I like the word “eddy”. It rolls off the tongue easy, defines a circular
movement, and has a sharp consonant sound. I haven’t been able to think of a
down side, yet.
Harold
From: Callers [mailto:callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of
Martha Wild via Callers
Sent: Wednesday,
Thanks everyone for all the great recommendations and ideas. Sure enough, at
our last contra, I was asked to do a wedding reception they described as having
"lots of little kids". Looks like I may get to put some of these to the test.
Harold
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: [Callers] Height diffferential
My arm will actually ache from the pressure of my swing partner leaning back
too much.
Linda
On Feb 19, 2014, at 12:02 PM, Harold E. Watson wrote:
> While "relax" would actually be a better description than "leaning"
> into hand behi
lling them to relax, body rigidity or
> stiffness is not the answer and it doesn't help them or the person
> their dancing with at that moment.
> Relax. Firm but gentle. Let me know you're there, Thanks.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Harold E. Watson <hwat...@uark.edu>
> wro
Sometimes we'll hold a quick swing teach during a break. I've always taught
the gents to place their right hands between the ladies shoulder blades. This
provides support for the ladies' backs so they can lean back into it to balance
with swing and it doesn't hurt their back. (We have some
I know most our dancers are still listening because if I ever lose my place and
miss-call the next figure, half will try to do what I said (usually the
beginners) and the other half will loudly pronounce the correct move. When I
do booboo, after the dance I always compliment the dancers on
First you have to define the term touching on the dance floor. Many people do
not like to manhandled through a move to show them how it flows whether it's
the call of not. Even just a re-direction by pushing their shoulder or arm can
intimidate or embarrass them. When teaching as the caller
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[mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Harold E. Watson
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Programming on-the-fly
I echo the congrats on your full evening! I still remember mine. Balancing
the planned program with
I echo the congrats on your full evening! I still remember mine. Balancing
the planned program with the crowd you end up having is almost always a
challenge. Your idea of a backup program was absolutely correct but sometimes
you have to "dumb it down" further than you first thought. As with
