Julian, without being able to physically walk it right now, is the Mad Robin in your dance CCW?
Also, while the Larks Allemande L, do the Robins just chill? Or is there a lil cast/turn they can do to keep momentum from the MR to the RSR? Don — I love your choreography! This dance looks very cool. I might try it this weekend. Thank you for sharing! On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 10:42 AM Don Veino via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Just as another example of MR across: > > Holy Cannoli! - DI - Don Veino 20160415 > > Written while driving home from NEFFA 2015 after indulging in a delicious > chocolate chip dipped one. First called by Linda Leslie at the Scout House > Monday Contras 4/26/2015. It danced well, requires good spacing up and > down. A2 timing depends on the crowd and music selection. > > A1 > (4,12) N B&S > > A2 > (6) Circle Left 3/4 (to face up/down, looking at your P - on Gent/Larks' > home side) > (10) Mad Robin 1+1/2 (across set, Gents/Larks going Left to Right through > center first) > > B1 > (16) Partner RSR & Swing (on Ladies/Robins' home side) > > B2 > (8) Ladies/Robins Chain > (8) Half Hey, LDY/RBN Pass Right to start (and look towards progression...) > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 11:45 AM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Scene: Beantown Stomp, dancing with another caller, Alex D-L on stage. >> Dance has a balance ring, pass thru to ocean wave. >> >> Me, to my partner: "How stupid would it be to have a balance, Mad Robin >> across the set?" >> Her: "Do it!" >> >> It's across a musical phrase. And I was skeptical that space was >> available, but, if you can balance and pass through to an ocean wave, you >> can Mad Robin facing up and down, it turns out. >> >> Called last night in Philly, positive feedback after, band picked music >> that worked with the cross-phrase. >> >> Mad Robin Across >> Julian Blechner >> Becket (CW) >> >> A1. Circle L 3/4 (8) (with "next as a typical Butter progression) >> NS (8) >> A2. LLFB (8) >> Robins Chain to P (8), form ring of 4 >> B1. Bal Ring (4) >> Mad Robin Across (8) >> Larks catch LH early, Alle L 1x (4) >> B2. P R. Shoulder 'Round and Swing (16) >> >> Notes: >> Larks catch left hands about 3/4 the way through the Mad Robin, so their >> 1x allemande is 6 beats of music. Telling Larks they will catch LH early is >> important. >> >> I assumed dancers would arrive early to the B2, and made it a Right >> Shoulder 'Round instead of a balance. However, perhaps with the timing of >> the music being not super sluggish, dancers seemed to arrive with timing >> that would have worked for the balance. >> >> Will likely call something with this at NEFFA, but the dance is tested, >> danced, and I'm confident in it. >> >> In dance, >> Julian Blechner >> He/Him >> Western Mass, USA >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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