The Shorter or Longer Concept can be applied calls in which
all dancers are moving in the same direciton, either clockwise or
counter-clockwise within their group of 4 (a Box, Diamond, or Single 1/4) for
the last portion of the call.
Do the call normally, but end
1/2 of a Box Circulate position before (if Shorter) or
1/2 of a Box Circulate position after (if Longer)
the normal ending position.
Upon completion of the call, each dancer's facing direction is the same as if
the call was done normally. Only the ending spots on the floor are different.
Calls that normally end in a Box will end in a Single 1/4 or 3/4 Tag;
calls that normally end in a Diamond or Single 1/4 Tag will end in a Box.
Note that in the above example,
- A Chase Right is a Shorter Chase Right + Extend.
- A Longer Chase Right is a Chase Right + Extend.
However, adding or subtracting an Extend is not always the case.
When the ending formation is Facing Couples,
the
Longer version feels like doing the call + 1/2 With The Flow, and the
Shorter version is akin to stopping the call 1/2
minus With The Flow.
In the above example,
- A Shorter Right & Left Thru is a Right Pull By;
1/2 Courtesy Turn & Roll; Centers Touch.
- A Longer Right & Left Thru is a Right & Left Thru + 1/2 With The Flow.
Some 4-dancer calls (C3B or below) that could be done
Shorter or
Longer:
Noter:
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From a Mini-Wave Box, a Box Circulate may be visualized as two parts:
- a 1/2 Box Circulate (ending in a Diamond); followed by
- a Drop In (ending in a Box).
For the Shorter version of the call, dancers end on footprints
that are 1/2 of a Box Circulate position before their normal
ending footprints.
For the Longer version of the call, dancers end on footprints
that are 1/2 of a Box Circulate position after their normal
ending footprints.
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A dancer's Roll attribute is not affected by the Shorter
or Longer concept. If a dancer could Roll after the normal version of
the call, that dancer can Roll after the Shorter or Longer
version of the call.
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When the ending formation is a Box, how do you determine the axis
along which the adjustment is made?
For the Shorter or Longer version of a call that normally
ends in a 2x2, there are two possible sets of ending positions:
- a Single 1/4 (or 3/4) Tag; and
- a T-Bone Diamond.
Always opt for the Single 1/4 (or 3/4) Tag.
For example,
Longer Ah So: | | RIGTIGT | | FORKERT |
| |
| |
| before Longer Ah So | | efter | | Not a Single 1/4 (or 3/4) Tag. |
|
Shorter Box Counter Rotate: | | RIGTIGT | | FORKERT |
| |
| |
| before Shorter Box Counter Rotate | | efter | | Not a Single 1/4 (or 3/4) Tag. |
|
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For calls normally ending in a Box, think of the normal version of the call
as being the "1/2 Tag" version. The Shorter version is the "1/4 Tag"
version, and the Longer version is the "3/4 Tag" version.
In fact, a Shorter 1/2 Tag is a 1/4 Tag, and a Longer 1/2 Tag is a 3/4 Tag.
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A Shorter Scoot Back, from either a Single 1/4 Tag or a Mini-Wave
Box, is the same as Scoot Back To A Wave.
From a Mini-Wave Box,
- A Shorter Scoot Back is a Scoot Back To A Wave.
- A Longer Scoot Back is a Scoot Back + Extend.
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A Shorter 2/3 Recycle is a 1/4 Flip The Line,
a Longer 2/3 Recycle is a 3/4 Flip The Line
(except of course, that on the 2/3 Recycle version, everybody can Roll!).
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Any call that can be done With The Flow
can also be done Shorter or Longer. The Longer version
of the call feels like adding 1/2 With The Flow.
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Future extensions of this concept might include a Much Longer
concept (ending on the "Full Tag" footprints), and a Much Shorter concept
(ending on the "Zero Tag" footprints). Who knows?
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Although this paper concentrates on 4-dancer calls, Shorter and Longer
can also be applied to 8-dancer calls. The 8-dancer call must end with all
dancers in each group of 4 all moving clockwise or counter-clockwise
(e.g., From Facing Couples, a Grand Chain Eight). The Shorter or Longer
is done within each group of 4.