Left hand? On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Dale Wilson via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think about > is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing. If I > get that right, everything else seems natural (to me). > > Dale > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the roles >> in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to good >> frame. >> >> I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the >> other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several >> advantages: >> - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves >> space in crowded halls. >> - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers >> encounter "string of swings" choreography >> - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame >> The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are >> ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation. >> >> This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called >> gents chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't >> REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain >> would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to >> understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one >> move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be >> used. >> >> Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but geared >> to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to gender-free >> dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of gender-free, I'd >> be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on facebook - Tavi >> Merrill >> >> >> >> On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote: >>> > Hi folks, >>> > >>> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this >>> > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching >>> > roles. Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or >>> > advice about what this should include. For the gender-free aspect, >>> > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving >>> > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms. For >>> > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think >>> > would be most useful? Two that come to mind are swing >>> > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the >>> > actions of the two roles are different. >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> > > > -- > Turn Observation into Data. Turn Data into Information > <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Information>. Turn Information into > Knowledge. Turn Knowledge into Wisdom. Turn Wisdom into Beauty. Turn Beauty > into Love . > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
