On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 3:38 PM Isaac Banner via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I've felt like most box circulate dances use the circulate as a buildup into > a swing with someone. Looking at http://www.contra.dance/thecallersbox, there > are only 12 results for dances with a circulate that isn't followed by a > swing and 9 of those results don't include their choreography (grumble > grumble), so I can't actually confirm that they belong in the result set. > > I feel like there's a lot of potential for dances that have box circulates > followed by something other than a swing. Here are a few I've been messing > with:
It's hard. Box circulates often tend to be done in pairs. And you can't (or shouldn't) transition directly from swing to long waves. So, you've already got: Swing one Eight-beat connector to swing two Swing two Eight beat (or 16) transition to long waves Box circulate Box Circulate This leaves 8 to 16 beats to do something after the circulate, which needs to go directly into a swing. You also need to fit in a progression somewhere. Or you could dispose of the neighbor swing, which gives you some breathing room. The other issue is that the circulate is unusual enough that it tends to be the signature figure of a dance, with other figures supporting it. I did write one, "Out of Circulation", which went from a circulate directly into a half hey into a swing. -Chris Page San Diego _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: [email protected] Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
