On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 11:00 PM, Ron Blechner <[email protected]> wrote:
> I didn't read Cary's comments about squares as an "objection", just > that Cary was rebutting the comment by George: "squares are just like > contras, only you have to listen." > > Yes, thank you. On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Jacob Nancy Bloom via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cary, some of your objections to squares seem a bit contradictory. Let > me > > re-state them, and see if I've understood you correctly. > > > > Some squares are unphrased, and those squares have less opportunity to > > connect your movement to the music. > Yes. > Many squares are danced for a shorter time than contradances are usually > > danced, and therefore take relatively longer to teach compared to the > > dancing time. > No, in my experience as a dancer, squares take longer to teach and this is compensated with shorter dance time. > > Many squares are mixers, and therefore have less time dancing with your > > original partner than in a contra. > Yes. > > Some squares have visiting couple dances, in which the dancers can only > make > > movements in place during some of the music. > In my experience as a dancer, visiting couple square use the interaction sequence 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 and 2-3, 2-3, 2-4, 2-1 and 3-4, ... so for 2/3 of the dance half the dancers are not included. > > In all square dances, the need to listen for the calls interferes with > the > > relationship you would like to have with the music. > Yes. > > > > Have I understood your points correctly? Or have I not quite understood > > your meaning? > *For me*, this all comes down to dancer, music, motion connection. It can be wonderful in a contra. I've never found it in a square. > > > > Jacob Bloom > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Cary Ravitz via Callers > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Some things that people to not like about squares - > >> > >> less movement/music connection due to lack of strict phrasing > >> having to listen to the caller breaks the movement/music connection > >> teaching time > >> mixer squares breaks the partner connection > >> visiting squares leave people "out of the dance" for long periods. > >> > >> I find squares and contras completely different. > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > -- Cary Ravitz [email protected] [email protected] http://ravitz.us 859-263-5087
