Laura, I plead ignorance here. Will you please describe/define "gate?"
Thanks, -Amy On Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 11:18 AM Louise Siddons via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jerome (and all), > > I have heard the left-petronella referred to as a “retronella” — which may > be a useful search term, and also produces some delight when dancers hear > it for the first time. > > And although I worry US dancers would rush the gates and therefore find > this a bit unsatisfying (not to mention, no neighbour swing! Which for some > dancers is actually a positive...), I’ve had good feedback here in the UK > about my dance, There and Back: > > There and Back > Louise Siddons, 2022 > Becket > A1 In a ring, balance and spin to the right; gate clockwise on the side > (fill the music!) > A2 In a ring, balance and spin to the left; gate anticlockwise on the side > B1 Chain (Rh; those moving fwd out of the courtesy turn end slightly > inside the set and look right); with the next, right shoulder 'round 1.5 > B2 With your partner, balance and swing > > Louise. > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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