5 Jan
2006
5 Jan
'06
6:19 p.m.
At 06:36 PM 1/4/2006, Karen Fontana wrote:
Yes, I recall the previous email conversations about
the 1/2 promendade
vs the Rt & Left thru...
So, the introduction is before teaching at the top (A1)? or the one
you've seen...
When I walked it through in my head, here's where I got stuck: when you
teach the B1 "1/2 Hey" W start pass Rt Sh, then "Shadow Swing",
don't you
need to explain in which direction to look for their shadow coming out of
the 1/2 Hey? (to the right or to the left?)... or do they know from
recognizing the face from the introduction of introducing the P, N,
Shadow prior to teaching?
Sorry I've been off email. Here is what I got from Nils:
Head of the Bed
becket (have the dancers identify their shadows - next to them in long lines)
A1 cirlcle left 3/4, neighbor swing
A2 promenade, ladies chain
B1 1/2 hey, turn away from partner and swing shadow
B2 long lines forward, gents roll shadow away on the way back...into
partner's arms for a swing
Now, when I called Head of the Bed at Sacramento, I did it as written. The
words I used, when people are in becket formation, are "Take hands in long
lines. One hand you are holding is your partner. The other hand you are
holding is your shadow"
As far as where their shadow is, here's how I think
of it: If you
reverse the last move of the dance, the roll away, their shadow is next
to them both before and after. This is the way that Peter Amidon taught
it and I copied him: "Bow to your partner, bow to your neighbor across
the set, bow to your shadow next to you on the side of the set." It sets
up a nice continuous rotation and identifies the three people you are