[Callers] Star 1/2 -> Star 1/2?

billinhi at gmail.com billinhi at gmail.com
Sun Apr 22 16:19:55 PDT 2018


No disrespect, but ....
This reminds me of a few decades back when a particular programming 
language introduced some instructions with "WICKED", (I mean WICKED!) 
side effects.
What ensued were many discussions about how to handle these instructions.
Whereupon one of my colleagues came up with what proved to be the wisest 
advice of all...

Do Not Use.

(Of course, some even wiser folk will immediately realize that these are 
PERFECT gems to save for special events....
Like April 1.)
(I recall Jim Popson had a library of such gems with missing beats, 
added beats and even extra phrases....)
http://keftimes.org/wp-content/uploads/Godecki-Cacak-thread-EEFC-listserv-12.2014.pdf
(I realize this was a different culture, but you'd be surprised how they 
overlap.)

Bill In HI

Tepfer, Seth via Callers wrote:
> See also Franklin flank by nils Fredland for similar (allenandes to 
> star to Allemande, similar feel) and Carol Ormand’s Double Dare.
>
> As is said, half stars are devilishly tricky.
>
> Perhaps someone has fabulous teaching tips with half stars?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 22, 2018, at 10:13 AM, Bob Green via Callers 
> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net 
> <mailto:callers at lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:
>
>> I have an English dance that has a similar sequence, with one half 
>> star, then a full star with new neighbors and another full star back 
>> with original neighbors. As Chris suggests, I find that part a bit 
>> trickier to teach than I expected. The difficulty is in the 
>> orientation (particularly on the ends), not the timing. I set the 
>> dance to a half-length version of Larry Unger's /Two Rivers /which is 
>> in waltz time, so the timing could be different in contra. I think 
>> the hands-across style star used in most English dances facilitates 
>> that kind of transition. I think it creates the nice flow pattern you 
>> envision, looking forward to trying it. Nice idea, Luke!
>>
>> Here is the similar sequence in waltz time: 
>> http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ecd/ecd-modern/308-starring-loretta 
>> <http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ecd/ecd-modern/308-starring-loretta>
>>
>> Bob Green
>> St. Louis
>>
>>
>>
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