19 Feb
2012
19 Feb
'12
11:20 a.m.
I agree with you Linda and Robert. The Flirtation Reel is a classic! I
called it last night to a mixed level group of dancers in Louisville
and everyone was into it. Also the Reel helps the newer dancers learn
what it means when we identify
couples as ones and twos.
Susan
On Feb 19, 2012, at 12:45 AM, Robert Golder wrote:
If there is a "standard" in hey dances, then
Flirtation Reel is the
gold standard. It is a perfect blend of aesthetics and ergonomics.
It works because the body WANTS to go in the right direction, and
the soul follows.
I have just returned from calling a little community dance of 1/3
experienced dancers and 2/3 beginners, much as Linda described. Of
course we danced Flirtation Reel. Committed to memory for use at a
moment's notice, Flirtation Reel is at the top of my list of dances
that are accessible to newcomers, but reward my experienced folks on
the floor for hanging in there. ... Bob
On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:06 PM, Linda Leslie wrote:
Wow! I didn't know that there was a
"standard", either, Beth! I use
Flirtation Reel all the time with new dancers for a bunch of
reasons (I am not talking about a ONS; rather a community dance
that has a good mix of newer dancers and those who have danced
before). For me, the direction of the passes has everything to do
with the graceful flow of movement written into the dance by the
choreographer. Such flow is what I look for in a dance worth
calling. The dancers certainly get this, too; if not at first, they
will pick up on it eventually!
Linda
On Feb 18, 2012, at 2:43 PM, beth(a)hands4.com wrote:
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http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers LOL, I once had a caller berate me for using
Flirtation Reel as a
dance to teach beginners (this was a beginner's workshop at NEFFA,
they really were beginning something.) He rather emphatically said
"how could you use a non-standard hey as a teaching tool?" Until
then I hadn't realized there was a standard vs. a non-standard
hey. Actually I still don't think there is.
I don't remember who the caller was, but I do remember the comment
<G>.
I also once had a dance organizer inform me "Do not teach a hey in
the first half of the evening." There are so many other moves that
people think are easy that are actually quite difficult for new
folks: right and left through for example. Banning a hey seems a
bit arbitrary, but I assume the dance had a bad experience at some
time.
Beth
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On Feb 17, 2012, at 7:55 AM, barb kirchner wrote:
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i like teaching "the ladies' pattern". ladies walk the same path
(turn left, end on right) for a promenade, right and left through,
ladies chain, and hey. they're kinda used to looping out a little,
because in the first three figures, they're actually walking
around a
person - easy enough to get the concept of walking around a ghost
from
there.
Certainly useful techinique, if heys you will be using for the
evening are right in the center, left shoulder at the ends.
Flirtation Reel is a good example of Left shoulder in the center,
right shoulder at the ends. Most dancers don't have trouble with
this difference, but I have occasionally had dancers be a bit
surprised that heys can and do vary.
Linda