On Sun, Jul 12, 2009, [email protected] said: > But the dancers could always modify > their steps, I think, to match the tempos of the band. But too slow > might be harder to accomodate than too fast; shorter jumps at a > fast tempo, yes, but higher jumps at a slow one?
problem is, not every dancer is performing the same pattern, some will do a cinq-pas exclusivly, others get ored witht hat and do longer dance 'phrases', so you have some doing 123,4+6; others 123,456,789,10+12. The band needs a steady rhythm while many are on the floor, its only when the solo dancing starts (often in the context of challenges between the dancers) that it is perhaps a good idea to adjust subtly to the particular dancer, and then with some knowledge of what is prefered. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
