17 Feb
2012
17 Feb
'12
8:49 a.m.
Exactly, Reed. That's one reason why I start from the ladies chain.
That loop-around-the-ghost is the same move for the ladies as a courtesy
turn -- only without the gent.
Dale
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 10:17 PM, Read Weaver <rweaver(a)igc.org> wrote:
I've sometimes taught this as the loop on the end
includes passing a
ghost; e.g., right in the middle, left on the end, right with no one, left
on the end, right in the middle, left on the end, right with no one, and
you're home. It helps people get the timing right, and it helps the people
who are convinced that it just has to be right-left-right-left-right-**
left.
--Read Weaver
Jamaica Plain, MA
http://lcfd.org
On Feb 16, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Martha Edwards wrote:
Wonderful method, Dale!
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I would only like to add that I wish all of us would make a bigger deal
out
of making a BIG LOOP on the ends. When you think about it, you've got 4
counts to get across the set, and 4 counts to make the loop. That should
give you an idea of the relative size that the loop should be...
It's almost counter-intuitive that to make the hey faster (i.e., easier)
you have to make the turnaround bigger, not smaller!
M
E
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Dale Wilson <dale.wilson(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
When I teach a half Hey in an intro workshop I do it right after the
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Chain. I start by telling the women that they already know this next
move
and have them do the chain with no hands -- including walking around the
opposite gent. Then I tell the gents that they'll be following the same
path but not right behind the lady -- poeple will be passing in between.
Once everybody gets the half hey -- usually pretty quickly -- I introduce
the full hey -- talking about taking your time on the loop at the ends
because that's usually a source of problems and confusion when someone
tries to start back in too soon.
And of course I mention for the full hey, when all else fails, just get
back to where you started.
Dale
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Adding to Linda's good thoughts -
For a full hey I usually point out that people should end up in their
starting place, and if there are lots of newer dancers I may add "how
you
get there is just a detail, as long as you don't crash into anyone
else."
Folks often chuckle at that point, which I take as a good sign. But how
to
officially teach it? If most people are new
I've done the first
walkthrough
with hands, as in Grand R & L, then without
hands.
One thing that confuses a lot of new folks is how to turn and re-enter
on
the other side. I've seem many people turn sharply back and collide. It
sometimes helps to describe it as a LH U-turn (or RH U-turn as the case
may
be), or to suggest pretending that they're
hooking their arm around an
imaginary lamppost. Or pretend they are little airplanes and have to
"bank"
to turn. Most kids (and some adults) embrace
being silly with the
airplane
idea, which makes the whole figure less
intimidating.
For a half hey, it helps to point out they'll be diagonally across from
their staring place at the end (usually the same gender neighbor's
spot).
Hilton Baxter
I agree with Tavi that heys don't have to be perceived as a difficult
> move. I use them all the time with newer dancers, using the following
> guidelines:
> A full hey which occurs anywhere but in the B2 is easier, since the
> dancers do not have to progress out of the hey
> A hey which ends up with a B & S, or gypsy and S (either P or N) will
> smooth over any tendency to get a bit lost. Great dances that are
> perfect examples are:
> The Carousel by Tom Hinds
> Flirtation Reel by Tony Parkes
> There are many others!
> Sometimes using a dance that introduces a half hey is a great way to
> get folks ready for a full hey later on in the evening.
> These dances add variety.
>
> One other quick point that I thought about when Emily first posted,
> but did not share at the time: I use four in line down the hall quite
> a bit with new dancers. I have never found that it caused confusion
> about location in space/the dance. Quite the contrary, it gives folks
> encouragement to move to the music in a quite natural way, and is
> another move that adds variety. I can understand avoiding these dances
> because of space constraints. However, four in line down the hall to a
> great march makes for wonderful dancing.
>
> Cheers! Linda
>
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