And so the shoulders don't cry in pain! Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 20, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am in 85% agreement with John! But I like teaching box circ. balances in > particular as right+fwd and left+slightly back, so that EVERYONE (those > moving right and those moving forward) have momentum to carry them to where > they're going next. (I believe I got that one from Lisa Greenleaf...?) > >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:03 AM, John Sweeney via Callers >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> I would always include in the notation the fact that the balances for a Box >> Circulate are MUCH more satisfying if they are Forward & Back - that sets >> you up with the right momentum to cross the set. >> >> I really wish callers would specify the direction of every balance; for >> instance if the next move is Allemande Left, then balancing Left/Right is >> much better than Right/Left (which leaves you too close to the person you >> are Allemanding). >> >> Spinning as you cross the set in a Box Circulate is also fun, and much >> easier to do if you have balanced Forward & Back. >> >> :-) >> >> Happy dancing, >> John >> >> John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 >> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
