I made up a dance years ago, called Major Hey, a Becket 4-face-4. Never
knew we were nicknaming that "greenfield position." Now, if someone
hadn't mentioned that Al Olson also played around with that idea, I'd
say, we need a West Coast name for that formation. And since Major Hey
came out of
Hello Eric:
Al Olson's dances have a different formation from Major Hey. In Al's
dances, four face four across the set and each time through the dance, groups
of four advance left to face a new group of four
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Arms folded in dosidos? I DO "correct" it for three reasons:
1) If you implicitly condone it by saying nothing, then others will copy
it and it will spread even more.
2) If these people then ever go to a contra dance they are going to look
decidedly uncool, perhaps to their embarrassment.
3) If
You tell them to not do the optional arm folding so to enable the
optional spinning? Mandatory options?
If they go to a "real" dance they will quickly figure out whether they
want to fold arms.
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 5:00 AM, John Sweeney wrote:
> Arms folded in dosidos? I DO "correct" it for
Hi Erik,
Thanx for the update. Looks like what I've been calling is a slightly
different dance (it may be Seth's variation), but it manages
to get all 4 corners in 32 bars:
Walpole "Condo?"
3 face 3 Sicilian Circle
by Somone TBD -- mostly lifted from Pat Shaw's Walpole Cottage
Walpole Dollhou
John wrote:
> 1) If you implicitly condone it by saying nothing, then others will copy
> it and it will spread even more.
>
Just a few thoughts:
- The above statement, ironically, was probably said--in some form--by
religious "leaders" in colonial America who devoted much effort to stamping
out
I think a bit of context is in order. This topic was originally started in a
thread about teaching young children at school. In this context I agree with
Dan Pearl's post about not correcting it.
My 2 cents.
Rich Goss
At our weekly contra I would discourage it in a tactful way.
On May 20,
For those trying for the first time to spin during a do-si-do, it is
easiest if they place the tip of the index finger of their non-dominant
hand on their nose.
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Rich Goss wrote:
> I think a bit of context is in order. This topic was originally started
> in a
I have nothing against spinning on dosidos. I used to do it regularly. As
I aged I decided it was too much work. Why does anyone feel the need to
teach spinning on a dosido? Those who want to will figure it out. I will
tell dancers that the arm-crossing isn't really a part of the move, but
wha
As usual, before the contra dance there is a half-hour session before the
starting time of the main dance. It is advertised, and beginners are encouraged
to come early. Depending on number of attendees and time left, rudimentary
basics are presented and 'lightly' practiced.
I would like this p
I have worked to limit the optional newcomer's orientation to 20 minutes or
less at our dances. This seems to work well for most schedules. This also
makes it clear that no separate classes are needed because 20 minutes
limits what can be covered and telegraphs to first-timers that this will be
e
When teaching beginners, I try to sprinkle in a few moments on style vs.
substance. I'll point out an example or two such as do-si-do spins,
courtesy turn twirls, etc. My teaching points are:
- You'll see some people doing these embellishments to the basic moves, but
they are not required (nor for
I posed this question to some 4th graders at my school today. They came up with
different, and nuanced answers, distinguising between, for example, "is it for
one time?"--Don't correct me!--or "is it for a performance?"--Correct me!
RAF
On May 20, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Rich Goss wrote:
> I think a
Hanny --
Not sure what you mean by "large group". Were there 100 people in the
hall and 20 first timers showed up? 30 people and two busloads from
Girl Scout camp showed up?
I don't much like the option of telling the first timers that they can't
join the party until they've had a half-hou
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