28 Jan
2013
28 Jan
'13
3:40 p.m.
Someone mentioned The Spanish Waltz - lovely dance. But I am often
working with groups who can't waltz, so it all breaks down in B2.
So I change the waltz in B2 to:
Take Promenade Hold, Men put Left Shoulders together to make a line of
four: Promenade 1 & 1/2 times forwards in a circle to meet a new couple
I tell them to keep up their waltz steps during the promenade.
Once they get the idea I call "Ooze into a line" - it flows nicely out
of the star.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
29 Jan
29 Jan
midnight
New subject: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?
On 1/28/2013 7:40 AM, John Sweeney wrote:
Someone mentioned The Spanish Waltz - lovely dance.
But I am often
working with groups who can't waltz, so it all breaks down in B2.
So I change the waltz in B2 to:
Take Promenade Hold, Men put Left Shoulders together to make a line of
four: Promenade 1 & 1/2 times forwards in a circle to meet a new couple
I tell them to keep up their waltz steps during the promenade.
I do this too. (I think I have an 1863 source that describes this
progression, but I can't lay hands on it at the moment.)
Another variant progression is to face the neighbors, go forward two
waltz steps, go back two waltz steps, pass through,
and bow to new neighbors. That's good for dancers without geographical
fluency, who can use the extra time to orient
themselves.
(But I really like the tight 1.5 promenade; the transition from the star
is very slick, with the gent stepping slightly forward
to take partner's left hand in his left, right behind in right.)
-- Alan
5:26 p.m.
New subject: Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?
On 1/28/2013 6:00 PM, Alan Winston wrote:
On 1/28/2013 7:40 AM, John Sweeney wrote:
> Someone mentioned The Spanish Waltz - lovely dance. But I am often
> working with groups who can't waltz, so it all breaks down in B2.
>
> So I change the waltz in B2 to:
> Take Promenade Hold, Men put Left Shoulders together to make a line of
> four: Promenade 1 & 1/2 times forwards in a circle to meet a new couple
>
> I tell them to keep up their waltz steps during the promenade.
I often use a pousette 1 1/2 for the progression. That seems to
work well, even for those that can't waltz.
Jonathan
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