How interesting! I've never encountered it as balanced square through. I've mostly danced in the southeastern US and California.
On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 12:18 PM Sivier, Jonathan E via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps this is one of the remaining regional differences in terminology. > I have always (30+ years) heard it called a Balanced Square Through. > > Jonathan > Central Illinois > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bob Morgan via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 9, 2025 2:13 PM > *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Callers] Re: Interrupting Cow - ("new" dance ) > > Caller's Box only references interrupted square through > > Carol Ormand's Baling Hay does contain an interrupted square thru 2 > > https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1522 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1522__;!!DZ3fjg!5h5-PCFZTgFA1bXeERsELPC4-tFWt97ANN2TesRMkYfyY-nMNW5BjivbiXq9y8Cxd7B_oMu8-94u3_hYNAI5mnMEM63JA2rPOrkt$> > > I don't think I've come across balanced square through all that much > here. I would define either usage in teaching though. > > Bob > > On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > The original “Rights & Lefts” was commonly four steps for each of four > “changes”. > > > > Square Dancers often do them at twice that speed, just two steps for each > change. > > > > My guess is that Contra Dancers found four steps too slow and wanted to > add more energy, so they introduced the Balance Forward & Back then two > quick changes. > > > > Note: Square Dancers define Square Thru as finishing in the direction you > were facing for the last change, with your back to the person you just > passed; Contra Dancers liked the term, but ignored that bit of the > definition! Aren’t living traditions wonderful? > > > > Of course, since a Balanced “Square Thru” is now a well-defined contra > term, an Interrupted one should surely be: > > Pull by Right, give Left Hand & Balance F/B, Pull by Left > > :-) > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.contrafusion.co.uk__;!!DZ3fjg!5h5-PCFZTgFA1bXeERsELPC4-tFWt97ANN2TesRMkYfyY-nMNW5BjivbiXq9y8Cxd7B_oMu8-94u3_hYNAI5mnMEM63JA5FO1E7l$> > for Dancing in Kent > _______________________________________________ > 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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