A view on "up and down" ladies chains from the UK side of the pond:
Whilst they are rare in the US, in the UK we quite often do Sicilian
Circles. Almost any contra can be danced as a Sicilian, and it's
interesting to compare how dances feel when the formation is changed. In a
Sicilian, the "orien
– yummy. I’ll play with those, too.
Thanx, Ric
From: Andrea Nettleton [mailto:twirly-g...@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 9:40 AM
To: Ric Goldman - Letsdance ; call...@sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Poise points (WAS: Does this dance already exist?)
Hey Ric
I agree with Andrea about not liking a ladies chain up and down.
Colin Hume
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Hey Ric,
Some thoughts:
I have danced chains up and down, as the lady, and really hate them. There's
often too little room between sets for the ladies from adjacent hands four to
safely and comfortably pass without bumping. Variable skill level and
attention increases that risk. Why up a
Hi Martha,
Interesting idea about transitions and poise points. I’m working on a dance
with transitions I think are interesting, but worry they could be too jarring
(have not tried it on human salt shakers yet). Here’s the first part:
Start: improper
A1 1-4 Ladies ch
