20 Jun
2013
20 Jun
'13
2:10 p.m.
I've had pretty good luck with it, possibly because I have the women ID
the next neighbor early on. They know which face to look for. After
that, they get a better feel for the area to aim for to find the new
neighbor. A couple of seriously disoriented dancers can really play
havoc with this dance though. It's brittle.
Kalia
On 6/20/2013 11:02 AM, Rickey Holt wrote:
3-33-33 lovers and callers - I have been calling this
great dance recently
and noticed that dancers of various experience levels in several venues have
had trouble with the transition in the B2 from the Ladies Do-si-do 1 1/2 to
the balance with the next neighbor that starts the dance. They have trouble
finding that next neighbor, even after several times through, and with
translating the momentum of crossing the set to that of up and down the line
of the first part of the dance. I tried substituting an allemande right 1
1/2 for the do-si-do 1 1/2 of the original with little effect. What about a
ladies allemande right about 1 1/2 to a next neighbor allemande left and
then starting the dance again with a balance by the right with that
neighbor? Other solutions? Have you or your dancers noticed the problem
that I have seen. As always, thanks for your thoughts.
Rickey Holt