23 Nov
2012
23 Nov
'12
9:43 p.m.
I call Balance, and Spin to the right. A spin is executed with no hands held. In Contra,
we have a number of moves and flourishes in which twirl means connected by hands and
either swapping places or turning one person with the joined hand. So I think it avoids
confusion to say spin when we mean for hands to disconnect during the move. So this
applies to Rory O More spins too. Likewise, since all parties are moving the same
direction in a petronella spin, there is no swapping going on, but rather a
counter-clockwise shift around the ring. Save swap for moves where people are literally
trading places. I have heard and used both prompting patterns.
Best wishes on your calling journey.
Andrea N.
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On Nov 23, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Maia McCormick <maia.mcc(a)gmail.com> wrote:
So I had my first introduction to contradance through
my school, taught by
student callers who had been taught by student callers before them, etc. I
was first taught to call a Petronella as... a Petronella. And then as I
started going to more outside dances and started reading up on the practice
of calling, I heard the move more and more just called as "balance the ring
and spin to the right" or "balance the ring and spin to swap."
So, esteemed caller-folk, I ask you: how do* you* call a Petronella Turn?
By name, or with some other turn of phrase? Do you have any sense how
widespread either of these conventions are? Why not just call a Petronella
a Petronella? If you call it by description rather than by name, do you
generally put the entire call together (e.g. "BALance the RING and SPIN to
the RIGHT") or break it up ("BALance the RING... and SPIN to the RIGHT"
so
that "spin to the right" ends up coming on beats 3 & 4, just before the
actual spinning occurs)? Any thoughts are welcome!
Cheers,
Maia
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