[Callers] Re: Interrupting Cow - ("new" dance )

Perhaps this is one of the remaining regional differences in terminology. I have always (30+ years) heard it called a Balanced Square Through. Jonathan Central Illinois ________________________________ From: Bob Morgan via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2025 2:13 PM To: Shared Weight Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: [Callers] Re: Interrupting Cow - ("new" dance ) Caller's Box only references interrupted square through Carol Ormand's Baling Hay does contain an interrupted square thru 2 https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1522<http… I don't think I've come across balanced square through all that much here. I would define either usage in teaching though. Bob On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: The original “Rights & Lefts” was commonly four steps for each of four “changes”. Square Dancers often do them at twice that speed, just two steps for each change. My guess is that Contra Dancers found four steps too slow and wanted to add more energy, so they introduced the Balance Forward & Back then two quick changes. Note: Square Dancers define Square Thru as finishing in the direction you were facing for the last change, with your back to the person you just passed; Contra Dancers liked the term, but ignored that bit of the definition! Aren’t living traditions wonderful? Of course, since a Balanced “Square Thru” is now a well-defined contra term, an Interrupted one should surely be: Pull by Right, give Left Hand & Balance F/B, Pull by Left :-) Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john@modernjive.com<mailto:john@modernjive.com> 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.con… for Dancing in Kent _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave@lists.sharedweight.net<mailto:contracallers-leave@lists.sharedweight.net>