Re: [Callers] Circle & pass through as the last move of a dance

Greg wrote: ...But that's a lot of words to cram in at the very end of the dance phrase. If the dance started with "Balance and swing" for example, I could fit in the word "Balance" which only takes one beat. I'm thinking of just dropping the dance from my repertoire. There would be a lot of dances to drop. A square dance caller might say Pass thru and Dosi Next. It easily fits in, takes a syllable out and dancers hear Dosi as Dosido. In walkthrough you could explain your call if needed. Rich Sbardella ________________________________ From: Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle & pass through as the last move of a dance Dave wrote: be "balance You are absolutely correct Dave! Structuring calls precisely is often very difficult and I sometimes simply drop a dance because the prompts become too jumbled when actually given at the correct beat. I posted to this thread because I was, coincidentally, working on a dance called Kiss the Bride by Jeffery Spero. Kiss the Bride is particularly difficult because it uses the circle 3/4, pass through transition at the end and the last call I need to fit in is "dosido" which takes two beats. Because it is where the progression takes place I also want to say "With the NEXT" to make that clear as well. On my current dance card I "solved" the problem by giving the "Pass Through" call early. That is unacceptable to me and I was trying to come up with a good way to make it work using calls that are precisely in time with the phrasing. My current card reads: B2: _ _ _ _ [Hands Four and] Circle RIGHT! _ [Three Places], Pass Through, with the NEXT Dosido To fix the timing I'm considering something like: B2: _ _ _ _ [Hands Four and] Circle RIGHT! _ _ [Three Places], Pass Through, NEXT Dosido ...But that's a lot of words to cram in at the very end of the dance phrase. If the dance started with "Balance and swing" for example, I could fit in the word "Balance" which only takes one beat. I'm thinking of just dropping the dance from my repertoire. Thanks for reading. Greg McKenzie West Coast, USA _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers