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27 Aug
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8:36 p.m.
Delia,
Cary Ravitz explains one way to diagram a dance on his web page:
http://ravitz.us/dance/chor.php#d
Tom Hinds includes diagrams in his book "Calling New England Squares."
There are other more graphical methods. In general, for each move in a dance
diagrams should indicate where dancers are, differentiate between men and
women, between ones and twos (or 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, heads and sides in a
square). It's also very helpful if the diagram indicates which direction the
dancers are facing. You'll very quickly realize which moves or series of
moves are "neutral," i.e., put everyone back where they just were, facing
the same direction.
If you know Flash or some programming language, you can get really fancy, as
did Martha Edwards:
http://www.westendweb.com/doublegrandsquare/
(Actually, Cary is a programmer, but he's very aware that not all of us are,
so he keeps his web page pretty accessible).
And of course, there's always salt and pepper shakers....
--Jerome
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Not only can I not easily visualize flow, I can't easily visualize
how you would diagram a dance!! Can anyone scan and post one they've
done, or recommend a website that shows one?
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Hi All,
Great suggestion Tom. Diagramming dances is the best way to see
the flow, especially for those who cannot easily visualize the
flow. Thanks for pointing out the Allemande change in Luke's dance
- that makes it flow much nicer.
Dave Colestock
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Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 10:14 PM
I'd suggest an allemande right in Luke's dance. The reason is that
an allemande left would tend to have the couples end their swing
slightly staggered. That is, they wouldn't be exactly across from
each other. If the women allemande right this isn't an issue. Draw
it out and see if that's correct.
Tom Hinds
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New subject: which hand (Delia Clark)
Jerome wrote:
Cary Ravitz explains one way to diagram a dance on his
web page:
Tom Hinds includes diagrams in his book "Calling
New England Squares."
There are other more graphical methods. In general,
for each move in a dance
diagrams should indicate where dancers are, differentiate between men and
women, between ones and twos (or 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, heads and sides in a
square). It's also very helpful if the diagram indicates which direction the
dancers are facing. You'll very quickly realize which moves or series of
moves are "neutral," i.e., put everyone back where they just were, facing
the same direction.
If you know Flash or some programming language, you
can get really fancy, as
did Martha Edwards:
(Actually, Cary is a programmer, but he's very
aware that not all of us are,
so he keeps his web page pretty accessible).
Thanks for those references!
And of course, there's always salt and pepper
shakers....
I like coins. (Different denominations for different numbers - pennies,
nickels, dimes, quarters tells you who's who in a square, face-up or face-down
for gender, and you can have them face one way or the other.)
-- Alan
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9 Sep
9 Sep
12:59 a.m.
New subject: workshop ideas
Hey, y'all,
I'm going to be facilitating a "gender-swap" w.s. at Moondance in a few
days. I've never been to a workshop on this topic, and I thought I would
solicit ideas from the group. Has anybody been to (or perhaps led) a
gender-swap session? Any gems you can share with me on what worked well or
what didn't?
Thanks!!
Barbara
6:45 p.m.
New subject: workshop ideas
Barb,
It's always fun to watch the gents do that first ladies chain in reverse role.
I agree with David's comments, that sometimes its just fun to catch them by surprise.
Ah-ha moments for both genders are how important it is to help your partner, guide them
into a move or the next position, or ending in the position that fits the figure.
Limp noodles are a good point when they reverse.
Positioning - considerations with height and girth.
Some of these things are incidental to the gender workshop, but it all counts.
Laurie Pietravalle
MI
--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Barbara Groh <barbaragroh(a)bellsouth.net> wrote:
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Subject: [Callers] workshop ideas
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Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 8:59 PM
Hey, y'all,
I'm going to be facilitating a "gender-swap" w.s. at Moondance in a few
days. I've never been to a workshop on this topic, and I thought I would solicit
ideas from the group. Has anybody been to (or perhaps led) a gender-swap session? Any
gems you can share with me on what worked well or what didn't?
Thanks!!
Barbara
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