Re: [Callers] Overused figures

Ideally, a move done by one gender role should be  balanced by some move solely for the other gender role.   A ladies' chain balanced by M alm 1 1/2  in the same dance would serve this purpose.    Or consider the following A1      Balance and swing neighbor.A2      Men allemande left 1 1/2 and swing partner.B1      Long lines forward and back.  Women chain to neighbor.B2      Women allemande right (4).        1/2 hey, neighbors start passing left shoulder, until           neighbors face each other on the side they started the dance (8).        Neighbors pass left shoulders and turn sharply left to meet new           neighbors (4). On the other hand some very popular dances, such as 3-33-33 by Steve Zakon, do have a gender role imbalance.    Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801       217-239-5844 Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are at www.ArtComesFuerst.com  --- On Mon, 2/27/12, 95sg23(a)comcast.net <95sg23(a)comcast.net> wrote: From: 95sg23(a)comcast.net <95sg23(a)comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] Overused figures To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 5:21 PM For me, it's from my dancing and also from a comment I heard from a dancer.  I've been to dances where men AL 1 1/2 was used 5 or more times.  The comment was from a lady who thought waiting for the men so much was  boring.  I think it's a nice move for 1 or 2 dances in an evening, 3 at the most if the rest of the choreography makes it worthwhile.  Guess I've enjoyed circles as a dancer, maybe because they weren't used that much in one program. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg McKenzie" <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 5:37:39 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Overused figures What is so great about the "ProgramPlanning Matrix" is that it seems to be based upon input from a number of experienced, key people.  Nevertheless, the matrix does place a significant burden on programmers.  If you add in local preferences and personal preferences the task of programming becomes much more of a challenge.  In general this is probably a good thing. I agree that it is the variation in the transitions, the music, the dancers, and the calling styles that adds excitement to contras.  I'm not too concerned, personally, with "overused" figures.  For me it is the non-basic figures that seem to be "overused."  Keeping it simple and accessible allows greater participation which is what insures lots of variation in the people you interact with at each dance, and this--in my opinion--is the real draw of contras. If you think a figure is "overused," what is the basis of your opinion?  is it: - comments from dancers - comments from programmers - personal preference - or something else? Just wondering. - Greg McKenzie ***************** On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:53 AM, <Dhuntdancer(a)aol.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers