In light of Ang’s thumbs up, I want to point you all to the latest
*From the Mic* podcast featuring Ang DeCarlis:
https://cdss.org/podcasts/podcast/from-the-mic-episode-31-ang-decarlis/
A truly wonderful, thought-provoking, insightful episode.
Lisa
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Hello font of experience
I was pondering chase figures in contra dance. You know, the move where one person goes around the other couple while being followed by their partner.
Are there dances out there where the chase is done with a neighbor instead? Is it as much fun or is it awkward or unsettling?
I enjoy the playfulness of the chase figure (especially when it goes both ways) but I always wonder if there is an unpleasant undercurrent for some. I can imagine there are people we would NOT want to be chased by.
Am I overthinking this?
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I've got a dance in my collection with no title and chunks of the dance
that I can't read. The author appears to be Dean Snipes, but I can't
find it in any of the usual places (ContraDB, Callers Box, arbitrary web
search, contra videos, etc.)
Improper
A1. N. Dosido; N allemande R. to put Larkes in the middle
A2. Balance wave by left (??) to Star Promenade N to butterfly whirl [1]
B1. Robin pass R to swing partner
B2. Promenade across; circle L 3, pass thru
Anyone happen to have this one or know somewhere else I can find it online?
Thanks,
Sam
[1]: I have no idea what most of A2 says either. This is why I normally
type/print my cards instead of writing them by hand, I think this is
more or less right, but something must be wrong because I don't see how
this could work from a wave to the star promenade.
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Sam Whited
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