Lisa Greenleaf, once upon a time, suggested "scoop up your partner/neighbor/whomever" as an evocative description for both a butterfly whirl and a courtesy turn, so I've been using it for years with reasonable success.
-Grant Goodyear- On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > A quick question: > > How many callers believe that one role does the majority of the work in a > courtesy turn or a butterfly whirl? If so, can you explain how the shared > weight that differs from an allemande? > > I've always been taught about shared weight being essential in all contra > moves, and I guess I'm still surprised when I hear callers prompt "pick her > up and take her to the other side" as if the person in lady/raven role is > not giving any weight. (Or similar one-role-biased prompting.) > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- Grant Goodyear web: http://www.grantgoodyear.org e-mail: [email protected]
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