On Wed, Apr 24, 2013, Read Weaver wrote: > > When I teach a balance, I mostly describe it as a way to move > away from your partner to give you the chance to pull in > toward your partner, whether it's for a swing, a box the gnat, > etc. Any move within the phrasing that allows you to do that > is fair game. The simplest is either step in on the right, > step out on the left, although some find in-2-3, out-2-3 more > intuitive. Step-stamp-step-stamp is the one I actively encourage > people to not do, as 1) it's generally done in such a way that it > doesn't put you in a position to pull in to the next move, and 2) it > makes you look like a yahoo.
<blink> Both your claims about stomping make no sense to me. I've never had any difficulty being in position with stomping, and I can't visualize how it makes someone look like a yahoo. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
