When teaching the Weevil, I've found it essential to make it clear that the
dancers are NOT standing across from each other. The three dancers are
standing across from the gaps between the four dancers. If the dancers stand
across from each other, then finding the next diagonal dancer
I call Le Brandy or 1 2 3 Poussez as well, but I time it so we count 1, 2, 3, at the end of A2 and say POUSSEZ and push off at the top of B1. I think I end up using a half dosido to make it fit.My other favorite is called May Day Sashay. It's done in contra formation, but groups of 3 facing
In observing the teaching of The Weevil, I found it helpful for some contra
dancers to have the progression explained. Every time through the dance you
should be moving two places to the right, wrapping around the aT the ends.
Hi Richard,
Ah, yes, it's been so long since I danced K that I forgot it's sort of one
left progressing becket and one right progressing becket side by side and
intermingling. Seeing it here reminded me that I want to learn it again, but
replied prior to working through it.
And yes, in my
Hi Frederick,
You'll find lots of dances at:
http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances.html
http://contrafusion.co.uk/DancesEDS.html
If you call the Weevil, the most helpful things you can do are:
Make sure everyone knows that there are seven positions and the "threes"
must face the gaps
