Re: [Callers] High-energy dances

The balance gets you stomping your feet a little and you whole body moving back and forth to create a momentum for what ever comes next.  It is a time when all of the dancers can be considered to have a 'lead' role by using the arm connections ('weight') to lead the others in the direction of the next figure.  In Du Quoin Races - 3 of the balances are in wavy lines where you feel a connection with several other dancers (the other is a circle balance). Other than that - I just watch the dancers during these balances and you can see they are feeling something special Mac McKeever ________________________________ From: Chris Page <chriscpage(a)gmail.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] High-energy dances What I'm missing is why balances make a dance high-energy. Could anyone help explain? If I had to guess randomly, I'd guess the energy level was caused by the music, and by the overall activity level.... -Chris Page San Diego On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 5:40 PM, Mark Hillegonds <mhillegonds(a)comcast.net> wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers