2 Dec
2012
2 Dec
'12
11:42 a.m.
On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Maia McCormick <maia.mcc(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Does or does not this dance have a balance before the
partner swing in B1?
I think it makes a lot more sense with a balance there, but I danced it
recently to a caller who insisted that there's not supposed to be a balance
there, and that was how the author wanted it.
The author does not call for a balance:
http://www.kluberg.com/eriksdances.html#Joyride
Erik writes:
"This is one of the most flowing dances I've written..."
(yes, that's how I remember it; okay, probably no balance)
and then *crossed out*:
"The dance was originally written to dance the fifth change of the hey
in the B1, but dancers seem to prefer to arrive for the swing at the
top of the phrase. That's fine, but they shouldn't arrive earlier
than that."
and then:
"I've recently been teaching this dance the way I initially intended
it; with the fifth change of the hey and then the swing in the B1 part
of the dance. I've found that as I get better at teaching it, it has
become easier to convince dancers to suspend their hurry in getting to
the next figure during the A parts. As dancers relax into the flow
they seem to enjoy it more, and saving that last crossing by the gents
until the B1 seems to enhance the joy."
--
Yoyo Zhou