: Sunday, March 26, 2017 6:27 PM
To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras!
Hi choreographer folks,
I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting of
un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If any
Maia,
Here are a few dances I’ve written over the past few years. If any of them
already exist please let me know! If anyone decides to call them I’d be
interested to hear how it goes and any feedback you might have. I’ve called The
Erik Effect and Rip and Snort with great success. I’ve called
Dear Maia,
I recently composed a contra that may fit your criteria. I've sent it out
to a few other callers, and posted it to a small Facebook group, but its
challenges make it unsuitable for most dances on my schedule. The
challenges are: multiple progressions/regressions and potential
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Subject: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras!
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You can fix that little challenge by making the A1 a neighbor give & take on
the left diagonal. As couples, dancers go forward on the left, and bring
neighbor straight back for a swing. In the gents' chain version, the ladies
would bring N back; in the ladies’ chain version, gents would bring N
Dave,
I believe there's a simple fix that'll retain the balance of your dance -
but it's double progression. Split your heys into halves with the first
half being on the diagonal (progresssion) and then straight across.
-Don
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:49 AM, David Harding via Callers <
Scratch that. Now that I look at it in light of Tom's comments, I
realize that there is no progression. Doh!
On 3/26/2017 9:26 PM, David Harding via Callers wrote:
Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post
for comment. There were conversations here about gents
David, you're thinking of Stretching the Limits (men chain version)
and Stretching the LImits (women chain version).
You're very creative, thinking of switching each time. A caller,
Will Martin has come up with that very idea. The progression is in
the same direction and has half heys
Here's something I envisioned last fall and have been meaning to post
for comment. There were conversations here about gents chains and about
balancing the activity levels of ladies and gents. At Squirrel Moon
Weekend, Tom Hinds called a dance whose details I don't remember, except
that it
Hi choreographer folks,
I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting of
un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If anyone has any dances
they'd like to throw my way for consideration, please do so!
Cheers,
Maia
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