I am in 85% agreement with John! But I like teaching box circ. balances in particular as right+fwd and left+slightly back, so that EVERYONE (those moving right and those moving forward) have momentum to carry them to where they're going next. (I believe I got that one from Lisa Greenleaf...?)
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:03 AM, John Sweeney via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I would always include in the notation the fact that the balances for a Box > Circulate are MUCH more satisfying if they are Forward & Back - that sets > you up with the right momentum to cross the set. > > I really wish callers would specify the direction of every balance; for > instance if the next move is Allemande Left, then balancing Left/Right is > much better than Right/Left (which leaves you too close to the person you > are Allemanding). > > Spinning as you cross the set in a Box Circulate is also fun, and much > easier to do if you have balanced Forward & Back. > > :-) > > Happy dancing, > John > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >
