17 Jul
2024
17 Jul
'24
11:43 p.m.
I'd love to hear some specifics of how people word these messages to the
dancers!
- Julian's note about No/loose thumbs - I've described this as pretending
you have hands like a Lego minifig, just a sort of gentle curve to the hand
to allow for reliable connection that be easily escaped, not sure how
others talk about it and whether the Lego analogy has any unintended bad
consequences.
- Joe, can you elaborate on "how to make a butterfly whirl... [not] a
backward, stumbling mess"? I think that's something my dance community
could work on as a whole :)
Abbie
she/her
Tucson, AZ
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 3:46 PM Joe Harrington via Contra Callers <
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How to offer, follow, or refuse an underarm twirl.
(Related) The medical reason (adhesive capsulitis) never to force
someone's elbow above their shoulder (nor, really, to force anything at
all, but this explanation has very high convincing power).
Never grab. Hand positions for allemandes, box/swat, etc. that allow all
dance functions and weight sharing, but are easily escaped/refused.
Pre-rotating swings and allemandes, and other flow techniques. And, how
to compensate when your partner unexpectedly throws in an extra solo twirl
when you were pre-rotating the upcoming swing.
Encouraging women to ask people to dance and to lead flourishes.
Encouraging newbies to ask experienced people to dance and for advice, if
they want it.
How to make a butterfly whirl feel like one of the best moves in contra
rather than a backward, stumbling mess.
--jh--
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 5:25 PM Julian Blechner via Contra Callers <
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Good hand placement on swings
No/loose thumbs
Flourishes are optional
How to accept or decline a basic Twirl
Looking at the other dancer even if no eye contact
Opportunities for eye contact - especially in dances where you can
connect and one role follows the other without contact
Looping wide where appropriate (hey for four, other various examples
where one role has momentum and can flow into another move)
Good shared weight, especially for beginner crowds
End effects, as relevant and not intuitive from the choreo
How to properly do a pushback in a ricochet hey
Spinning the correct way in a petro spin
How a courtesy turn is two people moving as a unit, not one person
scooping the other around
1 step per beat of music, forwards usually - (newbs love to side shuffle
on swings, ya know?)
When a move has extra time to fill, or arrive early, etc
Asking people who sat out to dance
A swing should be smooth, not skipping
Optional swings (like the Shadow thread, or a same role alle R in the
middle, sometimes)
After walking through a few connected moves, conveying how to flow them
together
Prolly more, but, I'll stop here. :)
In dance,
Julian Blechner
He/him
Western Mass
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 4:24 PM Harris Lapiroff via Contra Callers <
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I’m trying to add more style points to my
teaching. What are some of
your favorite brief style or safety tips to deliver from the mic? Ones that
are relevant to specific sequences, general tips, for beginners, or for
experienced dancers, I’m interested in any and all of them!
Harris Lapiroff
Dance Caller and Organizer
Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates Board (Cambridge MA)
Pinewoods Camp, Inc Board (Plymouth MA)
https://chromamine.com/contra/
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