Hi, all. Actually, I think the transition from the petronella to the ladies chain is a good one. There are certain moves in dancing, that I’ve heard called “poise points,” where one purposefully switches direction, and it can be very satisfying. For me, the spin to the right feels like the winding up of a spring that you then unleash in the other direction. Some dances that look as if they have good flow end up having so much clockwise spin that it tires people.
> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Hi Esther, > If anyone has not mentioned it, I feel there is a kink in the flow trying > to go from a petronella to a chain. As you spin R, it is the left hand which > feels available as you face the set because your body has been rotating > clockwise, even as it move CCW around the minor set. So there will be this > washing machine action to get into the chain. You might be counting on the > claps to arrest that movement, but I still feel it's not an especially > satisfying entry into the chain. A gents chain, otoh, would be peachy. > > What, to you, is the hook in this dance? What were you going for? > > Best, > Andrea > > Sent from my external brain > > On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Esther Fraser via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net>> > wrote: > >> Hey folks, >> >> Has anyone seen this dance already? >> >> A1: Balance the ring & petronella >> Ladies Chain >> A2: Full Hey, Ladies pass R (16) >> B1: Ladies Chain >> P Allemande L >> B2: Balance the ring & Petronella >> Balance the ring & California twirl >> >> Also interested in other dances that have a Ladies' Chain to into Allemande >> Left (with the one you chain to) combo. I think I might have seen it >> somewhere, but I can't remember where. >> >> Thanks, >> Esther Fraser >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
