Let me rephrase: Is there a precedent for naming a dance after a living politician? On Mar 28, 2016 10:29 AM, "Don Veino" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jefferson and Liberty. > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have another question to pose: >> >> Is there precedent for naming a dance after a politician? >> >> While I may have voted for Bernie, I'm careful to not inject my political >> view into my calling / choreography. (Though, on the other hand, if Bernie >> doesn't win the nomination, in 5 years dancers will just hear "feel the >> burn".) >> >> In Dance, >> Ron Blechner >> On Mar 27, 2016 8:24 AM, "Pat Hoekje via Callers" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am trying to visualize the circle R to star R with new neighbor from >>> the women's place and I have to turn around (or drop from the circle right >>> a bit early to star right with the next neighbor. What am I not seeing >>> correctly or is that true? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, March 27, 2016 4:22 AM, Amy Wimmer via Callers < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Tom and Erik are quite right about that swing. It lasts FOREVER, which >>> is a little too long. I took Michael's suggestion and started at A2. >>> I also took Michael's suggestion of turning the allemande into a >>> two-eyed turn (an "eye-lemande" as my friend Matthew coined). Thank >>> you for the suggestions for changing that bit. >>> >>> Two callers danced it tonight. One (my husband, Tom) thought the flow >>> was good, but the swing was definitely too long. The other caller said >>> she really liked that the mad robin wasn't with your partner, which >>> she said tends to make a dance seem very partner-only-centric, >>> ignoring the neighbors. She agreed with me that I need to figure out a >>> better way to teach it. One of the band members noticed the long swing >>> and said it needs some other element to break it up. >>> >>> This particular dance community has lots of beginners and folks who >>> just don't dance very well. It took them a while to get the circle >>> right-to star right transition. Tom thought that part was simple. He >>> noticed that when one is out at the ends one should not cross over, >>> but should stand "proper." >>> >>> I very much appreciate your input, guys. Next time I'll try some more >>> of your ideas. >>> >>> -Amy >>> >>> > On Mar 26, 2016, at 5:50 PM, Tom Hinds <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Nice dance Amy. I really like the sequence of moves. >>> > I'm trying to imagine this in my head and assume that the allemande >>> right is once around which takes less than 8 beats to do. >>> > >>> > Hope you don't mind suggesting a change. I would change the allemande >>> right to once and a half. That would give us: >>> > >>> > B2 neighbor allemande right 1 1/2 >>> > ladies ric. men pass left >>> > >>> > T >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> >> >
