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Hi All,<br>
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Hey, like Michael F., I think it's good to use few words. And, when
calling, I rarely, if ever, call "Petronella." Much more likely to
say, "Balance Now... Spin to the right!" I also think it's great to
acknowledge where dances came from. Thus, when teaching, I like
mentioning the move came from an old dance, and even letting people
know that they'd be lucky to dance it.<br>
<br>
To Ron's point of the dance being spin then balance, I'm not so
worried about using the word Petronella to indicate the way most (if
not all) modern dances use the figure. I trust when people dance
Petronella, whether as in the sort of modern version of holding
hands in a ring, or as only active couples dancing it as described
in Beth Tolman & Ralph Page's, "The Country Dance Book," or in
the Scottish Country Dance style. I trust that any dancer with even
a vague interest will see the connection if they get to try it in
one of the older verions.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, I still suggest saying something like, "a move stolen
from an old dance called Petronella..."<br>
<br>
~erik hoffman<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/15/2015 11:09 AM, Bill Olson via
Callers wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Erik and all, heh heh, I often chuckle at MYSELF
when I find myself saying that same thing: "as in Petronella",
when I realize very few of the dancers have ever danced
Petronella.. BUT, after trying to teach the move with out saying
the "P word", I realized that some of the dancers at least know
what the move is and having a percentage of the dancers "doing
the right thing" helps the others., especially those who learn
by seeing as opposed to having something "explained"... (with
rights and lefts in it ugh).. I've found saying: "balance the
ring and move one place to the right while pivoting over your
right shoulder" doesn't always get everyone doing the same thing
(hah!), if it doesn't actually freeze some dancers in their
tracks!!<br>
<br>
Now I hear newer callers saying stuff like "balance the ring and
Petronella to the right" or "balance left and Rory to the left".
Making new verbs out of these proper names.. well, whatever
works!!!<br>
<br>
bill<br>
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<div>> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a><br>
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:14:30 -0800<br>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Petronella spin, no chain or
allemande?<br>
> From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a><br>
> <br>
> Bay Area Caller Tom Thoreau made up a dance that I've
used lots at <br>
> beginner level dances:<br>
> <br>
> Barbarella<br>
> Becket<br>
> A1 Petronella Balance x 2<br>
> A2 Petronella Balance x 2<br>
> B1 Partner Balance & Swing<br>
> B2 Right & Left through; Circle half, slide left to
next couple<br>
> <br>
> And, it is dedicated to Jane Fonda...<br>
> <br>
> An aside (which I might have said before)<br>
> <br>
> I still find it funny when callers announce, "as in
Petronella," or "as <br>
> in Rory O'More." I look around the room and see almost no
one who has a <br>
> clue as to what Petronella or Rory O'More is. Sometimes
even the caller <br>
> doesn't know--or barely knows... I recommend saying
something like "a <br>
> move from a wonderful old dance called Petronella."<br>
> <br>
> ~erik hoffman<br>
> oakland, ca<br>
> <br>
> On 12/13/2015 7:33 PM, Bill Baritompa via Callers wrote:<br>
> > Hi Ron,<br>
> ><br>
> > Great for total beginners, not sure of name or
author:<br>
> ><br>
> > Easy Petronella ? improper<br>
> > A1, A2 Circle Balance, petronella spin 4X<br>
> > B1 Neighbor Dosido; Neighbor Swing<br>
> > B2 LLFB, 1s Swing<br>
> ><br>
> > Cheers, Bill<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On 14/12/2015 4:13 p.m., Ron Blechner via Callers
wrote:<br>
> >> Any suggestions for your favorite easy or
intermediate Petronella <br>
> >> spin dance<br>
> >> with no chain, no allemandes?<br>
> ><br>
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