I also called this recently (for an experienced dance) with similar confusion. I did not
call the roll away version. I will also call this dance again, but tighten up my
teaching.
At the end of B1 tell dancers to "face their partner" (don't use the words
"up and down" even though the dancers are facing up and down). FYI: At the end
of B1 the women are facing their line of direction but the men are not facing their line
of direction. At the end of B2 it's a little confusing for the men to face their line
of direction after having just faced their partner looking up or down the opposite
direction (in B1).
Pointing out "line of direction" (once or twice!) at the beginning of the walk
through would be most helpful to anchor dancers at the end of B2.
The dancers I spoke with enjoyed the up/down, face across, and then up/down aspects of the
dance in addition to the fact that it was a little disorienting and required them to
focus.
Donna Hunt
-----Original Message-----
From: lynn ackerson <callynn1(a)pacbell.net>
To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 2:29 pm
Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4
Thanks for the tips, Colin.
--- On Sat, 1/26/13, Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com> wrote:
From: Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] looking for a 4x4
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 6:36 AM
On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:02:01 -0500
(EST), kanara(a)triton.net
wrote:
Lynn, You'll find it at
<http://ravitz.us/miscdances/#wu>. Please
post dancers' responses; it's one I've been waiting to
call to the
right group.
I tried "WarmUp" at the Alcester Contra last night. I
thought it went
well. I added the optional roll-away at the start, and
as Cary says
this is harder to teach - I mystified everyone and had to
demonstrate
it so I imagine it was my poor choice of words.
I found many women overshot the half-star (some every time)
and also
people found the final "Face your partner and circle left
three-quarters" disorientating for some reason.
I will certainly call it again.
Colin Hume
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