22 Jan
2025
22 Jan
'25
3:07 p.m.
Hi John,
Hexitation is an unusual formation (a "square" with four head couples and
two side couples). While I haven't danced it, I'm guessing the caller
wouldn't drop out, in which case the issue with ending a swing halfway
through the B1 (or B2 in Hexitation's case) isn't a big concern. Lots of
squares have short swings that end in the middle of the phrase, or in some
traditions are danced unphrased (where, then, ending in the middle of a
phrase isn't a meaningful concept).
But I really disagree on this being a valuable thing to teach in a contra
dance context. Swinging until the music tells you to stop (by ending the
8-bar phrase) does much more to promote musicality.
Jeff
On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
There are some excellent dances that have a swing
which ends in the middle
of a phrase (Hexitation springs to mind straight away for me). It is a
skill worth learning and helps teach the dancers about musicality.
(Actually I wrote one yesterday, before I saw this discussion!) :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
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http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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