9 Jul
2013
9 Jul
'13
8:21 p.m.
I have a scribbled note from a dance weekend back in February that I
really enjoyed this dance but I didn't get the author's name, and now
all I can find online is references to the band with that name. Can
anybody point me to a source?
Kalia
9 Jul
9 Jul
10:42 p.m.
Dear Kalia,
I am not sure that the dance you refer to is the following. However, I
wrote this for Dance Flurry 2009, when I had the pleasure of calling
there with Giant Robot. The session was titled "1,2,3,4 Swings". I
would love to know if this is the dance in question!
warmly, Linda
Giant Robot Dance
by Linda Leslie
Contra/Becket-CW/Dbl-Prog/Easy
A1 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Pass through
Next Neighbor do si do
A2 -----------
Same Neighbor B & S
B1 -----------
Long lines forward and back
NEXT neighbor swing
B2 -----------
Give & Take to the Gent’s side
On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
I have a scribbled note from a dance weekend back in
February that I
really enjoyed this dance but I didn't get the author's name, and
now all I can find online is references to the band with that name.
Can anybody point me to a source?
Kalia
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11:16 p.m.
On 7/9/2013 3:42 PM, Linda Leslie wrote:
Dear Kalia,
I am not sure that the dance you refer to is the following. However, I
wrote this for Dance Flurry 2009, when I had the pleasure of calling
there with Giant Robot. The session was titled "1,2,3,4 Swings". I
would love to know if this is the dance in question!
I suspect it is, since the one useful note I have aside from the name is
that there were 2 neighbor swings. Thanks!
Kalia
11:22 p.m.
On 7/9/2013 3:42 PM, Linda Leslie wrote:
Giant Robot Dance
by Linda Leslie
Contra/Becket-CW/Dbl-Prog/Easy
A1 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Pass through
Next Neighbor do si do
A2 -----------
Same Neighbor B & S
B1 -----------
Long lines forward and back
NEXT neighbor swing
B2 -----------
Give & Take to the Gent’s side
Is there more to the B2? I think of a give and take as an 8-beat move.
P swing maybe?
Kalia
11:28 p.m.
Give and take includes a swing - the give and take part should be as
fast as possible to allow for a longer swing.
Michael Barraclough
www.michaelbarraclough.com
On Tue, 2013-07-09 at 16:22 -0700, Kalia Kliban wrote:
On 7/9/2013 3:42 PM, Linda Leslie wrote:
Giant Robot Dance
by Linda Leslie
Contra/Becket-CW/Dbl-Prog/Easy
A1 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Pass through
Next Neighbor do si do
A2 -----------
Same Neighbor B & S
B1 -----------
Long lines forward and back
NEXT neighbor swing
B2 -----------
Give & Take to the Gent’s side
Is there more to the B2? I think of a give and take as an 8-beat move.
P swing maybe?
Kalia
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11:29 p.m.
Sorry!
The default for me is that a Give & Take always ends up in a swing, so
I don't write it down in my dance description database.
And it is interesting to note that Larry Jennings, acknowledged as a
choreographer who used Give & Take a lot (his second book uses this
phrase as the title), preferred that the first part of this move only
take 4 beats of music: 2 beats forward, another 2 beats to back up,
and then a 12 beat swing. Makes for a longer/zestier swing, which
Larry loved!
Linda
On Jul 9, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
On 7/9/2013 3:42 PM, Linda Leslie wrote:
Giant Robot Dance
by Linda Leslie
Contra/Becket-CW/Dbl-Prog/Easy
A1 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Pass through
Next Neighbor do si do
A2 -----------
Same Neighbor B & S
B1 -----------
Long lines forward and back
NEXT neighbor swing
B2 -----------
Give & Take to the Gent’s side
Is there more to the B2? I think of a give and take as an 8-beat
move. P swing maybe?
Kalia
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11:34 p.m.
On 7/9/2013 4:29 PM, Linda Leslie wrote:
Sorry!
The default for me is that a Give & Take always ends up in a swing, so I
don't write it down in my dance description database.
And it is interesting to note that Larry Jennings, acknowledged as a
choreographer who used Give & Take a lot (his second book uses this
phrase as the title), preferred that the first part of this move only
take 4 beats of music: 2 beats forward, another 2 beats to back up,
and then a 12 beat swing. Makes for a longer/zestier swing, which Larry
loved!
Thanks for the clarification. Always something new to learn!
Kalia
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