14 Jun
2015
14 Jun
'15
3:09 a.m.
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015, Neal Schlein via Callers wrote:
Interesting note: Star Thru is one of the few figures in modern
squares which by definition CANNOT be done by two facing people
dancing the same gender role. Box the Gnat is another, and possibly
California Twirl depending on the exact definition. The
gender-neutral replacements are Slide Thru and Partner Trade.
The flip side of Slide Thru and Partner Trade is that because they are
no-hands, they change hand availability significantly and body flow
somewhat. Some MWSD callers argue that we should drop California Twirl,
Box the Gnat, and Star Thru because we have the no-hands versions, but
those of us who have field-tested that discovered that the hands versions
really work better for a lot of choreography. (The gender-neutral
sequence for Box the Gnat is Touch 1/4 and Roll, which does have hands
but significantly different body flow.)
NOTE CAREFULLY: Slide Thru is not gender-neutral because it has specific
turning instructions based on gender; it's just the no-hands version of
Star Thru that allows same-gender operation (i.e. same-gender ends up
facing opposite directions instead of same direction). However, Partner
Trade is a genuinely gender-neutral dance figure.
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