"Balance and spin" has the same number of syllables as "Petronella" and avoids
unnecessary jargon Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801
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On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 1:35 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Many callers forget that Petronella is spin-then-balance, and most modern
"Petronella dances" are balance-then-spin".So saying, "as in Petronella,
balance and spin/move one place to the right" is not accurate either. More
accurate: "Balance the ring, and as in Petronella, spin/move one place to the
right."(And the difference also can explain why people clap. The chestnut
Petronella has the stomping on the last beats, whereas there's a stompy-sized
hole at the end of modern balance-then-spin Petronella dances.)On Dec 15, 2015
2:09 PM, "Bill Olson via Callers" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Erik and all, heh heh, I often chuckle at MYSELF when I find myself saying
> that same thing: "as in Petronella", when I realize very few of the dancers
> have ever danced Petronella.. BUT, after trying to teach the move with out
> saying the "P word", I realized that some of the dancers at least know what
> the move is and having a percentage of the dancers "doing the right thing"
> helps the others., especially those who learn by seeing as opposed to having
> something "explained"... (with rights and lefts in it ugh).. I've found
> saying: "balance the ring and move one place to the right while pivoting over
> your right shoulder" doesn't always get everyone doing the same thing (hah!),
> if it doesn't actually freeze some dancers in their tracks!!
>
> Now I hear newer callers saying stuff like "balance the ring and Petronella
> to the right" or "balance left and Rory to the left". Making new verbs out of
> these proper names.. well, whatever works!!!
>
> bill
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