Thanks Bill! And those tight allemandes in B1 are an extra bonus. Rick
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:31 PM Bill Olson <callb...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Here we go...: > > > Hume Fogg Reel Becket Susan Kevra > > A1 Circle Left 3/4, pass through and swing the next > > A2 LL F/B, Ladies Chain > > B1 Ladies Allemand R 1x Turn Partner Left 1 1/2 Gents turn R 1x > > B2 Partner B and Swing > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Callers <callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of > Rick Mohr via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 7, 2018 4:31 PM > *To:* call...@sharedweight.net > *Subject:* Re: [Callers] Good dances with challenging timing > > Thanks all for the great suggestions! Here’s the workshop I’m planning: > > (1) Light, (hopefully) humorous, and (just maybe) illuminating intro > about how timing awareness increases dancing fun. > > (2) A simple dance with all 8-beat figures: > A1: DD N, N sw > A2: Gents Al L 1½, P sw > B1: F&B, R&L > B2: LC, star L > While dancing we all count out loud and say 2-beat calls together e.g. “1, > 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Ladies Chain”. > > (3) Joyride (Erik Weberg) - use our 8-count awareness to take a full 8 > counts for the first three figures (gypsy, mad robin, half poussette). OK > to keep counting out loud. > > (4) Hull’s Victory - demonstrate how changing your arm length allows a > loose or tight allemande. Walk through both the loose trad way (allemande > neighbor once [8], 1’s allemande ½ [4]) and tight modern way (allemande > neighbor twice [8], 1’s allemande once [4]). In 5-couple sets dance it 5 > times loose and 10 times tight. > > (5) Princeton Petronellas (Bob Isaacs): > A1: N B&S > A2: Bal O, spin, P allemande L ½, half hey > B1: P B&S > B2: Bal O, spin, N allemande L ½, half hey > Use our 8-count awareness to end the swings in time to be right on the > money for the ring balances. Take 2 beats each for the allemandes and hey > passes for a satisfying B&S. > > (6) If there’s time I’d like to add a dance with circle left ¾ [6], pass > through [2], swing new neighbor [8]. In my experience most people dance it > too loosely so you never get an 8-count swing. My favorite dance with that > sequence is Cary Ravitz’s Heart of Glass (where I usually substitute shift > left [2], circle left ¾ [6], swing neighbor) but this session is already > long on heys. Anybody have another good/great dance with that sequence and > no hey? > > Rick > > On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Read Weaver via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > I find pretty much any dance that ends with three changes of rights & > lefts has people late to the first figure, because they take 8 counts to do > those three changes (rather than 6 counts to do the three changes, and 2 > counts to move on). > > Read Weaver > Jamaica Plain, MA > http://lcfd.org > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flcfd.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc9f7517c55244b7ac4f708d56e483562%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636536178764292548&sdata=L92baJDjGffkH%2BbTyw3FHw9mHA0PVoHJnvCsN3IiDXE%3D&reserved=0> > > On Feb 1, 2018, at 10:26 AM, Rick Mohr via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Some dances require skill to make the timing work — like starting a figure > with dispatch so a later balance will be on time, or doing a figure > leisurely to avoid being early for the next one. But while many dancers > have the awareness to make things like that work, many dancers don’t. Since > there are plenty of fantastic dances without such challenges I tend not to > call dances which have them. > > But I’ve also found that such dances are great when I’m asked to lead a > workshop helping dancers improve their skills. Longtime dancers aren't > eager to change their habits, and having something concrete like making a > balance on time adds motivation, ideally opening a window where learning is > possible. > > Unfortunately though I've discarded or passed on collecting most such > dances! > > Have any suggestions of good/great dances where the timing is tight or > loose in spots? > > One of mine in that category is Crow Flight ( > http://rickmohr.net/Contra/Dances.asp#CrowFlight > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frickmohr.net%2FContra%2FDances.asp%23CrowFlight&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc9f7517c55244b7ac4f708d56e483562%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636536178764292548&sdata=jJBg6I6yM77VA%2Bn7GId8V8sp3o4rMuwZmfjhQydJ8ys%3D&reserved=0>). > Learning opportunities include gents flowing from swing to circle (common > with aware dancers but a revelation to some), ladies moving efficiently > from circle to hey, and doing a hey with two steps per pass (possibly > realizing the difference between a 3-change and 4-change half hey). > > Thanks for any ideas! > > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fcallers%40lists.sharedweight.net%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc9f7517c55244b7ac4f708d56e483562%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636536178764292548&sdata=ivIhlM9aUlxK4dlOZw0EZWQWYwsmSqa%2B0v5cCLV0iQ0%3D&reserved=0> > > >
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