom Hinds via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> I’ve mulled over the timing of square through 4 for some time. 10 is what >> I’ve come up with after walking it through in my living room and more >> importantly watching the dancers do it in dances I’ve written. >> >> Much depends on where you end and start and also on formation (squared set >> or contra) because of the spacing. >> >> As an example, in The Amazing Sara Wilcox the square through three from >> lines facing across into lines facing out comfortably takes 8 steps. In >> other situations maybe square through 3 could be done in 6. >> >> Some may say that square through two (followed by a balance) takes 4, so a >> square through 4 would take 8. My way of thinking is that the longer and >> more complicated the figure, the more you have to give the dancers some >> extra beats. And square through 2 in 4 beats is a bit rushed. >> >> Try it out during a break at your next dance and let me know what you come >> up with. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Sep 8, 2018, at 7:06 PM, Alan Winston <wins...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote: >> > >> > Tom — >> > >> > Why is the square through 4 10 beats? >> > >> > — Alan >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> >> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers >> >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be >> >> surprised if your dance has been written before. You list it as a double >> >> progression. Is that because you swing the second neighbor? >> >> >> >> You gave me an idea for a new dance. I’m not trying to out do any one >> >> here, just very much enjoy writing dances. >> >> >> >> Lunch with Jean >> >> Improper >> >> >> >> A1. Bal. P, square through 2 >> >> Bal P, box the gnat >> >> >> >> A2. With new neighbors, square through 4 (going in the opposite direction >> >> as the first square through and starting by giving right hand to partner, >> >> 10 beats) >> >> With original neighbor do si do, (6) >> >> >> >> B1 Men allemande left 1/2 (or pull by) swing partner >> >> >> >> B2 Right and left through, ladies chain. >> >> >> >> Tom Hinds >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Sep 8, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Jean Gibson-Gorrindo via Callers >> >>> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hello Callers! Around the breakfast table at Penelope Weinberger’s >> >>> house this morning, while on tour with Cloud Ten, I came up with this >> >>> dance. Wrote it with the Sam Bartlett tune Penelope’s Cruise (also >> >>> written for Penelope Weinberger) in mind. Wondering if it is already >> >>> out there? Thanks for your input! >> >>> >> >>> Jean Gorrindo >> >>> >> >>> Breakfast at Penelope’s >> >>> by Jean Gorrindo >> >>> Contra/Improper/Easy-Int/Double Progression >> >>> >> >>> A1 ----------- >> >>> (8) Partner R-Hand Balance; Square Thru (pull by Partner with Right, >> >>> Neighbor Left) >> >>> (8) Partner Balance & Box the Gnat >> >>> A2 ----------- >> >>> (16) Neighbor balance and swing >> >>> B1 ----------- >> >>> (8) Women allemande Right 1-1/2 >> >>> (8) Partner swing >> >>> B2 ----------- >> >>> (8) Long lines, forward and back >> >>> (8) Women's Chain >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> List Name: Callers mailing list >> >>> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> >>> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
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