Re: [Callers] Box circulate dances
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
Re: [Callers] Box circulate dances
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 >
Re: [Callers] Box circulate dances
Hi All: The dance Ron is referring to is: Silent Partner Becket-L, 4/4/15 A1. 8 L diagonal circle L ¾ 8 N1 swing A2. 8 R and L through 2,6 Ladies pull by R, partner allemande L 1¼ to long waves (1) B1. 4,4 Balance, gents cross and ladies loop R to long waves(2) 4,4 Balance, ladies cross and gents loop R to long waves(3) B2. 4,4 Balance R and L, slide/spin R 8 Partner swing This way of combining box circulates and Rory spins is new, and it means partners circulate in different boxes even though they start the waves together. (1) – With ladies facing out and gents facing in, partner in L and Sh1, the silent partner, in R. (2) – With gents facing out and ladies facing in, N1 in R and N0 in L. (3) – With ladies facing out and gents facing in, Sh1 in R and Sh2 in L. I also agree with John Sweeney that the circulate balances should be balanced forward and back - Bob Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:54:17 -0400 CC: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Box circulate dances From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net If you feel like mixing Box Circulate with Rory, here are two I've written and called: http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/117811884210/astral-navigation http://contradances.tumblr.com/post/117812007820/playground-stomp Bob Isaacs also has a really nice Rory/Box Circulate mix, which I don't have the notes for.
