[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-23 Thread Peter Foster via Contra Callers 

Originally I had a slightly different B1/B2, which allowed a bit more
time, at the expense of losing one Rory slide. Here it is in full, although
just the second half is different:

Aurora O’More
19 May 2024
Becket
A1 (8) Rights and lefts
   (8) Left hand star
A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit 
clockwise halfway

 to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour)
   (8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
B1 (8) Balance left and right, then pass through on the left diagonal to 
a new wavy line (right

   hand to new neighbour, women left hands in the middle)
   (4) Balance in line
   (4) Allemande right just halfway
B2 (8) Men allemande left once around WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway
   (8) Swing partner

Note the start of B1. Instead of the slide left, you instead move 
forward on
the left diagonal to a new wavy line (this diagonal pass through is from 
Eleanor's
Reel by Bill Olson). I have not tried this version, but I think this 
diagonal

movement would feel a bit like the second half of a Rory slide.

I actually discarded this version because I though that the explicit 
allemande
halfway in 4 steps at the end of B1 would be too slow. Maybe I should 
try it out.


Peter

On 23/05/2024 6:36 pm, Peter Foster via Contra Callers wrote:
Yes, the allemande in B2 is a bit tight. The allemande 1/2 is actually 
less than 4 beats, and the
momentum helps launch the women into the orbit. There were some 
scrambles there, but
there were actually more scrambles in the in the first orbit, when the 
men were a bit slow to

turn out. It was certainly interesting to watch.

Peter


On 23/05/2024 2:39 pm, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers wrote:
Allemande 1 1/2 in 8 beats is certainly possible, though doing half 
with one person and once around with a different person probably 
makes the timing a bit trickier than 1 1/2 with the same person.  
However, I think the timing of the orbits halfway in 4 beats is also 
tricky, assuming 4 beats for the allemande halfway.  Typically 8 
beats are allowed for this move since the orbiters need to make a 
larger diameter circle than would they would if they were just doing 
a regular circle, since there are dancers doing an allemande inside 
the circle. So though circling halfway would usually be 4 beats, 
orbiting halfway in the same amount of time will be challenging.


Jonathan
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On 5/22/2024 11:28 PM, Alex Burka via Contra Callers wrote:

Allemande 1 1/2 is only 8 counts!

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers 
> wrote:


    Interesting!

    Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go?  It appears there are 
12 counts in the first half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts).  
Are you encouraging them just to cheat in the extra beats by doing 
the allemandes faster?  Did that create the scrambles?


    --jh--


    On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers 
> wrote:


    I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves 
and Rorys, but no planets (circles). Here it is:


    Aurora O’More
    Peter Foster 19 May 2024
    Becket

    A1 (8) Rights and lefts
    (8) Left hand star
    A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out 
and orbit clockwise halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with 
neighbour)

    (8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
    B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line 
(left hand to new neighbour, men right hands in the middle)

    (8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
    B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left 
once around WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway

    (8) Swing partner

    I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people 
were not very familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in

    some interesting scrambles.

    Peter

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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-23 Thread Peter Foster via Contra Callers 
Yes, the allemande in B2 is a bit tight. The allemande 1/2 is actually  
less than 4 beats, and the
momentum helps launch the women into the orbit. There were some 
scrambles there, but
there were actually more scrambles in the in the first orbit, when the 
men were a bit slow to

turn out. It was certainly interesting to watch.

Peter


On 23/05/2024 2:39 pm, Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers wrote:
Allemande 1 1/2 in 8 beats is certainly possible, though doing half 
with one person and once around with a different person probably makes 
the timing a bit trickier than 1 1/2 with the same person.  However, I 
think the timing of the orbits halfway in 4 beats is also tricky, 
assuming 4 beats for the allemande halfway.  Typically 8 beats are 
allowed for this move since the orbiters need to make a larger 
diameter circle than would they would if they were just doing a 
regular circle, since there are dancers doing an allemande inside the 
circle.  So though circling halfway would usually be 4 beats, orbiting 
halfway in the same amount of time will be challenging.


Jonathan
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A: It depends on what dance you call!

On 5/22/2024 11:28 PM, Alex Burka via Contra Callers wrote:

Allemande 1 1/2 is only 8 counts!

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers 
> wrote:


    Interesting!

    Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go?  It appears there are 12 
counts in the first half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts).  Are 
you encouraging them just to cheat in the extra beats by doing the 
allemandes faster?  Did that create the scrambles?


    --jh--


    On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers 
> wrote:


    I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves 
and Rorys, but no planets (circles). Here it is:


    Aurora O’More
    Peter Foster 19 May 2024
    Becket

    A1 (8) Rights and lefts
    (8) Left hand star
    A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out 
and orbit clockwise halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with 
neighbour)

    (8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
    B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line 
(left hand to new neighbour, men right hands in the middle)

    (8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
    B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left 
once around WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway

    (8) Swing partner

    I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people 
were not very familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in

    some interesting scrambles.

    Peter

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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-22 Thread Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers 

Allemande 1 1/2 in 8 beats is certainly possible, though doing half with one 
person and once around with a different person probably makes the timing a bit 
trickier than 1 1/2 with the same person.  However, I think the timing of the 
orbits halfway in 4 beats is also tricky, assuming 4 beats for the allemande 
halfway.  Typically 8 beats are allowed for this move since the orbiters need 
to make a larger diameter circle than would they would if they were just doing 
a regular circle, since there are dancers doing an allemande inside the circle. 
 So though circling halfway would usually be 4 beats, orbiting halfway in the 
same amount of time will be challenging.

Jonathan
-
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Caller of Contra, Square, English and Early American Dances
Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html
-
Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
A: It depends on what dance you call!

On 5/22/2024 11:28 PM, Alex Burka via Contra Callers wrote:

Allemande 1 1/2 is only 8 counts!

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers 
mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:

Interesting!

Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go?  It appears there are 12 counts in 
the first half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts).  Are you encouraging them 
just to cheat in the extra beats by doing the allemandes faster?  Did that 
create the scrambles?

--jh--


On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers 
mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:

I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves and Rorys, 
but no planets (circles). Here it is:

Aurora O’More
Peter Foster 19 May 2024
Becket

A1 (8) Rights and lefts
    (8) Left hand star
A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit 
clockwise halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour)
    (8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line (left hand 
to new neighbour, men right hands in the middle)
    (8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left once 
around WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway
    (8) Swing partner

I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people were not 
very familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in
some interesting scrambles.

Peter

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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-22 Thread Alex Burka via Contra Callers 
Allemande 1 1/2 is only 8 counts!

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Interesting!
>
> Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go?  It appears there are 12 counts
> in the first half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts).  Are you encouraging
> them just to cheat in the extra beats by doing the allemandes faster?  Did
> that create the scrambles?
>
> --jh--
>
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers <
> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves and Rorys,
>> but no planets (circles). Here it is:
>>
>> Aurora O’More
>> Peter Foster 19 May 2024
>> Becket
>>
>> A1 (8) Rights and lefts
>>(8) Left hand star
>> A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit
>> clockwise halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour)
>>(8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
>> B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line (left hand to
>> new neighbour, men right hands in the middle)
>>(8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
>> B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left once around
>> WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway
>>(8) Swing partner
>>
>> I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people were not very
>> familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in
>> some interesting scrambles.
>>
>> Peter
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-22 Thread Joe Harrington via Contra Callers 
Interesting!

Sorry to nitpick, but how did the B2 go?  It appears there are 12 counts in
the first half of B2 (allemande 1 1/2 = 12 counts).  Are you encouraging
them just to cheat in the extra beats by doing the allemandes faster?  Did
that create the scrambles?

--jh--


On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:47 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves and Rorys,
> but no planets (circles). Here it is:
>
> Aurora O’More
> Peter Foster 19 May 2024
> Becket
>
> A1 (8) Rights and lefts
>(8) Left hand star
> A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit
> clockwise halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour)
>(8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
> B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line (left hand to
> new neighbour, men right hands in the middle)
>(8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
> B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left once around
> WHILE women orbit clockwise halfway
>(8) Swing partner
>
> I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people were not very
> familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in
> some interesting scrambles.
>
> Peter
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-22 Thread Peter Foster via Contra Callers 
I've put together a dance with stars, orbits, shifting waves and Rorys, but no 
planets (circles). Here it is:

Aurora O’More
Peter Foster 19 May 2024
Becket

A1 (8) Rights and lefts
   (8) Left hand star
A2 (8) Women allemande left once around WHILE men turn out and orbit clockwise 
halfway to short wavy lines (right hand with neighbour)
   (8) Balance right and left, then Rory O'More slide right
B1 (8) Balance again, then pass through to a new wavy line (left hand to new 
neighbour, men right hands in the middle)
   (8) Balance left and right, then Rory O'More slide left
B2 (8) Allemande right just halfway, then men allemande left once around WHILE 
women orbit clockwise halfway
   (8) Swing partner

I tried it last night and it went fairly well. Some people were not very 
familiar with the orbit move, which resulted in 
some interesting scrambles. 

Peter
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-17 Thread David Harding via Contra Callers 
After a bit of pondering, I came up with the following to throw against 
the wall and see whether anything sticks. It contains the two requested 
elements plus a bonus eddy.  It hasn't been danced outside of my head.  
I don't know how to call it crisply.  It does seem to me that for the 
first teaching walk-through I would have everyone back up one place so 
they could get a feel for the progression.  Note that the balances to a 
slide/spin start in the opposite direction from the more common right 
then left.


Becket, clockwise progression.
A1 – 1    Facing direction of travel, walk forward to new neighbors.  
Larks join right hands.  Robins fall in behind partners and join right 
hands.  Star three places so robins are on their original sides in front 
of their neighboring larks.
-2 Robins peel off over their shoulders and orbit halfway while larks 
continue star all the way around.  All meet their partners with left 
hands and form a short wavy line.

A2 – 1  Balance left with partner and slide/spin left.
- 2 Balance right with partner and slide/spin right
B1 – Balance and swing partner
B2 – Full hey for four, larks and robins both ricocheting on the second 
passing.  End on the original side facing the original direction.


A1 could end with a quarter heft hand turn with partner into long wavy 
lines.  The Rory O'More could then go right and left with shadow and 
then back to partner for the B1 balance and swing.



Dave Harding
Chicago




On 5/15/2024 12:33 PM, Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers wrote:


This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the 
recent auroras.


It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to 
have an orbit around a star?  Ooh! A hands across star where a pair 
spits out and goes outward and into orbit…


Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely 
way, but I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to 
write it, hooray.


-Joseph

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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-17 Thread Don Veino via Contra Callers 
I agree with Greg, 4F4 is a natural setting for the originally described
motion. I got intrigued by a similar idea and developed a few a while back.

One has been tested so far - it went well (
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16712 has
the video link).

As my site is temporarily down, here's the choreo:

Interstellar Waves - 4 Face 4 - Don Veino 20190705.2

A1 Give & Take to Opposite GNT/LRK, Opposite Swing

[ALT: Circles/4 Left 3/4x, Opposite Swing]

A2 LDY/RVN Chain to PNR

LDY/RVN H-A Star Right 1x WHILE GNT/LRK Orbit CCW 1/2x

(LDY/RVN keep center star hold, LH to GNT/LRK in interlocking waves/4 -
“Stellar Wave”)

B1 Stellar Waves Balance [FWD/BACK], NBR Allemande Left 1/2x

GNT/LRK Star Right 1x WHILE LDY/RVN Orbit CCW 1/2x

B2 PNR Balance & Swing, end facing progression






On Fri, May 17, 2024, 1:10 PM Gregory Frock via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hi Joseph et al.
>
> Saw this today, and here's what I came up with:
>
> Mescolanza (4 face four), Couples swap sides each time, start facing up
> and down
>
>
>
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-17 Thread Gregory Frock via Contra Callers 
A2 Edit: The Larks Allemande here is also 1 1/2.

G

On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 1:10 PM Gregory Frock  wrote:

> Hi Joseph et al.
>
> Saw this today, and here's what I came up with:
>
> Mescolanza (4 face four), Couples swap sides each time, start facing up
> and down
>
> A1: Opposite Larks Allemande Left 1.5 (8), Opposites swing (8) face across;
> A2: Larks Allemande left (with line buddy lark) to short waves across (8),
> Balance (4), with the one in your right hand (original diagonal opposite)
> Allemande right about 7/8 (to place larks in the center);
> B1: Larks hands across star left WHILE Robins orbit cw half way to meet
> partners (8) take partners by the right hand to form two waves that cross
> in the middle, Waves balance right and and left (4) and everyone slide
> right past their partner (a la Rory O' More (4);
> B2: Partners Balance and Swing, and face original direction of dance (16).
>
> Needs a field test, of course. But if you like it, you can name it.
> Critiques and requests for clarifications welcome.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 1:34 PM Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers <
> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the recent
>> auroras.
>>
>> It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to
>> have an orbit around a star?  Ooh! A hands across star where a pair spits
>> out and goes outward and into orbit…
>>
>> Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely
>> way, but I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to
>> write it, hooray.
>> -Joseph
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-17 Thread Gregory Frock via Contra Callers 
Hi Joseph et al.

Saw this today, and here's what I came up with:

Mescolanza (4 face four), Couples swap sides each time, start facing up and
down

A1: Opposite Larks Allemande Left 1.5 (8), Opposites swing (8) face across;
A2: Larks Allemande left (with line buddy lark) to short waves across (8),
Balance (4), with the one in your right hand (original diagonal opposite)
Allemande right about 7/8 (to place larks in the center);
B1: Larks hands across star left WHILE Robins orbit cw half way to meet
partners (8) take partners by the right hand to form two waves that cross
in the middle, Waves balance right and and left (4) and everyone slide
right past their partner (a la Rory O' More (4);
B2: Partners Balance and Swing, and face original direction of dance (16).

Needs a field test, of course. But if you like it, you can name it.
Critiques and requests for clarifications welcome.

Greg


On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 1:34 PM Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the recent
> auroras.
>
> It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to
> have an orbit around a star?  Ooh! A hands across star where a pair spits
> out and goes outward and into orbit…
>
> Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely
> way, but I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to
> write it, hooray.
> -Joseph
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-15 Thread Joe Harrington via Contra Callers 
Angela, this is brilliant!

--jh--


On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 2:26 PM Angela DeCarlis via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Love the title, Joseph!!! I wrote a dance in 2016 with similar celestial
> themes and figures for my friend and longtime contra, ECD, and waltz dancer
> Dr. Bernard Whiting. He was one of the leading scientists responsible for
> the historic first observation of Gravitational Waves. This dance describes
> the process of that observation, with two black holes (the Gents) first
> orbiting and then colliding (swinging).  The resulting "Wave" made in the
> fabric of spacetime (largely represented by the Ladies' interweaving
> trajectory) travels through space, and is observed here on Earth (for a
> Partner Swing).
>
> *Dr. Whiting's Delight*  2016, Angela DeCarlis
> Becket R, Intermediate (harder for the caller than for the dancers!)
>
> A1: Circle L 3/4
>N Swing
> A2: Long Lines Forward, Gents Rollaway Neighbor on way Back
>1/2 Hey (Begins Gents by Right)
> B1: Gents Right Shoulder 'Round and Cross-hand-grip Swing [1]
>While Ladies Orbit CCW All the way around [2]
> B2: Gents keep Right, take Left with Neighbor in Short Wave, all facing
> Direction of Progression [3]
>Balance Wave Forward & Back
>All walk forward, New gents pass by Right [4]
>Partner Swing
>
> [1] The Gents' Cross-hand Swing often begins with a Right Allemande grip,
> before the left hand grip and buzz-step are incorporated.  When done
> correctly, this swing will be comfortable and safe for the Gents, and will
> also transition effortlessly into taking hands in the short wave across.
>
> [2] Taking the time to teach the ladies to pass adjacent orbiting ladies
> by the Left, Olympic Rings Style, does a lot to make this part of the dance
> more interesting for them.
>
> [3] It's super useful to outline direction of progression for the dancers
> at the beginning of the walk-through
>
> [4] I used to call this as a short "Hook" Right Allemande when I led it,
> but Lisa Greenleaf advised me to modify it so as to not involve hands.
> Either way, It's easy for folks to autopilot in this part of the dance and
> expect to form a new wave, when it's really more like a swing through.
>
>
> I also just recently wrote a dance with an interesting star figure that
> I'll look forward to sharing later this summer, after I've had a chance to
> call it at BIDA on July 7. Happy writing, all!
>
> Angela
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joseph,
>>
>>   Middlemarch (ECD Waltz time) has Allemandes turning into
>> Orbits.
>>
>>
>>
>>   Depends whether you want the Orbiters to continue in the
>> same direction, or turn back to go the opposite way.  That is a common
>> figure known as Allemande Orbits – you can see it in Sun Skip:
>> https://youtu.be/nIUpxzeh4lw?si=CbRyF79l0S945DZy
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy dancing,
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>
>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England   j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 &
>> 07802 940 574
>>
>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers <
>> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
>> *Sent:* 15 May 2024 18:34
>> *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers 
>> *Subject:* [Callers] Aurora O’More
>>
>>
>>
>> This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the recent
>> auroras.
>>
>> It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to
>> have an orbit around a star?  Ooh! A hands across star where a pair spits
>> out and goes outward and into orbit…
>>
>> Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely
>> way, but I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to
>> write it, hooray.
>>
>> -Joseph
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-15 Thread Angela DeCarlis via Contra Callers 
Love the title, Joseph!!! I wrote a dance in 2016 with similar celestial
themes and figures for my friend and longtime contra, ECD, and waltz dancer
Dr. Bernard Whiting. He was one of the leading scientists responsible for
the historic first observation of Gravitational Waves. This dance describes
the process of that observation, with two black holes (the Gents) first
orbiting and then colliding (swinging).  The resulting "Wave" made in the
fabric of spacetime (largely represented by the Ladies' interweaving
trajectory) travels through space, and is observed here on Earth (for a
Partner Swing).

*Dr. Whiting's Delight*  2016, Angela DeCarlis
Becket R, Intermediate (harder for the caller than for the dancers!)

A1: Circle L 3/4
   N Swing
A2: Long Lines Forward, Gents Rollaway Neighbor on way Back
   1/2 Hey (Begins Gents by Right)
B1: Gents Right Shoulder 'Round and Cross-hand-grip Swing [1]
   While Ladies Orbit CCW All the way around [2]
B2: Gents keep Right, take Left with Neighbor in Short Wave, all facing
Direction of Progression [3]
   Balance Wave Forward & Back
   All walk forward, New gents pass by Right [4]
   Partner Swing

[1] The Gents' Cross-hand Swing often begins with a Right Allemande grip,
before the left hand grip and buzz-step are incorporated.  When done
correctly, this swing will be comfortable and safe for the Gents, and will
also transition effortlessly into taking hands in the short wave across.

[2] Taking the time to teach the ladies to pass adjacent orbiting ladies by
the Left, Olympic Rings Style, does a lot to make this part of the dance
more interesting for them.

[3] It's super useful to outline direction of progression for the dancers
at the beginning of the walk-through

[4] I used to call this as a short "Hook" Right Allemande when I led it,
but Lisa Greenleaf advised me to modify it so as to not involve hands.
Either way, It's easy for folks to autopilot in this part of the dance and
expect to form a new wave, when it's really more like a swing through.


I also just recently wrote a dance with an interesting star figure that
I'll look forward to sharing later this summer, after I've had a chance to
call it at BIDA on July 7. Happy writing, all!

Angela

On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hi Joseph,
>
>   Middlemarch (ECD Waltz time) has Allemandes turning into
> Orbits.
>
>
>
>   Depends whether you want the Orbiters to continue in the
> same direction, or turn back to go the opposite way.  That is a common
> figure known as Allemande Orbits – you can see it in Sun Skip:
> https://youtu.be/nIUpxzeh4lw?si=CbRyF79l0S945DZy
>
>
>
> Happy dancing,
>
>John
>
>
>
> John Sweeney, Dancer, England   j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
> 940 574
>
> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers <
> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
> *Sent:* 15 May 2024 18:34
> *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers 
> *Subject:* [Callers] Aurora O’More
>
>
>
> This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the recent
> auroras.
>
> It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to
> have an orbit around a star?  Ooh! A hands across star where a pair spits
> out and goes outward and into orbit…
>
> Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely
> way, but I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to
> write it, hooray.
>
> -Joseph
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[Callers] Re: Aurora O’More

2024-05-15 Thread John Sweeney via Contra Callers 
Hi Joseph,

  Middlemarch (ECD Waltz time) has Allemandes turning into Orbits.

 

  Depends whether you want the Orbiters to continue in the same 
direction, or turn back to go the opposite way.  That is a common figure known 
as Allemande Orbits – you can see it in Sun Skip: 
https://youtu.be/nIUpxzeh4lw?si=CbRyF79l0S945DZy

 

Happy dancing,

   John   



John Sweeney, Dancer, England   j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 
574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent   
   

 

From: Joseph Erhard-Hudson via Contra Callers 
 
Sent: 15 May 2024 18:34
To: Shared Weight Contra Callers 
Subject: [Callers] Aurora O’More

 

This title and concept for a dance burst into my head during the recent 
auroras. 

It ought to have shifting wavy lines, of course, and is there a way to have an 
orbit around a star?  Ooh! A hands across star where a pair spits out and goes 
outward and into orbit…

Anyway, I don’t have the compositional chops to develop it in a timely way, but 
I would love to see it exist. If my notion inspires anyone to write it, hooray. 

-Joseph

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