Linda wrote:
> In my opinion, the most confusing part is why anyone calls this figure "Mad >Robin." What does a mad robin do? Has anyone ever seen a mad robin? Worse yet, the "mad robin" figure in contra isn't even the same as the mad robin figure in the Mad Robin English dance it's supposedly from. > I use the term "Sashay round" which, by definition, is easier for most people >to understand - Sashay: move sideways, and Around (do I have to explain that >one?) (i.e., around your _____, while maintaining eye contact with your >_____.). I like "sliding doors", myself, but I'll say "mad robin" when calling to people who know what it is. I have actually gotten pushback when saying "your feet do the same thing as in the dosido, but you're looking at your partner", because your feet _don't_ do the same thing, even though the track is the same. (Aside from the twirling question, there's more sideways motion in the mad robin.) -- Alan -- =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- [email protected] Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 Paper mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 99, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025 ===============================================================================
