You might check out Eleanor’s Reel <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXP62lV27FA>, which has a progression of “walk forward on the diagonal to a new wave”—a bit of a twist on walking straight forward to a new wave.
If a Rory OMoore is your complex fixture, I guess you probably won’t want a move that riffs off that, but just for posterity, “slide right, robins passing two” (or similar) is a fun one—see eg A <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beOFeIIk4KY> Pirate's Life for Me <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beOFeIIk4KY>. -- Maia McCormick (she/her) 917.279.8194 On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 11:04 PM Robert Matson via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > For > Wavini Lines > I like > this one. > > Grazie Louise Siddons' class > in Positional Calling. > > https://youtu.be/jx_EP9HP9eM?si=zAVXOnUlk46hUhnH > > > Rob > > - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Robert Matson > Cell: (917) 626-2675 > > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 7:34 PM David Harding via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Katherine, >> >> A few thoughts: First, I really like your approach of a monthly theme >> with variations. >> >> While square dancers know the configuration as an ocean wave, my >> experience has been that in contra dance circles it's much more frequently >> referred to by the far more descriptive term that you used, Short wavy >> line. >> >> There are lots of exciting dances that take dancers from a short wavy >> line out of their minor to interact with their next neighbors or even >> second next neighbors before returning home, those often generate great >> confusion even for experienced dancers. The end effects tend to be >> especially troublesome. >> >> On a positive note, I think that the most straightforward way to get into >> an short wavy line is to start the dance in that arrangement. Balance the >> wave, do some stuff, eventually end back in the same wave half way through >> B2. Balance again, then walk straight forward to make a short wavy line >> with your next neighbors. If B1 ends with a partner swing on the >> appropriate side, B2 can be circle left 3 places and ooze into a short wavy >> line. Balance the wave and walk forward to the next neighbors. >> >> Dave Harding >> On 4/1/2024 12:30 PM, Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers wrote: >> >> Hi folks- >> >> As I've mentioned before, our Halifax group is not very advanced - we >> welcome a lot of beginners each month, and our regulars are not super >> regular or super skilled.. - and so the practice we've settled on is to >> choose one "feature figure" each month to focus on teaching.... >> >> in the first part of the evening we break down the figure in detail so >> everyone gets a chance to learn it inside-out... then do a few dances that >> has that figure in it, but nothing else difficult (not even swings! unless >> swing is the feature figure for that evening). >> >> Then at the very end of the evening we do an "advanced segment" where we >> call a few dances quickly with little teaching (probably more like what all >> of your dances look like!) - and those dances include all sorts of figures >> that have been featured over the past 6+ months. >> (Usually most of the beginners have been tired out and gone home at this >> point) >> >> Anyhow, this month our feature figure will be short wavy lines - and I >> don't have a lot of experience with them myself. >> >> Could anyone point me towards some videos where short wavy lines are >> featured? >> >> I'm interested in being able to watch different fun things that can be >> done in SWLs... including the Rory O'Moore sequence, and other simple/basic >> actions. >> >> No need to send me videos of more elaborate and unusual types of SWL >> figures. >> >> Also no need to worry about the content of the rest of the dance - I >> generally write custom dances to incorporate the feature figure while >> keeping everything else way simpler than you folks are used to :) >> >> I want to do 3 dances with SWLs - each one with a slightly different type >> of SWL figure - I can think of balancing then allemanding haflway around, >> repeat... >> >> and the Rory O'Moore sequence as the final more tricky one... >> >> But is there something else I could do in short wavy lines too? >> >> and I would like to see the first two in action so I can make sure to >> feel confident in my teaching!! >> >> Many thanks :) >> >> Kat in Hfx >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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