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Choreography ==> Miscellaneous Questions

Asymmetric Choreo via Checkers or Computer?
Have you programmed your computer to do the interesting asymmetric stuff, or do you push those out by hand on checkers?

My program (CSDS) can do asymmetric stuff, 2-couple stuff, 3-couple stuff, and of course illegal and fuzzy stuff. The program is not a definitions-based program, so it doesn't care if you do weird, asymmetric or illegal stuff.

I write about 90% of my material by pushing checkers. I use the computer primarily for proofreading sequences and adding getouts.

I strongly believe callers should write most of their material using checkers so that they understand the flow, how the call moves dancers, etc. Using checkers to write sequences instead of a computer dramatically improves your sight-calling skills since you understand how each call functions. Also, when pushing checkers, you can easily see where the call could be modified (with a replace or whatever). I primarily only use the computer to proofread the sequences, add resolves, archive material, and do frequency counts.


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