Could you prompt the pass through with more emphasis? Maybe 5 - 6 - circle - left - 1 - 2 - three - quarters - pass - through - 7 - 8?
Or perhaps even "pass through now" with the now being on the 6 beat? Or emphasize the balance beat so people realize they're late. I try to prompt circle left and swings with the "swing your neighbor" being a prompt to start swinging on the 7 so that people will be used to this timing as well. I think the best thing would be to mention it during the walk through of course. On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Kalia Kliban <ka...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I can't speak to it being a new issue but I've noticed the late progression > as well. It drives me crazy when I'm dancing, especially if there's > supposed to be a balance at the top of the A1. As a caller, once the dance > has begun it's almost impossible to try and bend that timing back into line. > You're right that it's a good thing to stress in the walk-through. Maybe a > few folks will pick up on it and the good timing will spread. I can dream, > can't I? > > I notice the same problem, even worse, when it's a swing your partner on the > side and then slide left Becket progression. Everyone wants to milk every > last beat out of that swing and then they scramble to catch up for the rest > of the dance because they missed the slide left. Grumble, grumble, kids > these days... > > Kalia > > > On 6/6/2013 5:47 AM, Read Weaver wrote: >> >> Maybe i've only recently noticed it, rather than it being a change, but in >> the last couple of years I've noticed a lot more dances that end with circle >> L 3/4 and pass through. The timing always ends up off for this, as most >> dancers use 8 counts to do the circle, leaving them late for whatever move >> starts the dance. (6 counts for the circle & 2 to pass through would stay on >> the phrasing). I'd say it's about 80:20 8count:6count, which is enough of a >> mismatch to lead to disappointment as the dance begins each time, with folks >> arriving for the first move at different times (if everyone got it "wrong" >> there'd be almost no problem--though the choreography still might feel >> poor). The caller pointing it out during the walk through would help, but >> that doesn't seem to happen. > > > I can't speak to it being a new issue but I've noticed the late progression > as well. It drives me crazy when I'm dancing, especially if there's > supposed to be a balance at the top of the A1. As a caller, once the dance > has begun it's almost impossible to try and bend that timing back into line. > You're right that it's a good thing to stress in the walk-through. Maybe a > few folks will pick up on it and the good timing will spread. I can dream, > can't I? > > Kalia > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
