I remember once being in a caller's workshop with Ted Sannella and he asked
us how many beats a circle took. We answered "eight," and he said "No. A
circle really takes 10 beats."
- Greg McKenzie
West Coast, USA
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On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 4:08 PM, James Saxe wrote:
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> On Jun
Well, just like athletes jump further and run and swim faster today than they
did thirty years ago, today contra dancers can circle once around in 8 beats
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From: Greg McKenzie
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Back in the old days... We used to do an allemande in 8 beats. Or 6
beats. Or 4 beats. It depended on the dance, and we learned to space
ourselves accordingly for various timings. Arms wide for a zesty 8-beat
allemande. Pull in tighter for 6 or even closer for 4.
In my experience, the sa
On Jun 6, 2013, at 3:03 PM, I (Jim Saxe) quoted a 1996 posting
to rec.folk-dancing by Caroline Fahrney about choreography that
encourages good timing, and I then remarked
..., I agree with the person (Caroline guesses it may have
been Dan Pearl, but for all I know it could have been myself)
who
On Jun 6, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Greg McKenzie wrote:
I remember once being in a caller's workshop with Ted Sannella and
he asked
us how many beats a circle took. We answered "eight," and he said
"No. A
circle really takes 10 beats."
- Greg McKenzie
Greg,
I find this story surprising. Are
Jim,
Regarding my story about Ted Sannella you wrote:
> I find this story surprising. Are you sure you're remembering
> correctly and, if so, are you sure you're not omitting some
> important context or qualification of Ted's remark?
>
That's how I remember it. I don't find it surprising at al
On Sun, Jun 02, 2013, barbara...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Where would I find them? New to the calling game so pardon my
> ignorance but what/who is "Anon"
Anonymous. Standard abbreviation, not just used for calling.
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