I like Joy, which you likely have already. Petronella is another and I don’t
remember seeing its signature figure in MWSD (but it’s been a very long time
since I have danced that style).
Perhaps use a dosido for part of a swing with a dance that has only one swing?
I love Wedding Rings by Evan
“There’s quite a bit of MWSD terms sneaking into contra choreography these
days. “
Yes, but beware! Contra callers have borrowed the terms, but sometimes changed
the definitions!
E.g.
At the end of a Square Thru an MWSD dancer will not turn and will have their
back to the last person t
Jerome Grisanti wrote:
> As I see it, one of the fun challenges of calling outside of a group's normal
> activity is to play with those expectations, giving satisfaction in both
> expected and surprising ways.
I’ve told this story before. Wherever I’ve been based, I’ve tried to give
dancers mat
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I’ve called contra at two conventions another coming up and led a contra
workshop for MWSD at a joint club session. I also dance SD and work with SD
beginners.
I’ll go back and check what I’ve done if you want
I interpreted that you are speaking about contra dances to call at convention.
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: Rich Sbardella
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 3:08 PM
To: Jerome Grisanti
Cc: Tony Parkes ; Caller's discussion list
Subject: Re: [Callers] Re: Contras for a Crowd that does not Swing
Jerome,
I call trade by after a square thru 3 often with no confusion.
The Sq Thru 3 has left them in
Jerome,
I call trade by after a square thru 3 often with no confusion.
The Sq Thru 3 has left them in a Trade By formation.
Here is a singing call figure I use to teach Trade By:
Hds F&B, Hds Sq 4
R&L Thru
Ps Thru, Trade By
Sq Thru 3, Trade By
Corner Swing, Promenade
The figure ends in a Corner B
rch 14, 2023 2:31 PM
To: Tony Parkes
Cc: Rich Sbardella ; Caller's discussion list
Subject: Re: [Callers] Re: Contras for a Crowd that does not Swing
Tony (and Rich and others),
I'm just learning to call to MWSD dancers, and learning how to gauge what will
work out of the box, what
Tony (and Rich and others),
I'm just learning to call to MWSD dancers, and learning how to gauge what
will work out of the box, what will work with a heads-up phrase, and what
needs a little teach.
With that in mind, how do you think dancers would respond to "trade by"
without a preceeding "pass
I’ve led several Intro to Contras sessions at National S/D Conventions. The
first dance in the session was typically my Inflation Reel, with a Trade By
added after the Pass Thru. (Trade By: If you’re facing someone, pass thru; if
not, do a partner trade [like a California Twirl without hands]).
Hi Rich,
In England we never adopted this artificial distinction between
Country and Contra, since they are, fundamentally, the same thing. So we have
always written lots of one-swing and no-swing dances.
Here are some of my partner-swing and no-swing dances from
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