strathspey@strathspey.org:48692

Martin

Re: UP with A&R

May 9, 2007, 9:39 a.m. (Message 48692, in reply to message 48688)

Le 9 mai 07 à 01h51, xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx a écrit :

> (...) they made the one-step A & R look very good.

In strathspey time, I presume; yes, that's fine. It's the quicktime  
dances that are spoilt by A&R (shuffling because you often have  
nowhere to advance to without treading on your pt's toes).

I say spoilt, because the figure breaks the momentum of good jigs and  
reels.

Perhaps a solution would be to drop hands and turn A&R into siding (a  
la ECD), going shoulder to shoulder with your pt, rather than face to  
face ?

Martin