[Callers] Giving Weight

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

My main concern is how to acquire that tension/counterweight in a swing, if
you do not lean back.
Rich

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> On 6/24/2015 11:29 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
>
>>
>> How do you descibe giving weight, and how do you teach it for circles,
>> allemandes, and, swings?
>> Rich
>> Stafford, CT
>>
>
> In my beginner sessions, I have them form a ring and then circle left and
> right a couple of times.  Then I ask them to bend their elbows and feel
> "that springy tension between you and the dancers next to you.  If you can
> keep that elasticity while you're connected to other dancers, then you're
> all supporting each other as you circle and turn, and it makes everything
> easier."  And then we circle again, with the extra bit of sproing, and then
> do the same with allemandes.  Just for fun, sometimes I'll have them go
> back to the floppy arms, just to feel the difference.  I also let them know
> that with a little bit of tension in the connection, it's easier for the
> person they're dancing with to give them physical cues.
>
> And I know there's a better word than tension, and I'm pretty sure I've
> used it in the past, but right now I can't think of it.
>
> Kalia
> Sebastopol, CA
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