Hi folks -
I like to call this dance as well, and like David's very
clear 'here are the moves to the beats' suggestion. I have
actually had no problem getting folks to roll away on the
way back, though, if I teach the 8 bars as one piece that
way from the very beginning, explaining how it's different
before they even begin moving in the LL.
The funny thing is when next I teach a dance with long
lines, everyone hesitates before doing it - will there be a
twist? <g> So nice to see they're paying attention, eh?
For dances with lots of beginners, I enjoy preceding Rollin
and Tumblin with Oslo Waltz Mixer. This way, dancers get to
first practice smooth, slow, graceful rolls, then later
with the contra they get to rant and roar with them. I've
found that a really a fun combo.
Tina Fields
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Date: 09 May 2008 18:45:56 -0400
From: David.Millstone(a)valley.net (David Millstone)
Subject: [Callers] A Rollin and A Tumblin
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
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Hi Rickey,
I have the dance from Cis as Rollin' and Tumblin'.
I have been having trouble getting dancers to roll
away
on the way
back,
rather than after the forward and back.
As you point out, even if folks are late on the timing of
the second
rollaway,
the dance will work out. If you wish, you could teach the
dance with
counts, as
in Bases Loaded: "Forward - 2 - 3 - 4; Back - 2 - and ROLL
aWAY." I
generally
just signal the timing I want by putting in the rollaway
call at just
the right
time.
It's a fun dance that I use often, a great way to introduce
rollaway
early in
the evening, especially if you want to use that figure
later on and
want folks
to be already familiar with it.
David Millstone
Lebanon, NH
Tina R. Fields, Ph.D.
(707) 824-9318
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