27 Jun
2010
27 Jun
'10
11:05 p.m.
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:01:26 -0400,
Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com> wrote:
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Actually, I like Alternating Corners despite the fact
the caller has to keep calling. And my perception
is that modern dancers generally like it too compared
to a more traditional corners dance like Chorus Jig
where you have to wait to be active (and which may
never happen if sets are long). For a dance like this,
sometimes all you need is a Lisa Greenleaf style
minimalist prompt such as quietly saying "ones" and
"twos" just to keep things going. I think the alternation
makes the dance more interesting and I don't see it
as my purpose to have every dance send dancers off
into that la-la, altered zen state (that I nonetheless
cherish as a dancer...)
Will
There are at least a few alternating corners dances out there -- the one that I call has
a circle left immediately before the ones and twos need to figure out who is active, so as
a caller it is easy to see who to prompt
If there are couples at the top of each set who are not in a circle-of-four, it's the
twos' turn; if the top of each set has a full circle-of-four, then it's the ones
At some point in the dance, I have essentially dropped the calls except for prompting
"ones" or "twos" to be active -- and occasionally I get distracted and
drop that as well, but the dancers always knew what to do when that has happened
Mark Widmer