I'd love to hear some specifics of how people word these messages to the dancers! - Julian's note about No/loose thumbs - I've described this as pretending you have hands like a Lego minifig, just a sort of gentle curve to the hand to allow for reliable connection that be easily escaped, not sure how others talk about it and whether the Lego analogy has any unintended bad consequences. - Joe, can you elaborate on "how to make a butterfly whirl... [not] a backward, stumbling mess"? I think that's something my dance community could work on as a whole :)
Abbie she/her Tucson, AZ On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > How to offer, follow, or refuse an underarm twirl. > (Related) The medical reason (adhesive capsulitis) never to force > someone's elbow above their shoulder (nor, really, to force anything at > all, but this explanation has very high convincing power). > Never grab. Hand positions for allemandes, box/swat, etc. that allow all > dance functions and weight sharing, but are easily escaped/refused. > Pre-rotating swings and allemandes, and other flow techniques. And, how > to compensate when your partner unexpectedly throws in an extra solo twirl > when you were pre-rotating the upcoming swing. > Encouraging women to ask people to dance and to lead flourishes. > Encouraging newbies to ask experienced people to dance and for advice, if > they want it. > How to make a butterfly whirl feel like one of the best moves in contra > rather than a backward, stumbling mess. > > --jh-- > > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 5:25 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Good hand placement on swings >> >> No/loose thumbs >> >> Flourishes are optional >> >> How to accept or decline a basic Twirl >> >> Looking at the other dancer even if no eye contact >> >> Opportunities for eye contact - especially in dances where you can >> connect and one role follows the other without contact >> >> Looping wide where appropriate (hey for four, other various examples >> where one role has momentum and can flow into another move) >> >> Good shared weight, especially for beginner crowds >> >> End effects, as relevant and not intuitive from the choreo >> >> How to properly do a pushback in a ricochet hey >> >> Spinning the correct way in a petro spin >> >> How a courtesy turn is two people moving as a unit, not one person >> scooping the other around >> >> 1 step per beat of music, forwards usually - (newbs love to side shuffle >> on swings, ya know?) >> >> When a move has extra time to fill, or arrive early, etc >> >> Asking people who sat out to dance >> >> A swing should be smooth, not skipping >> >> Optional swings (like the Shadow thread, or a same role alle R in the >> middle, sometimes) >> >> After walking through a few connected moves, conveying how to flow them >> together >> >> Prolly more, but, I'll stop here. :) >> >> In dance, >> Julian Blechner >> He/him >> Western Mass >> >> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 4:24 PM Harris Lapiroff via Contra Callers < >> contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> I’m trying to add more style points to my teaching. What are some of >>> your favorite brief style or safety tips to deliver from the mic? Ones that >>> are relevant to specific sequences, general tips, for beginners, or for >>> experienced dancers, I’m interested in any and all of them! >>> >>> Harris Lapiroff >>> >>> Dance Caller and Organizer >>> Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates Board (Cambridge MA) >>> Pinewoods Camp, Inc Board (Plymouth MA) >>> https://chromamine.com/contra/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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