strathspey@strathspey.org:44208

S. K. Graham

Re: pas de basque coupe - CORRECTION

Feb. 9, 2006, 11:15 p.m. (Message 44208, in reply to message 44193)

On 2/8/06, L. Friedman~Shedlov <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> (The knee of the supporting leg is slightly bent, but the leg that is
> extending
> should be straight -- no bent knee! The balance movement should look
> smooth,
> like one leg is displacing the other while the upper body remains still
> and
> upright.)


And for what it's worth, in Highland and many step dances, the arms are held
up during the  coupe ("balance") portion of the figure, and are on the hips
during  the pas-de-basque.

I'm not sure how this looks with the arms down in usual  SCD position.

Keith Graham
Atlanta, GA