Speaking as an older dancer, being inactive allows you to rest after all that zesty activity.
And the dance is really timeless. It also allows for all kinds of play. And as the inactive couple, you can add a little more activity. For instance, while the ones go down the outside, the twos can come up the middle. The twos just have to understand they must be home in time for the cast off. Or if you have multiple lines and there are willing people standing behind you, you can do those allemands for continual motion - but that's for a more experienced crowd. But I like it for its opportunity to flirt with your partner as you go down the outside, clapping time while the 1s are doing all the down and back stuff, the matching tune... On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Dale Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Jonathan, you left out > > 18 The first time you danced it, you must have been dancing with your > favorite partner to music by your favorite band with a world class caller. > > > And slightly more seriously. > > I don't want to start religious war but I have always wondered about A > Chorus Jig. I just don't see why anyone likes it other than those who > cherish it as a relic of a bygone era. The few times I have danced it my > primary impression was that the inactive couples stood still for the entire > dance -- offering admiration an occasional helping hand to the actives, and > even the actives spent a great deal of time walking up and down the set. > What am I missing? Why do people like it? > > Dale > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers< > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > > > > > > -- > *So if you knew what was broken...how long would it take you to fix it?* > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- *Looking forward, Linda S. Mrosko 7302 CR 2829 Mabank, Texas 75156 (903) 451-5535 (H) (903) 288-4401 (cell) (903) 603-9033 (Skype) www.towerwebsites.com/dancinglinda *"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
