A la "The Cure for the Claps"? http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2007-September/001024.html
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Jack Mitchell <[email protected]>wrote: > Rather than saying "Don't clap" I have found that it can work well to put > the emphasis on what they can do to make the dance work well...Balance the > ring and twirl straight into your partner's arms for a swing. Or in this > case, balance and twirl to the right, letting the twirl send your left hand > into the center for a star....or something like that. > > > On 11/14/2012 3:18 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote: > >> I called this the other night and noticed that as the clap crept in >> during the course of the dance the star got later and later, and more >> ragged. In some dances the clap is fine. In this dance it definitely gets >> in the way. That clap can be hard to quash, though. Next time I call >> this, I'll make the point during the teaching and see if it sticks. >> Clapping isn't an absolute given here (SF Bay Area) but it tends to spread >> if anyone does it even once. >> >> Kalia >> >> On 11/14/2012 11:19 AM, Bob Isaacs wrote: >> >>> Local tastes may vary, but if you're calling at a series where >>> Petronella clapping is automatic, you can mention not clapping on the >>> Petro/star transition (first seen in Becky Hill's Kitchen Stomp, I >>> believe), but I wouldn't push that too hard. If one of the four claps, the >>> other three have to wait for the clapper. It's different on >>> Petro/allemande or Petro/swing transitions, where only two dancers need to >>> agree on valuing flow over flourishes - >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>>> >>>> I have a Petro-spin-to-star in a dance of mine, a move I stole from >>>> another >>>> dance (Middle School Drama, or something like that?). People are going >>>> to >>>> clap, so I recommend mentioning in the walkthrough that the dance is >>>> smoother if the hands go right in sans-clap. >>>> >>>> -Ron >>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >
