Talking About Curves

Patricia Ruggiero

Message 53010 · 9 Jul 2008 07:41:14 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

Anselm wrote:

> Give me the final four bars of >Up in the Air<
> and you can have all the gypsy turns I've stashed at the back of my
> wardrobe

OOOOH, I get chills just thinking about it. I've always considered the
2-hand turn to be a most romantic figure, in both ECD and in strathspeys.
Especially in strathspeys....

And they're quite different depending on whether the turn is once or
one-and-a-half. Once round can be languid and idyllic. Once-and-a-half is
exciting because of the contrast between the tension in the first part of
the turn (getting all the way round in 2 bars) and then the release of
dancing slowly back to the setlines.

> (I suppose that in a pinch I could always move to Charlottesville and
dance with Pat.)

You're on! And the first dance we do will be "Up in the Air."

> However, >BCD< could only develop if SCD and ECD were actually
> heading toward a middle ground, which I don't see happening

I agree. See the last part of my other post.

Pat