<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hey Martha,</div><div> I agree some dances are entirely too clockwise. But there's a difference between graceful shifts in direction to unwind, like circle L to Cir R with the next, or M alle L to P Alle R, or such, and contactless momentum changes. Some of us spin hard. With nothing but our own knees and muscles to accomplish the shift, it's gonna feel awkward, not a poise point. But to each their own opinion. I think the dance gets you progressed and all, so if the question is will it "work", yeah. Not convinced about all the transitions. Shrug. </div><div>Andrea<br><br><div>Sent from my external brain</div></div><div><br>On Apr 11, 2017, at 2:39 AM, Martha Wild via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8">Hi, all. Actually, I think the transition from the petronella to the ladies chain is a good one. There are certain moves in dancing, that I’ve heard called “poise points,” where one purposefully switches direction, and it can be very satisfying. For me, the spin to the right feels like the winding up of a spring that you then unleash in the other direction. Some dances that look as if they have good flow end up having so much clockwise spin that it tires people.<div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Hi Esther,</div><div class=""> If anyone has not mentioned it, I feel there is a kink in the flow trying to go from a petronella to a chain. As you spin R, it is the left hand which feels available as you face the set because your body has been rotating clockwise, even as it move CCW around the minor set. So there will be this washing machine action to get into the chain. You might be counting on the claps to arrest that movement, but I still feel it's not an especially satisfying entry into the chain. A gents chain, otoh, would be peachy.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What, to you, is the hook in this dance? What were you going for? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Andrea</div><div class=""><br class="">Sent from my external brain</div><div class=""><br class="">On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Esther Fraser via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">Hey folks,</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">Has anyone seen this dance already?</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">A1: Balance the ring & petronella</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"> Ladies Chain</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">A2: Full Hey, Ladies pass R (16)</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">B1: Ladies Chain</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"> P Allemande L</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">B2: Balance the ring & Petronella</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"> Balance the ring & California twirl</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">Also interested in other dances that have a Ladies' Chain to into Allemande Left (with the one you chain to) combo. I think I might have seen it somewhere, but I can't remember where.</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">Thanks,</div><div class="gmail_msg" style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:13px">Esther Fraser</div></div>
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