> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:08:08 -0400
> From: Bronwyn Woods <[email protected]>
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] American with Style
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>>> I'd like to see the phrase "good contra dancers use a buzz-step swing"
>>> changed--I'd say really good contra dancers sometimes use a buzz step
>>> and sometimes use a walking step, depending on the choreography or
>>> music; medium-good contra dancers use a buzz step for all swings.
>>
>>
>> Would other people like to comment on that one?
>
> Most (but not all) people I've seen either use the buzz step or the
> walking step rather than switching between them. But some of my very
> favorite partners use a walking swing. If they dance with a nice
> smooth swing, I often can't tell the difference when I'm dancing with
> them unless I look at their feet. I would be very hesitant to say
> that "good contra dancers use a buzz step". It is true, at least
> where I dance, that _most_ dancers use the buzz step.
>
> -Bronwyn
I'm an advocate of promoting a walking swing to beginners. It helps cure the
tendency for new dancers to think you have to bob up and down. Also then they
don't have to think about it at all and eye contact with their partner is a bit
easier.
John
