Interesting.. Well, all I can do is describe my experience, but every dance crowd is different and it's true I mainly call, these days, in Maine and New England. I'm all for trying new things, and I know Gene would certainly have encouraged that too.. And on and on it goes.. bill
> From: twhi...@earthlink.net > Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:44:52 -0400 > To: call...@sharedweight.net > Subject: [Callers] The Wheel > > Jim, I really like your idea for the A1 (Prom ccw,wheel, prom cw). > Bouncing ideas back and forth is something I really enjoy and I think > that the dancers sometimes benefit in the long run. > > Last night I called The Wheel with the cw promenade. It worked > fine. It wasn't a riot as Bill described so I was a little > disappointed. I don't know why. It seemed to have the same > excitement as the the Atlantic Polka Mixer (see Zesty) which I > wouldn't describe as a riot. I don't think that the change in > direction of the promenade was the reason. > > The wrong way promenade wasn't an issue in terms of negative > learning. It was, perhaps a bit new and different for > the 'experienced' dancers. I called a square early in the evening, > The Wheel in the middle and a square later in the evening and there > weren't any issues with promenading. > > For me this isn't about trusting or not trusting Gene and Bill. It's > all about finding a better mouse trap. Innovation from both > musicians and choreographers has given the dance community an > incredible amount of enjoyment. If Gene were alive today I don't > think he'd be insulted by my trying a variation of his dance. Yes he > was a Geneius but he wasn't perfect-not one is. > > Trust the folk process instead. There's a reason the Paul Jones > mixers have men on the outside. > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
