I use two hand turns with groups like yours….elbow swings work, too. Since there is more distance between dancers, they don’t seem to have any discomfort with these moves.
A question for you, though: if girls are dancing with girls, and boys with boys, how are you approaching the use of language to distinguish positions? thanks! Linda Leslie On Jun 17, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Linda S. Mrosko via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > That Tony Parkes dance looks good, but I'd never be able to use it with this > crowd. In years passed, I tried to teach them swings -- but I guess > everybody still has cooties at 18 years -- never worked -- plus, you have a > good number of girls dancing with girls and boys dancing with boys and it > makes some of them uncomfortable. This is a crowd that, when I tell them, > let's make a big circle all around the room, they have trouble with the > concept of what a circle looks like. Not to re-mention the acoustics. > > As a contra dancer, I understand flow from figure to figure, but Swat the > Flea into a right shoulder DSD wasn't a problem with this crowd. > > But thanks for sharing Tony's dance. I don't remember ever seeing it before. > > On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 4:55 AM, John Sweeney via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Linda, > Re your Box ‘n’ Swat: I have a somewhat similar dance in my files: > > Circle Mixers Are Fun (by Tony Parkes) > > A1) Into the Middle & Back x 2 > > A2) Partner Right Hand: Balance & Box the Gnat; Partner Dosido > > B1) Partner Left Hand: Balance & Swat the Flea; Partner Seesaw (Left > Shoulder Dosido) 1 & 1/2 to meet your New Partner > > B2) New Partner Balance (OR Gypsy) & Swing > > Note that your sequence of Swat the Flea into Dosido involves passing > by the right when you are holding left hands. Tony’s sequences above allow > much easier flow and connection as you can pull past with the connected hand. > > Last time I had the challenge of working with a room full of noisy > youngsters (most of whom didn’t speak English) I just led by example, > starting with a Grand March then did: > Sausage (Circle) to the Left/Right (Till I was at the top) > Long Lines Go Forward & Back > Top couple Gallop Down (I just took the person opposite and galloped); Next > Couple; Next Couple; Next Couple > Repeat > > Once they has used up a bit of energy I was able to get them to quiet > down a bit! > > 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 > > > > -- > Looking forward, > > Linda S. Mrosko > 102 Mitchell Drive > Temple, Texas 76501 > (903) 292-3713 (Cell) > (903) 603-9955 (Skype) > contradancetx.com > www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more) > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
