I have also found that it helps to point out that the ladies’ role has a total of 5 pull by actions, while the gents’ role has 4. Linda
On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:47 AM, Bill Olson via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > A really really GREAT dance by Dan Pearl! Yeah, the "end effects" are mostly > created by dancers doing something they weren't instructed to do! Pointing > out that the dance is a double progression during the walk through (to those > who are actually listening) is helpful I've found. It gives dancers a better > idea where they will end up even if they DO get confused. Admittedly that's a > little trickier if you start with a couple waiting out. But in that case, you > can at least note that there will be a couple waiting out at the end each > time the dance starts.. > > HNY everyone. > > bill > > > From: Callers <callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of Bob Green > via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 11:00 PM > To: Kalia Kliban > Cc: Caller's discussion list > Subject: Re: [Callers] Beneficial Tradition > > I have always thought part of the difficulty is that the ladies momentum is > away from each other in that last pull by, leaving them a distance away from > each other. On the end there can be some indecision about being in or out. In > XYZ (which has a different set of challenges at the end with the "reverse") > the momentum brings the ladies toward each other to start the next round, and > makes it a little more obvious when you are out. Those dancing gent can help > by giving SUBTLE weith in the correct direction after the last pull-by. > > (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBwjTWK3-4g) > > Happy New Year, > > Bob > > > > > Those of you who have called this dance a lot, have you noticed the same > issue? How do you teach the B2-A1 transition to minimize the confusion and > end effects? > > Kalia > > ps Happy New Year, everyone! > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
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