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To Tournee or not Tournee ????
ERBRUNKEN
Nov. 9, 1995, 5:58 a.m. (Message 3037)
Jim Healy asks.....Is there anyone out there who actually likes the Tournee? yes! Yes! YES! When done well it's GREAT! When done the usual way.. The last 4 bars parrallel turns instead of mirror, it's still fun, if not quite what it is meant to be. People are afraid of it...and it's NOT THAT HARD! Just think of the feeling of accomplishment when the whole hall gets it right? Doesn't happen often.. but it does every once in a while. Personally I think turning corner and partner a much uglier figure, (especially in quick time), and it is rarely well danced. It is all in how it is approached! The teacher approaches the tournee as if a masters degree in maths is required to even attempt it. "this is a really difficult figure, but lets try it...... " this sets it up for failure. Don't tell the class it's hard! it isn't THAT hard ! E
Does anyone like the tournee? Yes, I'm one enjoys the figure. There have been a few comments about the figure being done the way it was originally written by Bob Campbell. I don't know what the differences are between the original and the RSCDS way. Where can I find the original instructions? (The name of the original dance would be helpful.) Thanks in advance. BOB WARDELL SHERWOOD PARK, AB
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>Yes, I'm one enjoys the figure. There have been a few comments about the
>figure being done the way it was originally written by Bob Campbell. I
>don't know what the differences are between the original and the RSCDS way.
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Since I was one of those who made such references, I guess I should respond.
As I understand it, the directions in the new RSCDS are the same as Bob
Campbell's original. Along the way there have been other variations. An
early one was with the women at the end of bar 4 ending back to back with
their partners facing them up and down the dance rather than shoulder to
shoulder with the women facing the men's side and the men facing the women's
side (perhaps nice for 2C, but rather like a washing machine agitator for
1C). A more recent one is for the 2M to pass in front of his partner on bar
4 (i.e., 2C move clockwise to change places rather than moving
anti-clockwise with the man bringing his partner across in front of him). I
must admit that this second variation has some attractions and that it is
"tradition" that deters me from it.
Kent
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