9 Oct
2013
9 Oct
'13
10:34 p.m.
Depends on what goes into and out of them, I guess. A hey into an allemande
is fast. A long lines into an allemande in the center, not so much. I'd
like to tip my hat at Bob Isaacs for helping me understand the dynamics a
bit of this back when I first started dance writing.
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Erik Hoffman <erik(a)erikhoffman.com> wrote:
About that "Yes, the allemande is traditionally 6
beats." Where did that
tradition come from?
When I started dancing in 1980, we learned that an allemande once around
was 8, 6, or 4 beats. To change the timing, simply get closer or farther
from the person with whom you're allemanding i.e. adjust the circumference
of the circle you're navigating, and the weight won't change much.
In the Tennessee Mixer (which Fred Park says is from Kentucky, and Fried
de Metz Herman seemed to plunder for her waltz dance, the Wood Duck), the
allemandes are 8 beats.
In Hulls Victory, when the ones come together and go twice around, it's
fast, and they better be 4 beats.
In modern dances, like Penn Fix's "Settlement Swing," the once around
allemandes are also 4 beats.
~erik hoffman
oakland, ca
On 10/9/2013 7:01 PM, Ron Blechner wrote:
** Yes, the allemande once around is
traditionally 6 beats. Stepping into
a
star from a long lines can eat up an extra beat. This dance is intended
for
basically two situations: 1. Early in the evening, when newbies will need
more time, especially with a star. 2. This should work well with faster
music, like Old Timey, and that slow allemande is going to feel a-ok. Just
remember to teach it something like: "A nice, easy allemande once around,
until the ladies face in". Similar timing slow-down can be seen in the
delightful dance "Joyride", where a gypsy 1x occupies 8 beats, and a
novice
caller can easily forget to remind dancers to take it slow.
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