Thank you Aahz for the thread. My recollection is that "flow" has been used most often to refer to a quality of the dance that makes it more intuitive for learners because the figures leave the dancer in a position where the next figure is obvious or natural. This is exemplified in the statement: "Because of good flow this dance is easier to learn than the piece count might indicate."
Of course, "flow" can also be a quality the dancers add to the dance. Some dances are written with a particularly *awkward *"flow" but a clever embellishment can make them flow extremely well. Such dances however may not be appropriate for a mixed crowd with lots of first-timers. - Greg McKenzie West Coast, USA On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 05, 2014, John Sweeney wrote: > > > > I am planning some workshops, for festivals here in the UK, with the > title > > "Flow & Glide Contras: Dances with beautiful flow, connectivity and a > > smooth, satisfying glide." (Thanks to Sarah VanNorstrand and no doubt > many > > others for the title!) > > There's some risk of hijacking this thread, so I've changed the Subject: > line. > > I wrote this contra with the intent of being flowing, and I'm curious > what other people think -- if you think it's not flowing, please try to > explain why: > > Panix Dot Chat (a...@pobox.com) > > Becket formation > Double-progression, better with odd number of couples > > A1 Right-and-left thru on left diagonal (8) > (Yes, start with progression) > (Warn ends about not moving) > Right-and-left thru new couple (8) > A2 Circle left 3/4 (8) > Swing neighbor (8) > B1 Pass through (4) > California twirl (4) > Men left-hand turn once-and-half (8) > B2 Balance and swing partner (16) > -- > 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 >
