A couple things have happened to my dancing:
I now pay more attention to the dances themselves and what in
particular I may not like about a dance. I'm also listening very
closely to the caller's walk through, looking for things I would have
done differently or nice ways of explaining something that I may want
to remember.
During a dance however, I'm still able to get into my "zone" where I'm
not thinking about the dance - just letting my body move with the
music. If it's a dance that I want to write down, I have to really
work at coming out of that zone so I can remember the dance. (If I
just let my muscle memory handle it, I have a hard time recalling the
details afterwards.)
Writing down dances is an interesting task: If it's a dance I like,
I'll repeat the moves to myself as I'm dancing it. In hopes that will
help me write it down afterwards. (I've been carrying pen and paper in
my pocket.) I usually have trouble remembering the name and author.
I've emailed the callers afterwards asking for clarifications on ones
I'm not sure about.
As for calling, I've got a gig on Nov 20th in East Sandwich. I've very
excited (and nervous) about it. I'm going down to East Sandwich this
weekend to see what the dancing is like and to get a feel for the
dancers.
I also tried calling a square to a small group of friends recently - it
was MUCH harder than I thought it would be. The hardest parts were
keeping up with the music, remembering when to come in after a swing,
and the transition between the square and the break. (I hadn't
practiced to the music that I ended up using.)
I'm going to try to go to the Nelson NH dance every now and then (it's
an open mic), but it's 1.5 hours away.
Seth
On Oct 11, 2004, at 12:05 PM, Lisa Greenleaf wrote:
So you took Tom's class at Pinewoods, and now you're asking questions
and
going to dances with a different eye and ear. Have you been calling?
Got
any stories you want to share? What did you learn? What delighted
you?
What surprised you? Keep us posted!
Lisa
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