Hi John and Austin,
Thanks for your feedback and references.
I tried the SP version last Thursday with 12 dancers at our house.
It went over well and Line balance R/L worked fine. If I had an odd
number of couples I would have done the DP version which I like
better.
Cheers, Bill
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From: Callers On Behalf Of Austin Paul
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Sent: 18 October 2018 19:53
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Oval Petronella critique
Regarding the Oval Petro
Regarding the Oval Petronella figure:
Admittedly, I haven't tried dancing it, but it doesn't seem that appealing.
Most of the satisfaction I get from a balance comes when two dancers are
both moving towards or away from a shared handhold and can share weight
accordingly.
Think of your ideal balan
Hi Bill,
I first saw it in The Balanced Diet by Sue Rosen.
Here's one I wrote after seeing that:
http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/SlithyDance.html
I find it better to Balance Right & Left rather than Forward & Back
(as in a four person Petronella); it sets the momentum up
