18 Feb
2012
18 Feb
'12
9:06 p.m.
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:
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
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Leslie
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:24 PM
To: Caller's discussion list
Subject: Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers
On Feb 17, 2012, at 7:55 AM, barb kirchner wrote:
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