In particular with the Baby Rose, the DSD also doesn't take the full 8 beats. It's still a great dance though.
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Dave Casserly <[email protected]> wrote: >> I notice the same problem, even worse, when it's a swing your partner on >> the side and then slide left Becket progression. Everyone wants to milk >> every last beat out of that swing and then they scramble to catch up for >> the rest of the dance because they missed the slide left. Grumble, >> grumble, kids these days... > > > In such situations, shouldn't the slide left happen at the beginning of the > phrase? My problem with that progression is on the other hand-- people > don't realize that the circle that often comes after the slide left is only > 6 beats. > > The entire time I've been dancing, I've noticed the issue of people not > doing circles in the appropriate amount of time. There are some very > popular dances that confound this problem (such as The Baby Rose, which > gives you 8 beats for a 3/4 circle). I don't know if it's something > callers can help by explaining that 3/4 circles should only take six beats, > and that full circles should take eight, but it becomes a problem any time > there's a circle left 3/4, followed by a move that is supposed to take 2 > beats to finish the phrase. > > -Dave > > -- > David Casserly > (cell) 781 258-2761 > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
