RE: [Callers] RE: Head Of The Bed - Nils Fredland

No doubt, that I would agree that a right and left through and a promenade have the same ending results, and it is always important to take in consideration the environment and the your calling program, but at least in the case of "Head Of The Bed", I really feel that a promenade is a complete different feel that really fits the feel of that dance especially with the long lines forward and roll away to a partners swing at the end of the dance. My opinion would be that I would be very hesitate to change something in a dance that was written by an author and still call it that dance. Of course there are dances written every day, inspired by different dances, but I think the author of a dance has an intention, has a message when he or she has written a dance. In the case of "Head Of The Bed", I think without the promenade there is a significant loss of connections between your neighbor. In my case, I would prefer to not call a certain dance in a certain place if it wasn't going to work, then alter a dance to make it work for that place. Obviously, I am a big fan of this dance, it is actually my favorite Becket dance, and I just think it is sad if someone is calling this dance and not calling true to form by the author. Just my opinion. Wondering your thoughts??? Jeff Petrovitch -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Greenleaf [mailto:laleaf@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 5:37 AM To: Jeffrey M. Petrovitch Cc: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] RE: Head Of The Bed - Nils Fredland On Feb 28, 2005, at 2:13 AM, Jeffrey M. Petrovitch wrote: I would check with your sources about the dances, but I am 99.9% sure that is a promenade. Well, as always good luck with your calling. Here's a caller's trick: R&L Thru and Promenade are basically the same figure, with, of course, a different feel. So if you have just called a dance with a Promenade and your next dance has the same, you can change it to a R&L. In crowded Cambridge, folks often prefer a R&L, which takes less room up and down the hall. -- Lisa G