Allemande 1 1/2 is only 8 counts! On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Interesting! > > Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go? It appears there are 12 counts > in the first half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts). Are you encouraging > them just to cheat in the extra beats by doing the allemandes faster? Did > that create the scrambles? > > --jh-- > > > On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves and Rorys, >> but no planets (circles). Here it is: >> >> Aurora O’More >> Peter Foster 19 May 2024 >> Becket >> >> A1 (8) Rights and lefts >> (8) Left hand star >> A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit >> clockwise halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour) >> (8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right >> B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line (left hand to >> new neighbour, men right hands in the middle) >> (8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left >> B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left once around >> WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway >> (8) Swing partner >> >> I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people were not very >> familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in >> some interesting scrambles. >> >> Peter >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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