I'm guessing this is what I have always called a Balanced Square Through.  Typically it is a 16 beat figure.  You take right hands with your partner, balance, pull by right, pull by left with neighbor, take right hands again with your partner, balance, pull by right, pull by left with neighbor.  You end up where you started.

Sometimes it starts with the neighbor, but the sequence is the same.  It is basically 4 changes of rights and lefts with a balance thrown in before each right hand pass.  Thus interupting.

Jonathan

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From: Claire Baffaut via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2025 12:59 PM
To: Angela DeCarlis <aedecarlis@gmail.com>
Cc: Sam Winter <samawinter@gmail.com>; Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [Callers] Re: Interrupting Cow - ("new" dance )

 

Could you explain what is interrupted square through 2? I have not heard that yet.

Claire

Claire Baffaut

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 08:32 Angela DeCarlis via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

I think the bit is hilarious, and I like the dance too! I may call it in the next couple weeks — I'll try to remember to take a video if I do. Nicely done!

On Fri, Aug 8, 2025, 7:16 PM Sam Winter via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hey all,

Long time lurker, first time poster.

This dance came to me on a hike. It's based on my favorite knock-knock joke as a kid and the wonderful dance "Cows are Watching" by Bill Pope and Judy Goldsmith.

Knock-Knock. Who's there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting cow wh- MOOOO!

I haven't tested it and I don't really know if it counts as a "new" dance, but I think it's funny and wanted to share it with someone who might appreciate it!

Cheers,

Sam

Interrupting Cow by Sam Winter

Contra / Becket / CCW

based on "Cows are Watching" by Bill Pope and Judy Goldsmith

A1: (8) Interrupted Square Through Two (NR, PL)

(8) Interrupted Square Through Two (NR, PL)

A2: (4) Neighbor balance across the set

(12) Larks draw Neighbor across and swing

B1: (4) Balance ring

(4) With Partner across, Robins roll away, Larks half sashay

(8) Zig left, zag right to N2

B2: (8) Larks allemande left 1 (and a bit) with new Lark

(8) Partner swing

Notes: I like the idea of starting with the B1 (so the interruption happens in the middle), but not sure I really want to complicate things with an indecent starting formation.

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