Hi All, Thanks so so much for the really helpful reflections on BoxtheGnat. It's really great to hear how many of you teach it and the little nuances between styles. :) :) :) Thank you!!! I'm looking forward to giving some new wording/demoing a try at my next dance. :)
Emily PS: This has me inspired to ask about another figure... will email in the next week or two! On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Emily, > > Yes, demonstrate! > > > > You’ve had lots of good advice, but no-one has mentioned one > item that I find useful. People can get confused between the two moves as > to whether they should move to the left or the right to pass the other > person. I always tell the men to move their hand away from them. > > > > My full teach would be a demo, then get everyone lined up in > the same orientation. > > You raise you joined hands and change places with each other. This is > called multi-taking; as well as raising your hand you have to move your > feet! > > You start facing each other and you finish facing each other; it is just > half a turn. > > Men: raise your joined hands and move your hand away from you; walk around > the lady while keeping looking at her. > > Ladies: raise your joined hands and turn backwards under the arch, turning > away from the man. > > Make sure you don’t grip, just roll your fingers around each other’s. > > Relax! It is a basic rule of dancing that when your hand is above your > nose your should relax your arm completely. > > Don’t worry if your hands are now in the wrong orientation – let that sort > itself out on the next figure. > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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