On Thu, 1 Aug 2024 08:06:03 -0400, Rick Mohr via Contra Callers wrote: > Give & Take can have more connection than most dancers put in. In the > walkthrough I say for example (from Joseph > Pimentel) (and, I think, as its creator Larry Jennings envisioned it) — "Walk > forward, take your partner's free > hand. Take a step back to make some tension in those arms; robins, release > that tension by zipping across the set > into a partner swing."
I seem to have learnt Give & Take differently from most people. I asked Sue Rosen, who said: > You are correct that Larry's intention was that the move follow a swing which > opens up facing across the set in what > Larry told me was "half shoulder-waist position": staying connected from the > swing. Couples advance to the opposite > couple and extend free hands to the person across for the tug and resist > element, followed by a swing on the > designated side. But in the book "Give-and-Take it doesn't mention the half shoulder-waist position or the resisting, and therefore people aren't doing it. They go forward in lines, or just with inside hands joined, and the men draw the women back to their side of the set with no resistance, just like part of a poussette. Colin Hume _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
