On the 16-count swing. It can be totally enjoyable, but usually for experienced
dancers. For a group of mostly beginners, even a 12-count swing can be a bit
much. So, if I’m calling to a substantially beginning group, I’d turn it into a
do-si-do and swing. I’ll even turn a balance & swing into
Precisely. What Jeff says here is to me much more than an aside as it helps
define and clarify my thoughts around the main point i was trying to make.
Dancers are accustomed to swinging for anywhere from 8 to 12 counts (as a
balance and swing is 16, minus the 4 counts a balance takes), thus a
Hmm, I think I've seen people be late with it on twice count swings too? My
interpretation is more like, when dancers are starting to learn swing
ending flourishes the "counting from the end" to end things on time is
hard, and they tend to be late a lot. The longer the flourish they're
trying to
Needs 4 counts (8 beats) to be executed well. My experience is that using
it on 8-count swings makes a lot of people late, because most aren't
willing to cut the swing off early enough to fit the twirl in without being
late. Hence the usefulness of 16-count swings / utility of flourishes to
On Mar 27, 2016 8:38 PM, "tavi merrill via Callers" <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> like the ripcord twirl, seen in the wild here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVpR6SxWsM4=RDIVquC0jqCXs=2m2s and
taught here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbyoOPc0rHQ, one of my favorite
swing ending
Hola all,
So Amy's followup to her "Is this a new dance" query brought up something
i've been thinking about for a while. (Amy & Tom - i'm collecting it with
Tom's B2 modification and attributing it as Wimmer, variation Hinds.)
A 16-count swing does go on forever. But it is also awesome - and i
