[Callers] tips for teaching dancing the "other" role?

[Dale Wilson via Callers]

When I'm dancing the lady's role the only thing I consciously think about
is putting my right and on the Gent's shoulder as we start to swing.  If I
get that right, everything else seems natural (to me).

Dale

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:13 PM, tavi merrill via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Regarding swing position: With good frame, differences between the roles
> in giving weight are slight. But not all dancers are accustomed to good
> frame.
>
> I find a mirrored ballroom hold (both dancers have right hand on the
> other's shoulder blade, left hand on the other's shoulder) offers several
> advantages:
>        - In general, it's a good hold for dancers to know as it saves
> space in crowded halls.
>        - It facilitates spinning out from a swing, useful when dancers
> encounter "string of swings" choreography
>        - It allows both dancers to experience both sides of good frame
> The one challenge is that dancers need to remember which side they are
> ending the swing on, as it removes "pointer hands" from the equation.
>
> This a bit of a tangent, but related to the chain: If we just called gents
> chains (by either hand! the courtesy turn for a left-hand chain isn't
> REALLY that complicated, folks) more often, role differences WRT chain
> would be a moot issue, and both roles would be better equipped to
> understand/offer/ask/decline flourishes. All for the effort of teaching one
> move well, one move that's out there in good choreography waiting to be
> used.
>
> Susan, I'm assuming this workshop is at a gender-free series, but geared
> to encourage attendance by dancers who aren't yet accustomed to gender-free
> dance? Having danced both roles widely and called a bit of gender-free, I'd
> be happy to chat by phone or IM. Feel free to ping me on facebook - Tavi
> Merrill
>
>
>
> On 7/5/2016 11:32 AM, Susan Pleck via Callers wrote:
>> > Hi folks,
>> >
>> > I'm to lead a workshop/extended intro lesson at a local dance this
>> > Saturday on gender-free dancing/dancing the "other" role/switching
>> > roles.  Not having done this before, I'd appreciate any thoughts or
>> > advice about what this should include.  For the gender-free aspect,
>> > I'm not sure there's much to discuss, really; ir'd be more just giving
>> > dancers a chance to practice responding to different terms.  For
>> > dancing the other role, though, what points of emphasis do you think
>> > would be most useful?  Two that come to mind are swing
>> > positioning/giving weight, and figures such as a chain where the
>> > actions of the two roles are different.
>>
>>
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