[Callers] Alternating Current

Great dance! The back to back roll aways really build energy. John Coffman mentions the potential timing problem and suggests a solution in his teaching notes: "Notes: A2: For ladies that like to twirl (ladies choice), a twirl works nicely with the Right and Left Through. [Without the twirl, some men may roll the ladies away prematurely, mildly disrupting the flow of the dance.] So, when teaching, I like to suggest a twirl for the ladies that like to twirl. We have noticed that without careful teaching, many dancers will attempt the first (ladies roll) prematurely, because lots of dances have the right and left through and courtesy turn and roll away compressed into 8 counts of music. For this dance to flow properly, dancers need to take the full 8 counts to do the right and left through (including the courtesy turn). Then the first (ladies) roll away takes place during the first 4 counts of the following (8 count) phrase." Jim Hemphill