There are certainly exceptions. But I think in general, children who are new to contra find it easier to take a two-handed swing, and find it more enjoyable to do.
> On Feb 18, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Andrea Nettleton <twirly-g...@bellsouth.net> > wrote: > > My daughter gives great weight and definitely prefers a regular swing. She > feels out of control and in danger in a two hand swing. It flings her closer > to the other dancers who are much bigger and heavier than she is, even now at > age eleven, and if it gets too fast, threatens to sweep her off her feet. > Andrea > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 18, 2014, at 3:04 PM, George Mercer <geopmer...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I like the two-hand turn for children, though some really look forward to >> the "regular" contra swing. >> . >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Lindsay Morris <lind...@tsmworks.com>wrote: >> >>> With small children, a two-hand turn in place of a swing is usually a good >>> idea. And I've sometimes used a two-hand turn to show a grown-up partner >>> what a buzz-step swing ought to feel like. >>> >>> -------------------- >>> Lindsay Morris >>> CEO, TSMworks >>> Tel. 1-859-539-9900 >>> lind...@tsmworks.com >>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 12:12 PM, John W Gintell <j...@gintell.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> I've noticed some tall dancers bend their knees and stoop a bit to make >>>> them closer to the height of the person they are swinging with. A very >>> nice >>>> gesture. >>>> >>>>> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:23:35 -0500 >>>>> From: George Mercer <geopmer...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net> >>>>> Subject: [Callers] Height diffferential >>>>> Message-ID: >>>>> <CACRi76uc=H2hPBCN0DKrX_e9UDBkZjEDYbPYJq= >>>> qfq9dbfm...@mail.gmail.com> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>>>> >>>>> A number of years ago I danced a number of times with a woman who was >>>> much >>>>> shorter than me. I am about 5'6" or so on a good day. She was >>> probably >>>>> 4'8" give or take an inch. When we'd go into a swing, as my arm went >>>> around >>>>> her to her back, she'd lock her left arm down so that I could hardly >>> get >>>> my >>>>> right hand past her side. At first I thought it was bad form on her >>>> part, >>>>> but let it be. Then as I watched her dance with others, I realized >>> that >>>>> when her co-swinger managed to get his arm around her to the "normal" >>>> place >>>>> it had the result of lifting her left side up to what appeared to me to >>>> be >>>>> a discomfort level. The taller the man, the further her left side was >>>>> forced to go. I had to learn a new approach to entering a swing, even >>> to >>>>> lean toward bad form when the height of the other dancer led me to an >>>>> adjusted approach. I'm not suggesting we should teach this, but >>> thinking >>>>> about how your technique (good or bad) can cause another discomfort is >>>>> worth thinking about. Over the year I've danced enough with men that >>>> I've >>>>> also experienced discomfort with this height differential. Just >>> thinking >>>>> out loud. Thanks. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> call...@sharedweight.net >>>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> call...@sharedweight.net >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> call...@sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
