Any dances where it not a gender free dance and the flirting is between same genders? Rickey Holt
-----Original Message----- From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Aahz Maruch Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:25 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Suggestions for particularly flirty contra dances? On Wed, Apr 03, 2013, Alan Winston wrote: > > Of course they all are, to some degree, but I wonder what comes to > mind for you when you think of a flirtatious contra. (And what would > be the characteristics of a flirty dance for you. As someone with > long experience in English dance I think there can be exciting > flirtatious connection without a lot of touching.) As someone with lots of dance experience but relatively little calling experience (who also pays little attention to specific dances or dance names), I'll just comment a bit on the characteristics point: I know you'll agree for starters that experienced dancers can make a flirt out of anything. But I would suggest that a dance where you're constantly having to figure out what you're doing is at least somewhat anti-flirting, so avoid "difficult" dances. I find that moving toward a person into a gypsy (or any other move that allows eye contact) is more flirting than standing still or turning in place into a gypsy. I don't find ring balance flirty. I find lines forward/back more flirty with a partner from the repetition, less so with neighbor or other. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
