In addition to this important point, for the Give-and-Take dancers take only two steps forward before one dancer is drawn back to the other dancer’s side for a swing. Larry Jennings was particularly emphatic about the footwork. The list of good ladies-side Give-and-Take dances is long. It includes "Mystery Dance #3" and "Wedding Wonderland" by Linda Leslie, and "Freighthoppin’“ by Bob Dalsemer. … Robert Golder
> On Mar 6, 2020, at 4:26 AM, Colin Hume via Contra Callers > <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > On Fri, 6 Mar 2020 08:49:57 +0000, Ken Panton via Contra Callers wrote: >> One idea: give and take BUT everyone take hands in long lines going forward >> then ladies pull P back to her side for >> swing. > > A lot of callers teach Give and Take as starting in long lines, but that's > not how Larry Jennings invented it. It > starts in a shoulder-waist hold - as you would have if you opened out after a > swing - I find it much more satisfactory > that way. > > There are a number of dances where the ladies pull in the Give and Take, for > instance "Hemodynamic Contra" > by Andrea Nettleton. > > Colin Hume > > Email co...@colinhume.com Web site http://colinhume.com > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
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