Thanks Dale for the pleasant words. The dance you referred to may have been one with a right and left on the 1/2 diagonal, most likely "A New Idea" All my dances with this figure can be found at https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#RL
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 10:33 AM Dale Wilson via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > For those who don't know Michael, he specializes in writing and calling > these kinds of dances. > > When he calls at a dance weekend, it's always an adventure, and amazingly > enough the dances actually work! > > [Michael, I still remember that dance you called at Kimmswick that > included a right-and-left that somehow happened with a couple from another > set.] > > > Dale > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 8:43 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hi Greg: >> >> I guess I mean dances that a caller must spend an extra bit of >> time to visualize, and/or to work out the teaching and/or calls >> -- or dances that only an experienced caller can try. >> A few examples from my dances... >> >> Where's Alex? >> https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Wheres >> >> From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It >> https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Earth >> >> Two Orange Cats >> https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Cats >> >> Rusty Wheel Reels >> https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Rusty >> >> The Great Urbana Barn Dance >> https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Great >> >> Michael >> >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 3:40 PM Gregory Frock <gregfr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Michael, >>> I am not sure I understand the premise of the question. >>> >>> Breaking things down, an instructor has verbal description and >>> demonstrations as primary tools teach a dance. If an instructor feels they >>> cannot describe a figure adequately well verbally, they should not hesitate >>> to demonstrate it. Any figures from the basic vocabulary, circles, stars, >>> chains, etc would be familia >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 2:56 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers < >>> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >>> >>>> ... to teach to reasonably experienced dancers than they are for them >>>> to dance. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> > > > -- > Penultimatum: Surrender now or next time I threaten you I'll really mean > it. > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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