Oddly, in several dances with uninterrupted square through twos and threes in Caller's Box, the figure is given an extra two beats. What's with that? See:
The Amazing Sarah Wilcox by Tom Hinds https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=6397 0.0238095238 or 1/42 by Gary Shapiro https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12155 Square Route by Bob Isaacs and Chris Page https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13707 --jh-- On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM Bob Hofkin via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I pulled Contra*Butions 3 off my shelf, and found the term "balanced > square thru" (along with a definition). I'm sure Chris and Michael have > good reason for standardizing on "interrupted" and I'm not about to > challenge them. > > Bob > > > On 08/09/2025 12:13, Bob Morgan via Contra Callers wrote: > > 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://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1522> > > > > 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] > > <mailto:[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] > > <mailto:[email protected]> 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574____ > > > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk <http://www.contrafusion.co.uk> for > > Dancing in Kent____ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers- > > [email protected] <mailto:contracallers- > > [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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