I also called this recently (for an experienced dance) with similar confusion. I did not call the roll away version. I will also call this dance again, but tighten up my teaching.
At the end of B1 tell dancers to "face their partner" (don't use the words "up and down" even though the dancers are facing up and down). FYI: At the end of B1 the women are facing their line of direction but the men are not facing their line of direction. At the end of B2 it's a little confusing for the men to face their line of direction after having just faced their partner looking up or down the opposite direction (in B1). Pointing out "line of direction" (once or twice!) at the beginning of the walk through would be most helpful to anchor dancers at the end of B2. The dancers I spoke with enjoyed the up/down, face across, and then up/down aspects of the dance in addition to the fact that it was a little disorienting and required them to focus. Donna Hunt -----Original Message----- From: lynn ackerson <[email protected]> To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 2:29 pm Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4 Thanks for the tips, Colin. --- On Sat, 1/26/13, Colin Hume <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Colin Hume <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4 > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 6:36 AM > On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:02:01 -0500 > (EST), [email protected] > wrote: > > Lynn, You'll find it at <http://ravitz.us/miscdances/#wu>. Please > > post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting to > call to the > > right group. > > I tried "WarmUp" at the Alcester Contra last night. I > thought it went > well. I added the optional roll-away at the start, and > as Cary says > this is harder to teach - I mystified everyone and had to > demonstrate > it so I imagine it was my poor choice of words. > > I found many women overshot the half-star (some every time) > and also > people found the final "Face your partner and circle left > three-quarters" disorientating for some reason. > > I will certainly call it again. > > Colin Hume > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
