Re: [Callers] What are they thunking? (was Re: Hand Turns & Safety)

2019-07-09 Thread John Sweeney via Callers
At the last Style & Technique workshop that I ran at Chippenham Folk Festival, one of the key areas that I focussed on was finishing a flourish with both dancers facing in the correct direction, and on time. One guy failed completely. When my wife danced with him during the lesson, and pointed

Re: [Callers] What are they thunking? (was Re: Hand Turns & Safety)

2019-07-09 Thread Colin Hume via Callers
On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 15:30:18 -0700, jim saxe via Callers wrote: > 9-?. *???*: What possibilities have I missed? Put me down as a cynical Englishman if you wish, but I think they just don't care! So long as a contra has a partner swing, a neighbor swing and a few allemandes, many contra dancers

Re: [Callers] What are they thunking? (was Re: Hand Turns & Safety)

2019-07-09 Thread Bob via Callers
I remember how it was when I was starting to dance. It was tremendous information overload. So much to remember and perform, seemingly all at once. \Bob > On Jul 8, 2019, at 18:30, jim saxe via Callers > wrote: > > On May 18, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Rich Dempsey via Callers > wrote, regarding