27 Feb
2010
27 Feb
'10
2:31 p.m.
It's been my experience that dancers have a lot of difficulty ending a swing
mid-phrase. It just doesn't feel right. And some people don't hear or feel
the phrasing well enough to be on time. Often those dances need to be
prompted at that point, all the way through to the end.
Barbara
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From: "Jack Mitchell" <jamitch3(a)mindspring.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Du Quoin Races
How much trouble do folks have ending a swing in the
middle of the
phrase? I hadn't registered that it did that until I started
transcribing it. Seems like it would really need particular tunes for
the dancers to be able to hear that. What kinds of tunes have you done
it to?
Jack
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This dance has been one of my favorites for a
long time. The first
half for its precision and the second half for its flow. With the
tight tune, it can be magical!
On Feb 7, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Martha Edwards wrote:
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In "Midwest Folklore" a fine book of Midwestern Dances (plug, plug),
edited
by the dance's author, Orace Johnson, it says of DuQuoin Races:
A2 Balance (4) (Women step forward across the set to take neighbor's
place,
while men loop right to take partner's place, thus forming long wavy
lines
with the women facing out, and the men facing in.)
Balance. Men cross set as women loop right.
I particularly like the contrast between the somewhat quaint and formal
language of the explanation in parentheses with the curt, efficient "Men
cross as women loop right".
M
E
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