26 Sep
2007
26 Sep
'07
1:18 a.m.
It's extremely useful to have some dances thoroughly memorized. I would
call something else if I knew what the "something else" was going to be
(preferably using one of my can't-fail memorized dances), and
understood why the new dance I selected was going to work better than
my original choice. Otherwise, I'd just accept that the next couple of
dances share some choreography, call them as well as possible, and move
on. Whichever option you choose, decide quickly and carry out your
decision with confidence. ... Bob
Robert Jon Golder
164 Maxfield St
New Bedford, MA 02740 USA
508-999-2486
On Sep 26, 2007, at 12:51 AM, Chris Weiler wrote:
Hello everyone,
Tonight I had a pretty bad gig (just a hint: don't schedule a dentist
appointment for the afternoon before your gig). So tonight I made some
choreographic goofs when choosing my dances. One dance I realized that
it didn't flow as well as I would have hoped after the walkthrough.
Should I have aborted and called something else? Tom Hinds has a line
"I
don't like that dance, let's do something else". However, he usually
follows it by teaching the very same dance again. I stuck with it and
just ran the dance a little shorter.
The same thing happened a little later when I called two dances in a
row
with the sequence: ladies chain, ladies "x" once around, partner swing.
I realized it during the walk through, but went ahead and called it
anyway.
What do you think? Abort or deal with it?
Chris Weiler
Goffstown, NH
http://www.chrisweiler.ws/