True. I really only meant that a BTG does not necessarily call for both parties to pull into the next move, but all the energy can be given to just one dancer to move to the center. A
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 14, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Joy Greenwolfe <[email protected]> wrote: > Minor point: There are no balances in Sarah's Journey. Neither box the gnat > starts with a balance. It's a smooth dance rather than bouncy. > > -Joy > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote: > >> There are several dances which begin with a RH bal, BTG, then M pull by (as >> in G. Hubert's Sarah's Journey) or Allenande L 1 1/2 as in J. Hutson's >> Treasure of Sierra Madre), and I have not noted an urge to orbit. All the >> spring just gets loaded into the gents' inward motion. So I am sure a BTG >> would be fine, even without an orbit. >> -Andrea >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Chris Lahey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I imagine this would be RH to your neighbor for the balance. I wonder >>> if the dance would work well with a box the gnat there instead of a >>> 3/4 alamain. One possible issue with that might be that the women >>> might expect to do an orbit. On the other hand, if they're really >>> skilled, maybe you could get them to do a full orbit while the men >>> alamain left. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Does this start in a wave? Or is it just with a RH to your neighbor for a >>>> balance, and then allemande R? >>>> >>>> Jack >>>> >>>> On 10/31/2012 9:29 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> >>>>> Just wondering about a transition in Nathaniel Jack's "Walk the Plank." >>>>> It looks like a nice bouncy dance with good rebound, but there's a >>>>> transition from a petronella twirl into a LH star at the end, and in the >>>>> absence of a group of guinea pigs here at the house I thought I'd ask if >>>>> anyone's tried this and what they think. Here are the notes: >>>>> >>>>> Walk the Plank Duple Imp. >>>>> A1 4,4 Neighbor balance, Al right 3/4 >>>>> 8 Men Al left 1-1/2 >>>>> A2 16 Partner Bal + Swing, end facing down >>>>> B1 8 Down the hall in lines of 4, turn alone >>>>> 8 Come back up, bend the line to a circle >>>>> B2 8 Balance the ring, spin right one place >>>>> 8 Star left 1ce around. >>>>> >>>>> Is it comfortable to come from that twirl into catching L hands for a >>>>> star? >>>>> >>>>> Kalia >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Callers mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
