A similar thing happens on one side of the dance floor in Ely, England - Lisa G was calling LL go forward and forward
________________________________ From: Donald Primrose <[email protected]> To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 11:13:17 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] cast off Good morning Tom, In regards to uncommon moves: In Nelson NH, the dance floor slopes several inches from one corner of the hall to the other. Whence we have four or five lines, havoc occurs fore dancers start drifting to the low side of the hall. Some dancers have been reported missing, never to return from this dark corner. Thusly sometime in the latter part of the last century I used the phrase "Nelson Lines" whereas the dancers in long lines all go forward, but only those on the uphill side of the hall (in Nelson thats the North side) go back. This "uncommon move works wonders. I have used it in other halls that have a drift going on.. -don On 2/23/11, Tom Hinds <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in the process of writing a book on the ins and outs of > choreography. The last chapter is a glossary of uncommon moves used > in contras. I remember, maybe 15 years ago, someone wrote a dance > that used a move called a hockey stick. Does anyone know the dance/ > know the move? My memory is that dancers walk across the set single > file and then turn a quarter and move either up or down. > > Also, I may have discovered some regional differences in the move > cast off. I realize that cast off isn't done as much as it was many > years ago, but I wanted to know how you do it in your area. Say the > ones go down the hall, return and cast off with the twos. Do the > twos act as a pivot point? Or do the twos back up while the ones > cast (the pivot is between the dancers). > > Thanks for you help!!!! > > Tom > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
