For Wavini Lines I like this one. Grazie Louise Siddons' class in Positional Calling.
https://youtu.be/jx_EP9HP9eM?si=zAVXOnUlk46hUhnH Rob - - - - - - - - - - - - Robert Matson Cell: (917) 626-2675 On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 7:34 PM David Harding via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Katherine, > > A few thoughts: First, I really like your approach of a monthly theme with > variations. > > While square dancers know the configuration as an ocean wave, my > experience has been that in contra dance circles it's much more frequently > referred to by the far more descriptive term that you used, Short wavy > line. > > There are lots of exciting dances that take dancers from a short wavy line > out of their minor to interact with their next neighbors or even second > next neighbors before returning home, those often generate great confusion > even for experienced dancers. The end effects tend to be especially > troublesome. > > On a positive note, I think that the most straightforward way to get into > an short wavy line is to start the dance in that arrangement. Balance the > wave, do some stuff, eventually end back in the same wave half way through > B2. Balance again, then walk straight forward to make a short wavy line > with your next neighbors. If B1 ends with a partner swing on the > appropriate side, B2 can be circle left 3 places and ooze into a short wavy > line. Balance the wave and walk forward to the next neighbors. > > Dave Harding > On 4/1/2024 12:30 PM, Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers wrote: > > Hi folks- > > As I've mentioned before, our Halifax group is not very advanced - we > welcome a lot of beginners each month, and our regulars are not super > regular or super skilled.. - and so the practice we've settled on is to > choose one "feature figure" each month to focus on teaching.... > > in the first part of the evening we break down the figure in detail so > everyone gets a chance to learn it inside-out... then do a few dances that > has that figure in it, but nothing else difficult (not even swings! unless > swing is the feature figure for that evening). > > Then at the very end of the evening we do an "advanced segment" where we > call a few dances quickly with little teaching (probably more like what all > of your dances look like!) - and those dances include all sorts of figures > that have been featured over the past 6+ months. > (Usually most of the beginners have been tired out and gone home at this > point) > > Anyhow, this month our feature figure will be short wavy lines - and I > don't have a lot of experience with them myself. > > Could anyone point me towards some videos where short wavy lines are > featured? > > I'm interested in being able to watch different fun things that can be > done in SWLs... including the Rory O'Moore sequence, and other simple/basic > actions. > > No need to send me videos of more elaborate and unusual types of SWL > figures. > > Also no need to worry about the content of the rest of the dance - I > generally write custom dances to incorporate the feature figure while > keeping everything else way simpler than you folks are used to :) > > I want to do 3 dances with SWLs - each one with a slightly different type > of SWL figure - I can think of balancing then allemanding haflway around, > repeat... > > and the Rory O'Moore sequence as the final more tricky one... > > But is there something else I could do in short wavy lines too? > > and I would like to see the first two in action so I can make sure to feel > confident in my teaching!! > > Many thanks :) > > Kat in Hfx > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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