The A1 definitely feels like it was pulled from the Ministry of Silly Walks. Which is to say it’s a good thing.
> On Jan 24, 2020, at 06:18, Luke Donforth via Contra Callers > <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Hello all, > > Just the other day, I'd proposed a weekend dance session called "My > Hovercraft is full of Eels". The next day I found out that Terry Jones, one > of the founding members of Monty Python, had just died at the age of 77. So > while lying awake in bed, I decided to try to write a contra with something > completely different. Not having one in my box, I went with a contra corners > dance where you don't corner with your partner. > > My Hovercraft is Full of Eels > Contra/Becket-CW/Dbl-Prog > > A1 ----------- > (4) Left Diagonal Long lines forward > (4) Left Diagonal Long lines back (double progression) > (8) Neighbors below (#1 gent and #2 lady) half Figure eight up the set > A2 ----------- > (16) Neighbors below turn Contra Corners > B1 ----------- > (16) Cornering Neighbors balance and swing in the middle > B2 ----------- > (16) Partner balance and swing on home side > > A1 could be "Left Diagonal R&L through, straight across R&L through"; but I'd > worry the gent/lark will have a difficult time getting into the contra > corner. You could tweak it to make it eye-casts with partner (a la Money > Musk) to the R&L throughs; but that's adding another wrinkle to an already > oddball dance. The lines has the benefit of an easier shift to single > progression if desired, but I think moving through at a double clip and > strange long lines is more appropriate for the group that brought us the > department of silly walks. > > The B1 neighbor swing for half the folks is a great time for the folks > standing out to engage in shenanigans. Two dances of the same role out on the > side could swap with each other, and either swap partners, or make their > partner track them down somewhere in the set. > > I'll leave it to someone else to write "Naughty Boy". Rest in Peace Terry > Jones. > > -- > Luke Donforth > luke.donfo...@gmail.com <mailto:luke.do...@gmail.com> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
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