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>> I specifically told them that usually I encourage clapping and
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Chris Lahey wrote:
> I specifically told them that usually I encourage clapping and
> talked about how nice it felt and actually got most of them to clap
> for the first
Chris Lahey wrote:
> I specifically told them that usually I encourage clapping and
> talked about how nice it felt and actually got most of them to clap
> for the first petronella and not for the second.
I think presenting yourself as being on the pro-clapping side is
probably key to why that wor
In the Missouri tradition of Gene Hubert
http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/318-drama-in-middle-school
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On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Ron T Blechner wrote:
> I have a Petro-spin-to-star in a dance of mine, a move I stole from another
> dance (Middle School Drama,
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.
A
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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
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
haredweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Walk the Plank
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> 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
&
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
It works great as long as everyone spins the appropriate way. If you have new
dancers in the crowd, it is worth teaching that when spinning R, one points
one's chin to the R and follows it around. I have seen even dancers who have
danced for awhile spin them selves the other way. When spinnin
Does this start in a wave? Or is it just with a RH to your neighbor for
a balance, and then allemande R?
Jack
On 10/31/2012 9:29 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
Hi all
Just wondering about a transition in Nathaniel Jack's "Walk the
Plank." It looks like a nice bouncy dance with good rebound, but
t
Kalia Kliban asked about the transition from Petronella Twirl to
left hand star. This transition occurs in Becky Hill's "Kitchen
Stomp" and in Jim Kitch's "Discombobulation." In my experience,
it works just fine. You may want to supply a clear and timely
prompt for the star (e.g., "Left hands
On 10/31/2012 6:29 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
Hi all
Just wondering about a transition in Nathaniel Jack's "Walk the Plank."
It looks like a nice bouncy dance with good rebound, but there's a
transition from a petronella twirl into a LH star at the end, and in the
absence of a group of guinea pi
Hi all
Just wondering about a transition in Nathaniel Jack's "Walk the Plank."
It looks like a nice bouncy dance with good rebound, but there's a
transition from a petronella twirl into a LH star at the end, and in the
absence of a group of guinea pigs here at the house I thought I'd ask if
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