[Callers] Easy flourishes or other "bonus" movements?

[Bree Kalb]

I think that dancers are more open to mastering those basic skills in the
context of a workshop teaching flourishes.

On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 12:21 PM Jim Thaxter via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> “More advanced” is a pretty vague term and could be interpreted in various
> ways. I didn’t think Colin’s response was “terribly” sarcastic. That, too,
> may be interpreted variously. Find your own way and be peaceful with it.
> More on topic, get the basics down first, then embellish.
>
> On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 11:16 AM Michael Dyck via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> On 2019-04-27 4:19 a.m., Colin Hume via Callers wrote:
>> > On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:44:32 -0700, Lenore Frigo via Callers wrote:
>> >> I would like to teach some of my more advanced dancers some flourishes
>> >> or other embellishments to contra dance. I'd like to start with things
>> >> that are easy and obviously that can be smoothly integrated into a
>> dance.
>> >
>> > How about first teaching them how to fit the dance to the music, giving
>> > weight in allemandes and circles, and doing a good buzz-step swing?
>> > Or would that not be considered politically correct?
>> Lenore did say that these are "more advanced dancers", so it seems
>> reasonable to assume that they already know these things. Why would you
>> assume they don't?
>>
>> I can sympathize with valuing fundamentals over flourishes, and I'm not
>> saying you should keep that opinion to yourself, just that I think you
>> could
>> find a less sarcastic way to express it.
>>
>> -Michael
>
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