On Jun 21, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
On 6/21/2013 4:08 PM, James Saxe wrote:
As callers we can aim both to keep the amount of confusion
low and to set a gracious tone towards whatever confusion
may still arise. (Doing the opposite of both these things
is unfortunately easy: Just
On 6/21/2013 4:08 PM, James Saxe wrote:
As callers we can aim both to keep the amount of confusion
low and to set a gracious tone towards whatever confusion
may still arise. (Doing the opposite of both these things
is unfortunately easy: Just pick inappropriate dances,
teach and call them poorl
On Jun 21, 2013, at 12:52 PM, Alan Winston wrote:
..., a phenomenon I've noticed several times over the years is that
some fraction of people who were in a beginner workshop and who in
the walkthrough of the dance were able to do something like "women
chain to partner, women allemande 1x, p
On 6/21/2013 3:03 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
I run into this periodically as well, and haven't found a way to
verbally interrupt whatever's going on in their heads. It may be that
they're so overloaded that further verbal info just can't get in. I've
had some success with going onto the floor and
Carol asked about Beneficial Tradition.
You can hear it being taught at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvB0RCB-QIw
You can see the instructions at
http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/245-beneficial-tr
adition
But please note that in the video at that site the dancers are lea
On 6/21/2013 1:44 PM, John Sweeney wrote:
Alan said, "I continue to prompt the figures, maybe with more emphasis -
Ladies CHAIN and COURTESY TURN - and it doesn't seem to make any
difference."
_ If they are having problems then I get them to practice the courtesy
turn: "Ladies, stand beside your
On 6/21/2013 12:52 PM, Alan Winston wrote:
My hypothesis is that these are people who are still drinking from the
firehose.
I _love_ this image.
(The first time you come you hear everything important about
contra dancing and probably get exposed to half or more of the common
figures. It's a
Choreography and a video of me calling Beneficial Tradition is here:
http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/245-beneficial-tradition
I've found the best way to keep people oriented during "the zipper" is to
have them keep hands for the previous pull-by while they figure out who
th
Alan said, "I continue to prompt the figures, maybe with more emphasis -
Ladies CHAIN and COURTESY TURN - and it doesn't seem to make any
difference."
If there are only lady first-timers I just tell them to walk straight
ahead going right-left and let all the experienced men lead them though
the m
Could someone share the Beneficial Tradition dance mentioned below--either
the dance itself or a link?
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I don't see a problem with changing the moves slightly for the crowd. I know
that some folks believe that the dance is just fine written as-is, and if it's
too difficult call something else. I don't think that's fair. The L allemande
left I don't think is any more awkward than the usual allem
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Ron Blechner wrote:
> I often change dances that end with DSD N 1.5x to Next N
> To
> Pass thru, DSD Next N
> for this very reason.
>
If the lead-in is a circle, I'm partial to:
Bal ring
Pass thru
I've cheated the end of Carol Ormand's "You can't get there
Neat dance!
Thanks for passing this along!
On Jun 21, 2013 5:32 AM, "John Sweeney" wrote:
> Hi Ron,
> Thanks for "Ants Marching" - looks like a fun dance.
>
> The smooth arch-into-swing move is an old one. It occurs in
> dances like:
>
> = = = = = = = = = =
>
> Promenade A Trois
Depending on dance kinematics, music tempo, and crowd, naturally, but...
I can't be the only one who thinks do si do 1.5 times is often too rushed
for most new dancers?
I often change dances that end with DSD N 1.5x to Next N
To
Pass thru, DSD Next N
for this very reason.
In dance,
Ron Blechner
My view is to just not sweat it. I realize at the very start that many new
dancers don't have the CPU to process too much stuff - especially if you are
burdening them not only new dance moves but also terminology that they have
never heard before as well. If such moves are not breaking down th
Hi Jim?
Yeah. That's originally what I was aiming for; I've danced contra dances
where they are used as a down-the-hall turnaroynd. The Loop Di Doo differs
in that instead of a turnaround move, it leads into a swing as a
continuation of the move. Actually, if Forward Six changed hands the gent
lif
Gang --
Wasn't really sure of the subject line, but thought I might as well not
say "memetic entrapment" because who would want to read it?
Anyway, a phenomenon I've noticed several times over the years is that
some fraction of people who were in a beginner workshop and who in the
walkthroug
On 6/21/2013 6:56 AM, John Sweeney wrote:
Paul described the Spanish Waltz:
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
1-16) w/ P F & B, then inside hand (same hand) to N for CA twirl (4 m.)
w/ N F & B, " inside hand to P for CA twirl (4 m.)
w/ P F & B " " " to N
Whle that is a fun part of these dances - I don't think that is what makes them
memorable and so popular. As Michael said - there are lots of dances that do
the and I can only think of a couple - probably because they don't have that
something extra that makes them memorable
Mac
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3-33-33 is not the only such dance.
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Subject: Re: [Callers] 3,33-33
Could the p
Could the popularity have something to do with dancing with multiple
neighbors and coming back to your original neighbor?
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Mac Mckeever wrote:
> My theory is that 3-33-33, much like Beneficial Tradition, besides being
> wonderfully arranged, contains a unique an
John,
Mea culpa. I stand corrected on the terminology, which I ruefully
reconsidered after posting. Pt. taken.
Thanks,
Paul
Paul described the Spanish Waltz:
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
1-16) w/ P F & B, then inside hand (same hand) to N for CA twirl (4 m.)
w/ N F & B, " inside hand to P for CA twirl (4 m.)
w/ P F & B " " " to N for CA twirl (4 m.)
w/ N F & B "
Out of a post-swing position (Man on Left, Lady on Right) the man's partner
can give weight and assistance for him to go into an allemande Left,
similarly the ladies partner can help her into an allemande Right. That's
not really true for the Man doing an Allemande R or the lady doing an
Allemande
Bob Isaacs wrote
Sorry, Dave and Chris, but I have to disagree with you on the
ladies allemande L 1 1/2. Sure, it leaves the R hand free for the
new N, but going from the long lines to that allemande is awkward
for the ladies.
Just curious Bob why you say it's awkward for the ladies to g
Hi Ron,
Thanks for "Ants Marching" - looks like a fun dance.
The smooth arch-into-swing move is an old one. It occurs in
dances like:
= = = = = = = = = =
Promenade A Trois
Trios; facing AC in Circle - Man in Middle
A1: Promenade
B1: Man: Left Hand High, Right Hand Low: D
In *Cracking Chestnuts* by David Smuckler & David Millstone, there is a
humorous and most enlightening history of the evolution of Money Musk which
runs 12 pages.
While I completely respect the authors original intent and choreography, I
do agree that there is room for variation when the need aris
Esteemed colleagues,
2 weeks ago I called my first "period' event, a Civil War Ball for teens &
their parents, most new to dancing, nearly all dressed in amazing costumes.
It was a good night, with about 50 dancers attending. The highlight of the
evening came during the last called dance, The Sp
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