5 Jan
2013
5 Jan
'13
6:16 a.m.
On this: > everybody should release their neighbors or partners in time to dance
with me
on time, and should dance in a way that shows
awareness and at least
minimal consideration of the people around them.
I so TOTALLY agree. As in all flourishes. I'm so tired of waiting for the dipping
guy to finish his "thing" so I can dance with my neighbor or with
my neighbors or with HIM.
I want to be connected during the dance, not truncated. or "Hot dogged".
I have danced with those who twirl me beyond others and - I'm on time, and stable.
I'm grateful for them. For those that are inventive and vibrant and yet - there for
me and for my neighbors. I'm grateful for the young that dance with the less young
but with recognition of our vitality and ingenuity, and - being on time, and staying
connected.
Laur\\ snipping alot of previous post...
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From: Aahz Maruch <aahz(a)pobox.com>
To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2013 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Flourishes
On Fri, Jan 04, 2013, Alan Winston wrote:
On 1/4/2013 7:49 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 03, 2013, Kalia Kliban wrote:
>>On 1/3/2013 8:21 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>>On Thu, Jan 03, 2013, Alan Winston wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I don't think you need this for the argument; there were flourishes
>>>>when I started contra dancing in 1985 (but we called the people who
>>>>did them "hot-doggers" and complained about them).
Over the years the flourish baseline has
adjusted, we don't hear a
lot about hot-dogging, and so on. But *I* internally still feel
that no other dancer should do anything to me without at least my
implied consent that keeps me from following the callers directions,
no other dancer should rob me of agency (and the stupid "make an arch
instead of R&L thru" thing is asymmetrical, keeps me from following
the directions, and doesn't give me a way to decline), everybody
should release their neighbors or partners in time to dance with me
on time, and should dance in a way that shows awareness and at least
minimal consideration of the people around them.
Overall I agree; I try to maintain awareness of other dancers around me
and avoid flourishes that will affect anyone who either doesn't want or
isn't prepared to deal with them.
However, I'm indeed guilty of the arch on R&L thru. ;-) I like it
because it permits the more balanced twirling of a California twirl
(I think it's easier for the man to twirl with a California twirl than
the standard courtesy turn because of the forward movement).