Sacred Cow? What do they know about dancing? They have two left feet...
> From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:15:02 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Questioning a sacred cow of contra dancing > > It seems that one of the fundamental basics of contra dancing is that at > the end of a swing, the lady (or person dancing the traditional lady's > role) ends on the right. > > I've been thinking about calling in situations with a high percentage of > new dancers, especially where gender ratios are off or deliberately being > ignored. > > I'm wondering about dances that still have the form of a longways contra > but where it doesn't matter who ends the swing where. > > For instance: > Becket > A1 > Long Lines Yearn to the Left > With Neighbor across from you, DSD 1x > A2 > Circle L > Circle R > B1 > Star L > Star R > B2 > Partner DSD on side > Partner swing (or two hand turn), end facing across > > If you and your partner switch who is on the right at the end of the swing, > it doesn't matter. You won't have to do any different moves, or > accidentally lose your partner. > > It seems like if you want to avoid gendered rolls, you lose access to a > bunch of moves (chains and Neighbor swings coming to mind). The moves above > are valid, as are petronellas, allemandes, and promenades (R&L and heys > might technically work, but they're not ones I would shoot for in the > hypothetical situations I'm envisioning). > > Does anyone out there have a collection of dances like this that they like? > > Just a few months ago there was a discussion of some circle mixers for new > dancers ( > http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2012-October/005152.html) > which I found really useful; but I'd like to flesh out options for that > level of crowd that aren't mixers and are swing forgiving. > > Thanks > > > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> > www.lukedonev.com > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
