Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

[Mark Pigman via Callers]

I frequently roll swap with my partners on Californiatwirls and Petronella 
twirls as well.

However, when I have had neighbors do a longlines partner swap, I have felt 
abandoned as they discard my hand in the middleof the move.  Is there a way 
execute thisswap without interfering with whole-set connection of long lines?


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Date:Tue, 5 Jul 2016 18:57:33 -0400
From: Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers

>Also, if you find you are teaching to peoplewho are doing well with both
>roles,and want to learn when they can switch within a dance other than in
>aswing, the easiest places are in Long lines if one is across from your
>partner,(do like a hole-in-the wall gypsy), in Long lines, if one is next
>toyour partner (add a roll away) and then adding or subtracting a 1/2 turn
>in anallemande or do si do w/ partner.


Mark PigmanTacoma, WA

Re: [Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

[Mark Pigman via Callers]

Ilove using role-neutral swings, and as Maia suggested, I think they are 
afabulous teaching tool to correct awkward swings during a lesson.  However, I 
have observed stress indicatorsfrom some dancers newish to role swapping when I 
have tried using a neutralswing.  It seems as though having an 
asymmetricalswing hold indicates that both parties are in agreement as to who 
will end upwhere at the end of a swing.  Even forregular role swappers, using a 
neutral swing delays the role decisionconcurrence from the beginning of the 
swing to the end, possibly making peoplelate to the next move.

Mark Pigman

Tacoma,WA


 
> Maia McCormick via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net 
>Tue Jul 5 14:06:36 PDT 2016>But, I emphasize that you're both walking 
>(orbuzz-stepping) *forward*,
>roughlyaiming at a point over your partner's shoulder. In fact, *the
>footworkfor a swing for both roles is exactly the same!!!* A good way to
>emphasizethis might be to have participants do a gender-neutral swing
>(e.g.right hand on shoulder blade, left hand clasped with partner above
>theheads) and then change the hand position into your classic ballroom
>swing(perhaps even trying out ballroom position with person A leading,
>thenwith person B leading) and noting how the footwork stays the same.