Thanks. No new move then. Just a new name. Claire
*Claire Baffaut* On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 13:19 Sivier, Jonathan E via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm guessing this is what I have always called a Balanced Square Through. > Typically it is a 16 beat figure. You take right hands with your partner, > balance, pull by right, pull by left with neighbor, take right hands again > with your partner, balance, pull by right, pull by left with neighbor. You > end up where you started. > > Sometimes it starts with the neighbor, but the sequence is the same. It > is basically 4 changes of rights and lefts with a balance thrown in before > each right hand pass. Thus interupting. > > Jonathan > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Claire Baffaut via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 9, 2025 12:59 PM > *To:* Angela DeCarlis <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Sam Winter <[email protected]>; Shared Weight Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [Callers] Re: Interrupting Cow - ("new" dance ) > > Could you explain what is interrupted square through 2? I have not heard > that yet. > > Claire > > *Claire Baffaut* > > On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 08:32 Angela DeCarlis via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I think the bit is hilarious, and I like the dance too! I may call it in > the next couple weeks — I'll try to remember to take a video if I do. > Nicely done! > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2025, 7:16 PM Sam Winter via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > Long time lurker, first time poster. > > This dance came to me on a hike. It's based on my favorite knock-knock > joke as a kid and the wonderful dance "Cows are Watching" by Bill Pope and > Judy Goldsmith. > Knock-Knock. *Who's there?* Interrupting cow. *Interrupting cow wh-* > MOOOO! > > I haven't tested it and I don't *really *know if it counts as a "new" > dance, but I think it's funny and wanted to share it with someone who might > appreciate it! > > Cheers, > Sam > > Interrupting Cow by Sam Winter > Contra / Becket / CCW > *based on "Cows are Watching" by Bill Pope and Judy Goldsmith* > > A1: (8) Interrupted Square Through Two (NR, PL) > (8) Interrupted Square Through Two (NR, PL) > > A2: (4) Neighbor balance across the set > (12) Larks draw Neighbor across and swing > > B1: (4) Balance ring > (4) With Partner across, Robins roll away, Larks half sashay > (8) Zig left, zag right to N2 > > B2: (8) Larks allemande left 1 (and a bit) with new Lark > (8) Partner swing > > Notes: I like the *idea *of starting with the B1 (so the interruption > happens in the middle), but not sure I really want to complicate things > with an indecent starting formation. > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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