5 Apr
2018
5 Apr
'18
1:40 a.m.
I'm planning to include, in an upcoming evening, a dance with some moderate
(from a beginner perspective) end-effects. Preceding that, I'd like to get
the dancers accustomed to dancing with ghosts with a view to making the
end-effects make sense or, at least, be less of a concern.
I can think of a few dances in which there are easy-intros to end effects
(a move involving a an out-and-back with a shadow, for example (e.g. The
Young Adult Rose)) but I'm more interested in dances that callers may have
in mind that dance well with ghosts.
Maybe I could write a purpose-written dance with the name "The Ghosts and
Mrs. Muir". :)
(Dating myself)
Ken Panton
5 Apr
5 Apr
1:50 a.m.
Ken,
I just happened to be pulling dances for an upcoming gig. One of the dances
I selected is Lisa's Contra (Tom Hinds) that has an out and back in A2 that
may work for your purposes.
Looking forward to seeing other suggestions.
Lisa’s Contra
by Tom Hinds
Contra/Improper/Int
A1 -----------
(16) Neighbor B & S
A2 -----------
(4,4) Pass thru to a wave, Wave balance
(2,4,2) Walk forward to person in next wave (don't take hands), Gypsy R
1/2, Walk back to re-form original wave, but facing opposite direction (N
in RH, Gents LH)
B1 -----------
(4,4) Wave balance, Gents alle L 1/2
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(6,2) Circle L 3/4, Pass thru up and down
(8) Next Neighbor do si do
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*Mark Hillegonds*
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9:41 a.m.
I'm not sure that dancing with ghosts is the best way to deal with end-effects - I
prefer "treat your partner as a neighbour".
I have a whole section of notes on End-effects at https://colinhume.com/dtendeffects.htm
Colin Hume
11:08 p.m.
That works a lot of the time, but it really doesn’t work in dances like Ken
is talking about. Dance like song in the night (gene Hubert), or for other
dances where you go out and then in and then out, not necessarily with your
partner.
On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 5:42 AM Colin Hume via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I'm not sure that dancing with ghosts is the best
way to deal with
end-effects - I prefer "treat your partner as a neighbour".
I have a whole section of notes on End-effects at
https://colinhume.com/dtendeffects.htm
Colin Hume
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Jack Mitchell
Durham, NC
6 Apr
6 Apr
6:40 a.m.
On Thu, 05 Apr 2018 23:08:43 +0000, Jack Mitchell wrote:
That works a lot of the time, but it really
doesn't work in dances like Ken is talking about. Dance like song in
the night (gene Hubert), or for other dances where you go out and then in and then out,
not necessarily with your
partner.
"Song in the night" was the second dance I called in my End-effects workshop,
and you're right that "Treat your partner as a
neighbour" doesn't work here. I do mention "dancing with ghosts" a few
lines later, and generalise the rule to "Keep doing as
much of the dance as you can", and I agree that here you need to do a star
three-quarters with ghosts.
On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 23:34:02 -0400, K Panton via Callers wrote:
"Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud" would be
another where a star with ghosts would be on offer.
Here I think it's easier to do a left-hand turn with your shadow.
The really important thing is to get dancers _thinking_ about end-effects, rather than
just reaching the end of the set and
switching their brains off!
Colin Hume
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