Re: [Callers] Star promenades

and the scary part, Alan, is that he is relatively new at this. what a talent! On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Jim Hemphill wrote: > Alan, > The biggest problem I see in star promenades is spacing. As the star spins > thru the middle, 4 dancers abreast just don't fit

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

Hmmm. I agree with everything below except for: >As to the star promenade/butterfly whirl, the non-allemander* should be moving before the person he/she is going to promenade with gets there. * This may be true in some cases, but I think the caller needs to be careful here - I would choose "be

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

Amy wrote: (good stuff about the star promenade; feels good with > Hmmm. I agree with everything below except for: > The ones that felt the best were the ones that waited until my arm was > truly around their waist, and then *hung back a little* . > When dancing the outside, it felt to me

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

What Amy said. Hear, hear. It is very unpleasant to arrive at the spot where I am supposed to meet a lady to start a star promenade but find her already part way across the set, so I have to chase her to try to catch up with her. Usually that happens in time for the butterfly whirl, but

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Marlin Whitaker wrote: > What Amy said. Hear, hear. > > It is very unpleasant to arrive at the spot where I am supposed to meet a > lady to start a star promenade but find her already part way across the > set, so I have to chase her to try to

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

I have been reading these complaints about ladies who start across the set with great interest, having hitherto been one of those ladies. I'll certainly try not to be one in the future... BUT BUT the reason is that there is NO ROOM for the star promenade until you get past the lady coming at you

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

Bob wrote: "It is difficult to teach subtlety, especially from 'the pulpit." One of thethings that made Ted Sannella such a masterful dance leader-- not simply a caller-- was his understanding of this. It was not unusual to see him go out onto the floor during an evening to demonstrate the

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

Well said, David. I am sorry to have missed the opportunity to know Ted. But I feel like I knew him through comments such as yours, which paint a mental picture of a master at work. Ron Nelson > Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:25:30 -0500 > From: david.millst...@valley.net > To:

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

I like star promenades and frequently call contras and squares that include that figure. I watching these for some time I frequently see something a little different.  Often the dance leaves the ladies (assuming the gents are the ones doing the allemands) in a spot a little distance from

Re: [Callers] Star Promenade - communicate the feeling of a good one?

Very interesting insights - thanks. At our dance last Saturday, we had 30 visiting contra dancers from the US. One of the visiting callers Bob O'Brien taught a dance with (partner) star promenade and butterfly whirl. I have never used a dance with these moves at our dances (which started in