Leaning back implies, at least to me, bending backwards at the
waist. This is something we definitely don't want dancers to do.
Instead they need to move their center of gravity backwards a little.
This can be done by bending the knees and waist a very little, as if you
were going to sit down. That plus the rotation should provide enough
force to provide the tension/counterweight. So we may want the dancers
to move the core of their body back a little, but not by leaning.
Jonathan
On 6/24/2015 3:22 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
My main concern is how to acquire that tension/counterweight in a swing,
if you do not lean back.
Rich
On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers
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wrote:
On 6/24/2015 11:29 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
How do you descibe giving weight, and how do you teach it for
circles,
allemandes, and, swings?
Rich
Stafford, CT
In my beginner sessions, I have them form a ring and then circle
left and right a couple of times. Then I ask them to bend their
elbows and feel "that springy tension between you and the dancers
next to you. If you can keep that elasticity while you're connected
to other dancers, then you're all supporting each other as you
circle and turn, and it makes everything easier." And then we
circle again, with the extra bit of sproing, and then do the same
with allemandes. Just for fun, sometimes I'll have them go back to
the floppy arms, just to feel the difference. I also let them know
that with a little bit of tension in the connection, it's easier for
the person they're dancing with to give them physical cues.
And I know there's a better word than tension, and I'm pretty sure
I've used it in the past, but right now I can't think of it.
Kalia
Sebastopol, CA
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