Rickey, I think (but I may be wrong) that Turning Point is by Gene Hubert. Since the A parts are so "busy," I warn the dancers that the moves happen quickly and they need to be on their toes. It's very fun with experienced dancers, but not with frenetic music and/or too many beginners.
Regarding Rollin' and Tumbin', Steve Bennett of Lexington suggested a great way to prompt the A2: Instead of saying "forward and back, and roll away," he says "All go forward, now roll roll roll away." When teaching, make sure the dancers know this is all about flowing through a sequence, so you are starting the roll aways before you finish moving back (rather than forward and back, then roll away). Good luck! Jerome List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:47:49 -0400 > From: "Rickey" <hol...@comcast.net> > Subject: [Callers] Turning Point and A Rollin and A Tumblin > To: <call...@sharedweight.net> > Message-ID: <000501c8b20d$93214810$020fa8c0@maxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Callers, > > I am working up two dances that I am having trouble with. The evening I am > preparing them for is tomorrow night. The dances are Turning Point and A > Rollin and A Tumblin. Here are the dances and my questions: > > (1) Turning Point (do you know the author) > > > > (2) A Rollin and A Tumblin (Cis Hinkle) > > I have been having trouble getting dancers to roll away on the way back, > rather than after the forward and back. Should mess up the timing, > although > not too much bad seems to follow. What experiences with this dance have > you > had? > > Rickey Holt > > Fremont, NH > > -- Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
