20 Feb
2012
20 Feb
'12
2 p.m.
lynn ackerson wrote:
And some of those dances that flow so well, flow
because they keep going in one
direction (usually clockwise) almost the whole time, resulting in very nauseous
dancers. It has happened to me many times (mostly as a dancer). Please watch out
Hi Lynn,
I agree with your warning about being very careful about dances with too
much continuous clockwise motion. However I find that more satisfying flow
comes from alternating clockwise and anti-clockwise motion as long as the
center of rotation shifts. Your dance "Not a Figment of Your Imagination" is a
good example. Gaye Fifer called it at our dance weekend, and it has great flow
without being dizzy.
Other examples of this type of flow:
Heys;
The Nbr right allemand 1 1/2;(new) Nbr left allemand 1 1/2 B2/A1 transition in D&D;
A2 of Laura's Zigzag by Rick Mohr: Circle Left 1/2; w/Partner zig Left (pass Ns)
Zag Right (meet next couple), Circle Right 1/2 (with these Ns) w/Partner, zag
Right (to pass these Ns); Zig Left (to meet orig Ns)
Cheers, Bill