I think maybe a comment I made may have added to this. When I said I'd use dbl prog it was specifically in relation to low dancer #'s and using 4 face 4 or 3 face 3. Not contra lines. Rarely would I use a dbl prog unless I have longer lines and doing contras.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2022, 2:39 AM Chris Page via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I'm dubious about using double progression in short lines. > > If there's an odd number of couples in the line: > In a single progression dance, there's always one couple out, > alternating between the top and the bottom of the line. > In a double progression dance, there's always one couple out at the > bottom of the line. > > If there's an even number of couples in the line: > In a single progression dance, it alternates between 0 and 2 couples > out at the ends, for an time-average of 1 couple out. > In a double progression dance with two individual progressions (like > Awesome Double Progression Dance), for half of one time through the > dance, 0 couples are out, and for the other half of the time through a > dance, there are 2 couples out at the ends, for a time-average of 1 > couple out. And you always do the first half of the dance sequence > with the same half of the couples. > In a double progression dance where you progress all at once (like the > left diagonal right-and-left-through of Becket Reel), everyone's > always in. But you only dance with half the couples, which is more > noticeable in short lines. > > Cheers, > -Chris Page > Los Angeles, CA > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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