I always understood the "interruption" was the balance between two pull bys the square thru 4. So, perhaps pedantically, by definition a balance and 2 pull bys has no "interruption".
In dance, Julian Blechner On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 5:29 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Sam noted: " I don't *really *know if it counts as a "new" dance," > > An often occurring issue. > Considering the great financial gains a new contradance will not bring its > author, the ostensibly amorphous, unspoken tradition allows staking a > "new dance" claim upon significantly changing a distinctive 50% of a > dance. Of course the music industry has no such tradition. > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 6:16 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] >
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