Hi David,
Re arm around waist: I was just suggesting that, in the same way
that people can Swing in multiple ways, people can help someone around the
corner in different ways. I guess what I meant was not that the arm around the
waist would be called a hand cast, but that it has the same effect, and will be
suitable in some situations.
“#1s Cast Down & Lead Back to Place” is not a progression. There
are countless things that can happen after a Cast, so I don’t believe it
implies progression.
Where the pivot point is depends on the choreography, for
example, in http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TheDolphinsF8.html I want the #2s
to be the pivot point.
The words will always need to be understood in context, so as
long as the caller makes it clear what they mean then all will be well. If I
am calling a Wilson dance from 1816 with the original words and I say,
“Allemande” then what I want the dancers to do is a Dosido. But I would
definitely have to make that clear! (Unless I was calling the Upton-on-Severn
Hankie Dance to people in the know – then they would do the Dosido when I
called, “Allemande”!)
Hopefully Amy now knows more about Gates than she ever wanted to! :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 940
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http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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