Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4

[Donna Hunt]

I also called this recently (for an experienced dance) with similar confusion. 
I did not call the roll away version.  I will also call this dance again, but 
tighten up my teaching.   

At the end of B1 tell dancers to "face their partner" (don't use the words "up 
and down" even though the dancers are facing up and down).  FYI: At the end of 
B1 the women are facing their line of direction but the men are not facing 
their line of direction.  At the end of B2 it's a little confusing for the men 
to face their line of direction after having just faced their partner looking 
up or down the opposite direction (in B1).  

Pointing out "line of direction" (once or twice!) at the beginning of the walk 
through would be most helpful to anchor dancers at the end of B2.  
 
The dancers I spoke with enjoyed the up/down, face across, and then up/down 
aspects of the dance in addition to the fact that it was a little disorienting 
and required them to focus.

 

Donna Hunt

 

 

-Original Message-
From: lynn ackerson <cally...@pacbell.net>
To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net>
Sent: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 2:29 pm
Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4


Thanks for the tips, Colin.

--- On Sat, 1/26/13, Colin Hume <co...@colinhume.com> wrote:

> From: Colin Hume <co...@colinhume.com>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 6:36 AM
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:02:01 -0500
> (EST), kan...@triton.net
> wrote:
> > Lynn, You'll find it at <http://ravitz.us/miscdances/#wu>. Please
> > post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting to
> call to the
> > right group.
> 
> I tried "WarmUp" at the Alcester Contra last night.  I
> thought it went 
> well.  I added the optional roll-away at the start, and
> as Cary says 
> this is harder to teach - I mystified everyone and had to
> demonstrate 
> it so I imagine it was my poor choice of words.
> 
> I found many women overshot the half-star (some every time)
> and also 
> people found the final "Face your partner and circle left 
> three-quarters" disorientating for some reason.
> 
> I will certainly call it again.
> 
> Colin Hume
> 
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Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4

[lynn ackerson]

Thanks for the tips, Colin.

--- On Sat, 1/26/13, Colin Hume <co...@colinhume.com> wrote:

> From: Colin Hume <co...@colinhume.com>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 6:36 AM
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:02:01 -0500
> (EST), kan...@triton.net
> wrote:
> > Lynn, You'll find it at <http://ravitz.us/miscdances/#wu>. Please
> > post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting to
> call to the
> > right group.
> 
> I tried "WarmUp" at the Alcester Contra last night.  I
> thought it went 
> well.  I added the optional roll-away at the start, and
> as Cary says 
> this is harder to teach - I mystified everyone and had to
> demonstrate 
> it so I imagine it was my poor choice of words.
> 
> I found many women overshot the half-star (some every time)
> and also 
> people found the final "Face your partner and circle left 
> three-quarters" disorientating for some reason.
> 
> I will certainly call it again.
> 
> Colin Hume
> 
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Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4

[Colin Hume]

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:02:01 -0500 (EST), kan...@triton.net wrote:
> Lynn, You'll find it at . Please
> post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting to call to the
> right group.

I tried "WarmUp" at the Alcester Contra last night.  I thought it went
well.  I added the optional roll-away at the start, and as Cary says
this is harder to teach - I mystified everyone and had to demonstrate
it so I imagine it was my poor choice of words.

I found many women overshot the half-star (some every time) and also
people found the final "Face your partner and circle left
three-quarters" disorientating for some reason.

I will certainly call it again.

Colin Hume

Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4

[lynn ackerson]

Thanks Karin


--- On Tue, 1/15/13, kan...@triton.net <kan...@triton.net> wrote:

> From: kan...@triton.net <kan...@triton.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 2:02 PM
> Lynn, You'll find it at <http://ravitz.us/miscdances/#wu>.
> Please post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting
> to call to the
> right group.
> 
> Karin Neils
> 
> 
> > I have a vague recollection that recently a group at a
> dance camp wrote a
> > 4x4 (double contra, mescalonza) called something like
> "Warm up". If true,
> > would someone send me a copy?
> >    thanks,
> >       Lynn
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Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4

[kanara]

Lynn, You'll find it at .
Please post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting to call to the
right group.

Karin Neils


> I have a vague recollection that recently a group at a dance camp wrote a
> 4x4 (double contra, mescalonza) called something like "Warm up". If true,
> would someone send me a copy?
>thanks,
>   Lynn
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