Hi Emily,
As Jeff says, it depends on the next move.
If you Balance Right & Left then you are too close to do a good
Allemande Left. So for the men in a Tidal Wave in a dance like Trip to
Lambertville who have to balance then Allemande Left, it is much better to
On 2023-06-29 10:07 p.m., Emily Addison via Contra Callers wrote:
Hi folks :)
As a dancer, I remember loving the feel of waves lines that balance forward
and back. However, I don't have any dances that specifically call for that.
Might you have suggestions of dances that specifically call for
Hi Em,
In line with what others have said about "what comes next", F&B balancing
works with Box Circulates.
Cheers
Ken Panton
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When I wrote Shadrack’s Delight 51 years ago (one of the first all-moving
contras to gain wide acceptance among trad callers), I envisioned the wave
balances as forward and back. Both of the balances are followed by hand turns
halfway around, and I dislike the feel of a hand turn following a sid
Ah Shadracks! Thanks for that one Tony!
Anyway, I agree with Tony and I myself find balancing "sideways" (not really
sideways, more on right diagonal then left diagonal) more natural than forward
and back. Maybe this is just because of the way one's arms are pointing when in
the wave. When I wr
My dance collection experience with revolving door dances has been... well,
a revolving door. Recently I was cleaning my deck and I chucked a bunch out
because I never called them; then recently at an advanced dance, Will
called a neat one and I remembered how much I like that move, when done
prope
