I called this the other night and noticed that as the clap crept in
during the course of the dance the star got later and later, and more
ragged. In some dances the clap is fine. In this dance it definitely
gets in the way. That clap can be hard to quash, though. Next time I
call this, I'll make the point during the teaching and see if it sticks.
Clapping isn't an absolute given here (SF Bay Area) but it tends to
spread if anyone does it even once.
Kalia
On 11/14/2012 11:19 AM, Bob Isaacs wrote:
Local tastes may vary, but if you're calling at a series where Petronella
clapping is automatic, you can mention not clapping on the Petro/star
transition (first seen in Becky Hill's Kitchen Stomp, I believe), but I
wouldn't push that too hard. If one of the four claps, the other three have to
wait for the clapper. It's different on Petro/allemande or Petro/swing
transitions, where only two dancers need to agree on valuing flow over
flourishes -
Bob
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I have a Petro-spin-to-star in a dance of mine, a move I stole from another
dance (Middle School Drama, or something like that?). People are going to
clap, so I recommend mentioning in the walkthrough that the dance is
smoother if the hands go right in sans-clap.
-Ron
