John,

Thanks for sharing your teaching notes with us. 

I’m intrigued by one paragraph in particular:

Connect and relax. Be responsible for your own weight! Don't "Give weight"! Keep your arms firm but elastic.

Since “give weight” has been customary parlance for maintaining firm connection (at least that’s how I’ve always understood it) for so long, I’m hoping you can say more about what you’re asking them to do, or perhaps not to do. This is not to cast doubt on your notions, but to help me understand the diversity of the ways callers conceive and convey the hallmarks of good dancing technique. 

Joseph


On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 10:25 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi Emily,

              Two of the most important skills to teach are Swings and Allemandes.  They are very frequent and often danced very badly.

 

              You can see some of my teaching notes at http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/AlliesMan.html with links to my Allemandes and Swings pages for more information.

 

            Happy dancing,

                   John                      

                                   

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

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