strathspey@strathspey.org:40457

Richard Goss

Skip change of step (was Cross over two couples, etc.)

Jan. 28, 2005, 3:14 p.m. (Message 40457, in reply to message 40438)

Interesting point when you consider that the Society version of dances
that say "chasse" sometimes uses slip step as is found in the "sashay"
in American square dances, but not consistently so.

OT: for kids classes, I used to introduce the skip change of step from
the slip step. I would have the kids slip step round in a circle and
then say face out, face in etc. I would start with 8 facing in and 8
out, cut it down to 4, then 2, at which point they were doing a skip
change of step without me ever having to explicitly mention the hop.
From there it is a simple step to keep the rhythm of the steps going
without having them turn to face in or out, simply foreward. [RSCDS
styling came last].