strathspey@strathspey.org:29292

SallenNic

Re: Moving out of the way. Was: Strathspey Setting

Jan. 25, 2002, 2:22 p.m. (Message 29292, in reply to message 29273)

In a message dated 25/1/02 8:40:16 am, xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx writes:

>I also think that the standing dancers shouldn't shift around all the
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>time as a matter of course, however »helpful« it may appear. If there
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>isn't enough room, moving around a bit is naturally preferable by far
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>(and more sociable) to the active dancers having to squeeze through all
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>sorts of tight places.
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>However in a normal-sized set I don't believe it is really necessary
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>for, say, a corner to step inside the set and out again during a »half
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>figure of eight« to shorten an active dancer's path except in very
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>unusual circumstances. After all we teach dancers how to phrase their
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>movements to take into account the »lines« of the set (along the sides
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>and across), and it would be rather more difficult if these were
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>constantly moving about due to people stepping back and forth and right
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>and left.
YES!!!

Nicolas B., Lanark, Scotland.