[Callers] What can you do.....?

[Richard Fischer]

One thing I included in beginner sessions was an explanation that (for example) "allemande right one time" could have two different meanings. I'd demo it once, beginning facing the dancer I was turning with, and ending exactly in that same position. I'd have everyone try that. Then I'd explain that often allemande (or dosido) once was used to interact with a person but return to another person. I'd demo that, and they'd try it. It didn't take long, the participants seemed to appreciate it, and I promised I'd remember to tell them which "one time" we were doing during the dances. The same is true for "once and a half" of course. The wonderful mixer Nervous Breakdown starts with four "once and a half" figures that each send you on to a new person. It could be a good lesson on momentum, flow and timing.

Richard Fischer
Princeton, NJ

> On Sep 29, 2019, at 7:41 PM, K Panton via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> I think that whole "momentum" topic is very useful and, in my experience, aside from the occasional reference in a walk-through it is typically left for the dancer to connect the dots on their own. 
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> It goes hand in hand with awareness of transitions (i.e. the connecting tissue, that we don't often teach, between the figures, that we do teach), I think. (I sometimes think - not really - I'm the only one who can enjoy a lovely transition as much as a lovely figure)
> 
> Not sure how one can incorporate yet another teaching point into a beginner session

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