12 Feb
2014
12 Feb
'14
7:53 p.m.
On Feb 12, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Bob Isaacs wrote:
... when the A1 [of a Becket dance] is circle L 3/4
and pass
through, new neighbor swing, that swing often gets compressed to
about 6 beats. Fortunately, Gene Hubert gave us a better alternative:
...
A1. Slide L and circle L 3/4, neighbor swing
Instead of "Slide L and circle L", you could also use
(With new neighbors) on the left diagonal, circle L ...
I've somehow gotten the impression that dancers on average find
it a little easier to think about finishing a partner swing (common
as the last move of modern Becket dances) facing new neighbors
on the left diagonal than to think about ending the swing facing
across and then shifting left. Others may disagree, and it may
mainly be a matter of what dancers in a particular community are
used to.
When the call is "on the left diagonal, circle L" there may be
some question about whether to describe the amount of circling
as "3/4" or some other way (e.g., "7/8" or "almost once"),
but
as long as the caller makes the ending position clear ("... until
you're on the side of the set with your neighbor"--adding, if
necessary, that men are on their home side and women are not), I
haven't noticed many dancers having problems with it.
--Jim