> On 8 Jul 2022, at 21:04, Michael Dyck via Contra Callers > <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> On 2022-07-08 10:18 a.m., playford1651--- via Contra Callers wrote: >> Hi, >> Does anybody recognise this dance:- >> Duple minor, improper, double progression >> Star right all the way, star left halfway, balance neighbour. >> Swing neighbour, promenade across set, cross trail. >> Square through 2 changes, swing next person. > > I'm not sure there are enough figures there for a standard-length contra. > What's the timing? (E.g., how does it fit to the musical phrases?) > > Is the "balance neighbour" with someone from the next minor set?
The balance is with your original neighbour at the end of the A1 and the swing neighbour T the beginning of A2. > > "Promenade across" followed by "cross trail" is unusual. Normally, the > promenade has you (and your neighbor, in this case) wheel around to face back > in; so then you do a cross trail from there? Or do you mean that after the > promenade, you *pass through* and then cross trail? (That would be less > unusual.) Sorry, assumed that a cross trail was preceded by a pass through. > > And a cross trail would typically leave you moving up or down the set (toward > a new neighbor). So does the square-through start with a change on the side, > and then across? No it starts facing across. > > I found one dance that starts the way you describe: > "Revisiting Reel" by Al Olson > https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3978 > Textually, the rest is fairly different, but I think it has a similar feel. Similar but not a double progression. Graham _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
