Re: [Callers] Give and Take 4x4

2011-06-30 Thread Thomas J Senior
Hi Keith, As Chris pointed out, between the give and takes, the dance is a contra formation, so your buddy is across from you. The dance does need space, but then, most 4x4's do. Tom On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Chris Lahey wrote: > How does this feel on the floor?  Have you diagrammed

Re: [Callers] Give and Take 4x4

2011-06-30 Thread Chris Lahey
How does this feel on the floor? Have you diagrammed this on a grid? It seems to me that you'd have spacing trouble since the beginning of the dance is a 4x4, but the orientation at the end of A1 is essentially a contra dance. This is partially solved by all the give & takes, since you have to wa

Re: [Callers] Give and Take 4x4

2011-06-30 Thread Keith Tuxhorn
Please clarify where your buddy is supposed to be. Thanks. Keith Tuxhorn Austin, TX On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Thomas J Senior wrote: > A while ago, i was intending to call a 4x4 (The Warm Up) at our > local dance, the Chicago Barn Dance, but thought it might be nice to > use a dance th

[Callers] Give and Take 4x4

2011-06-27 Thread Thomas J Senior
A while ago, i was intending to call a 4x4 (The Warm Up) at our local dance, the Chicago Barn Dance, but thought it might be nice to use a dance that accomplished the same thing (swinging both opposites during the sequence) but not using the star or a hey. Another idea to incorporate was the gi