As a dancer, I find R&L s difficult when the line is crowded, and as a man, often can't squeeze through the line to reach my partner or neighbor for a timely courtesy turn. However, if there is sufficient space, I think it is as easy a move as any, so if there is room to stretch out the lines in a dance with R&L throughs, I think that is the answer. Other than that, because of the inherent courtesy turn (or variation), some people might use twirls or even dips to make tham late for the next move, not such a problem with a promenade. When the lines are crowded, I'll often promenade with hands in front like I was doing tango instead of taking a promenade position, making it often much easier to squeeze through a crowded set.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Hart" <[email protected]> To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:50:04 AM Subject: Re: [Callers] 50% rule There's one dance variation that I've recently noticed. Recently, I've noticed that callers and dancers have slightly changed some existing dances. In both cases that I remember (Trip to Lambertville & Tica Tica Timing) a R&L over has been changed to a promenade across. Rights and lefts do seem to be more difficult, especially at bigger dances, and with a larger proportion of beginners. The promenade does appear to make the dance smoother in these cases. Is it really true that right & lefts are becoming less popular in large MUCDs? Are other dances being modified in this way now? Rich Hart. Tom Hinds remarked on 8/21/2011 9:28 AM: > Jim > > Although I can't answer your first question about keeping track of all the > dances, I can say something about what constitutes a new dance. I remember > Ted Sannella saying that a dance is new if it has 50% new or unique > choreography. By his definition if 50% or more of the dance is different > than any other dance then it's a new dance. If a dance has less than 50% > it's a variation. > > He didn't go into any more specifics and I wasn't wise enough to ask any > questions. But if you look at some of the old dances like Petronella and > Hull's victory, they have identical B parts and unique A parts. The same > applies to Chorus Jig and Rory O' More. > > Squares can also follow this 50% rule. For example there are a number of > squares like Queen's Quadrille that have unique A parts while the B part is > circle left half, swing corner, promenade. > > T > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
