6 Jun
2013
6 Jun
'13
3:19 p.m.
Could you prompt the pass through with more emphasis? Maybe
5 - 6 - circle - left - 1 - 2 - three - quarters - pass - through - 7 - 8?
Or perhaps even "pass through now" with the now being on the 6 beat?
Or emphasize the balance beat so people realize they're late.
I try to prompt circle left and swings with the "swing your neighbor"
being a prompt to start swinging on the 7 so that people will be used
to this timing as well.
I think the best thing would be to mention it during the walk through of course.
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I can't speak to it being a new issue but I've
noticed the late progression
as well. It drives me crazy when I'm dancing, especially if there's
supposed to be a balance at the top of the A1. As a caller, once the dance
has begun it's almost impossible to try and bend that timing back into line.
You're right that it's a good thing to stress in the walk-through. Maybe a
few folks will pick up on it and the good timing will spread. I can dream,
can't I?
I notice the same problem, even worse, when it's a swing your partner on the
side and then slide left Becket progression. Everyone wants to milk every
last beat out of that swing and then they scramble to catch up for the rest
of the dance because they missed the slide left. Grumble, grumble, kids
these days...
Kalia
On 6/6/2013 5:47 AM, Read Weaver wrote:
Maybe i've only recently noticed it, rather than it being a change, but in
the last couple of years I've noticed a lot more dances that end with circle
L 3/4 and pass through. The timing always ends up off for this, as most
dancers use 8 counts to do the circle, leaving them late for whatever move
starts the dance. (6 counts for the circle & 2 to pass through would stay on
the phrasing). I'd say it's about 80:20 8count:6count, which is enough of a
mismatch to lead to disappointment as the dance begins each time, with folks
arriving for the first move at different times (if everyone got it "wrong"
there'd be almost no problem--though the choreography still might feel
poor). The caller pointing it out during the walk through would help, but
that doesn't seem to happen.
I can't speak to it being a new issue but I've noticed the late progression
as well. It drives me crazy when I'm dancing, especially if there's
supposed to be a balance at the top of the A1. As a caller, once the dance
has begun it's almost impossible to try and bend that timing back into line.
You're right that it's a good thing to stress in the walk-through. Maybe a
few folks will pick up on it and the good timing will spread. I can dream,
can't I?
Kalia
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