True. I really only meant that a BTG does not necessarily call for both
parties to pull into the next move, but all the energy can be given to just one
dancer to move to the center.
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On Nov 14, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Joy Greenwolfe wrote:
> Minor point: There are no balances
Minor point: There are no balances in Sarah's Journey. Neither box
the gnat starts with a balance. It's a smooth dance rather than bouncy.
-Joy
On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote:
There are several dances which begin with a RH bal, BTG, then M pull
by (as in G. Hubert's Sa
I guess I just think about the orbit a lot because I want to dance it more!
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Andrea Nettleton
wrote:
> There are several dances which begin with a RH bal, BTG, then M pull by (as
> in G. Hubert's Sarah's Journey) or Allenande L 1 1/2 as in J. Hutson's
> Treasure
There are several dances which begin with a RH bal, BTG, then M pull by (as in
G. Hubert's Sarah's Journey) or Allenande L 1 1/2 as in J. Hutson's Treasure of
Sierra Madre), and I have not noted an urge to orbit. All the spring just gets
loaded into the gents' inward motion. So I am sure a BTG
Once I was calling at a festival in Denmark. As the dancers were
milling around I announced that the first dance would be a contra.
INSTANTLY contra lines were formed (literally 3 seconds). I asked
them to take hands four and it was done in a maybe 4 seconds. I
thought maybe I was drea
I imagine this would be RH to your neighbor for the balance. I wonder
if the dance would work well with a box the gnat there instead of a
3/4 alamain. One possible issue with that might be that the women
might expect to do an orbit. On the other hand, if they're really
skilled, maybe you could g
I call in the Cambridge area where clapping for a Petronella is
ubiquitous. When I called Kitchen Stomp recently though, I mentioned
the possibility of not clapping because I love the feeling of going
smoothly into that left hand star. I specifically told them that
usually I encourage clapping an
A la "The Cure for the Claps"?
http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2007-September/001024.html
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Jack Mitchell wrote:
> Rather than saying "Don't clap" I have found that it can work well to put
> the emphasis on what they can do to make the dance work well.
Rather than saying "Don't clap" I have found that it can work well to
put the emphasis on what they can do to make the dance work
well...Balance the ring and twirl straight into your partner's arms for
a swing. Or in this case, balance and twirl to the right, letting the
twirl send your left h
I called this the other night and noticed that as the clap crept in
during the course of the dance the star got later and later, and more
ragged. In some dances the clap is fine. In this dance it definitely
gets in the way. That clap can be hard to quash, though. Next time I
call this, I'll
"...why does the idea that they should take hands four seem to come as a
complete surprise to at least half the dancers, every single freakin' time?
To test and evaluate the caller's patience and mettle.
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Ron and All:
Local tastes may vary, but if you're calling at a series where Petronella
clapping is automatic, you can mention not clapping on the Petro/star
transition (first seen in Becky Hill's Kitchen Stomp, I believe), but I
wouldn't push that too hard. If one of the four claps, the othe
I have a Petro-spin-to-star in a dance of mine, a move I stole from another
dance (Middle School Drama, or something like that?). People are going to
clap, so I recommend mentioning in the walkthrough that the dance is
smoother if the hands go right in sans-clap.
-Ron
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:1
These days a Floor Manager (or Venue Manager) might also be responsible
for, or delegate the responsibility for:
- ensuring someone is one the door, greeting and taking money
- making sure first timers know what is going on
- health and safety
- heating, lighting, power, etc.
- organising refreshme
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