Re: [Callers] Put Your Red Hand In

Brilliant idea; I plan to use it, too. Bree Kalb Carrboro. NC > On Nov 6, 2017 7:19 PM, "Rich Sbardella via Callers" < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> I had a Girl Scout Dance coming up Sunday and I was thinking how I would >> get 150 six to nine year old girls to know which hand

Re: [Callers] Put Your Red Hand In

I have my first public family dance Sundaystealing this idea Thanks Rich On Nov 6, 2017 7:19 PM, "Rich Sbardella via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I had a Girl Scout Dance coming up Sunday and I was thinking how I would > get 150 six to nine year old girls to

Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

In my experience, on Beat 1 a dancer's weight is more likely to land on their right foot. This is why balancing left is inherently a challenge when it flows from other moves. So I also agree that Forward and Back is a nice solution. Erik Erhardt (505)480-4462 StatAcumen.com/dance On Wed, Nov

Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

In my experience the momentum of an allemande right automatically takes one either to the right or forward. Same goes for an allemande left: momentum takes you to the left or forward. A balance left just doesn't flow after am AR, because if you have a good connection with your allemande you're

Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

Balancing F/B would be my approach in that scenario. Also a good opportunity to reinforce giving weight, since that particular movement done repetitively could irritate the shoulder joints if dancers are not keeping some tension in the arms. From: Callers

Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

For flow, it depends what comes after the balance. If it's followed by an allemande left, you'd be better balancing left. Allemande right: balance right. Walk forward: balance forward and back. Box circulate: right and back. But getting dancers to balance left - except as the second half of a

[Callers] Balancing left in a wave

Hi Maia, A balance, ideally, is first toward, then away from, the dancer with whom one is about to interact, and even better if it is in, then against, the flow of movement. Even better if the choreography does the work for you by flowing into the balance. In this particular dance, you have

Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

sorry - I missed that you said the alle L followed the balance - in that case - I think the first bal should be left.  To bal R & then L and then turn by the left just sounds awkward. Mac Mckeevr On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 2:09:46 PM CST, Mac Mckeever wrote:

[Callers] Fwd: Balancing LEFT in a wave?

Accidentally sent only to Maia. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "Winston, Alan P." > Date: November 8, 2017 at 11:30:06 AM PST > To: Maia McCormick > Subject: Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave? > > I would say the

Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

I've noticed that dancers' natural tendency is to balance towards the hand that touches first in these situations, which is consistent with what you report. Should the rest of the dance be truly worthwhile in fighting that tendency, I would opt for doing a balance forward and back in this

[Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?

Recently called a dance with an allemande R into long waves, balance wave, allemande L. Because of personal preference, I taught the balance as "balance left, then right", but cuz I didn't teach it all that clearly, the dancers defaulted back into balancing right first, and enough tricky stuff was

Re: [Callers] Moving past self-flagellation

I don’t have any additional suggestions but want to thank Maia for the original post and appreciate all the replies. I think many of us identify and it reassures me that I’m not the only one who has had to figure out how to forgive my errors. I’ve found it especially helpful to notice the mistakes

Re: [Callers] Moving past self-flagellation

First LET me say thanks to all who posted in this thread. There are many useful tips here, some new and different things to look at, digest and try, some are repeats of advice received over the years and good reminders. I believe it was Lisa G. (or maybe it was David K. or both) who said get a