| Those dances where you are suppose to follow the line of dance - Tango, foxtrot and Waltz. It seems that no matter where I've danced, no one is able to follow a line of dance and not avoid collision or near collision with the other couples and it seems like some people dance with no regard to who is around them. Has anyone had a different experience?  "Wherever you go, you represent the team. You will talk like, you will look like and you will act like the most dignified professional in your hometown" - Vince Lombardi to his players.
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| Originally posted by Keh Gough: Interesting...... As Philipp indicates that in UK, lady would pull back with her left hand behind the man's back. I was taught that in such situation in U.S., lady will gently apply pressure with her left hand on man's upper arm in Standard/Smooth. If it is in Latin/Rhythm dances will be applying pressure to the back/top of man's shoulder. Keh Keh, as I probably didn't quite make clear in my post, there are two ways that it's done in the UK. Some ladies will pull back, others will apply pressure on (as in "squeeze  hard" *passion*) the man's shoulder. |
| Interesting...... I like the way Ed mentioned in Russia, lady raise her left arm to signal the traffic behind the man when he is dancing backward. As Philipp indicates that in UK, lady would pull back with her left hand behind the man's back. I was taught that in such situation in U.S., lady will gently apply pressure with her left hand on man's upper arm in Standard/Smooth. If it is in Latin/Rhythm dances will be applying pressure to the back/top of man's shoulder. Keh |
| Me again. Just realised I should be sticking to the smilies provided, as my own ones never come out right with the font changing! So here's the one that should come instead of the ugly :\ which looks quite good in DOS font:  thanx for your understanding |
| Whoah, clockwise... I wonder where those people learned how to dance? Maybe it would be good if the DJ would tell the crowd every once in a while that the direction to go is counterclockwise, that way you won't get vedy ticked off people on your back  "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." - Horace |
| Michelle, I believe that Ed is referring holding at the top of the rise for one (or more) full measure. For example, in waltz, instead of lowering at the end of "3" you would hold in the risen position and lower at the end of "6". This isn't that easy, requiring good balance and control. Blair |
| Well, that's more than usual, to have your line crossed with the other couple. And NO there aren't plenty of people who have no regard to other couples, there are just few of them who KNOW what to do. The solution is however very very simple: When the male partner moves along the line of Dance forward and sees a couple in front of him, the task isn't any difficult, just hang up (in my own experience, it is easier to do in the upper point of the movement), wait for the road to free up, then continue. When it's backward it's is more complex, because the male partner does not see what happens behind his back. Here a help of the female partner is needed, in a form of signal that there's a need to pause. The most common signal know to me is rising her LEFT hand. Feeling that her left hand is up, do the same, hang... try seeing what happens or just wait for her hand to start going back down. Just my two cents  |
| letting the left hand rise - interesting. in the UK, it seems to be patting on the shoulder, pulling the leader back with the left hand (i.e. follower pulling herself closer to him, Newton) or grabbing his shoulder very hard. seems to naturally stop guys in their flow somehow. |
| Ooops sorry Michelle, one of those smilies went wrong. I didn't realise it was animated and it now appears rude, which was not intended! Howard |
| Keh, I have seen all three of these methods used. However, lifting the left hand very subtle and not always an effective way to communcate. The lady pulling on the man's shoulder is OK for social dancing but it will affect topline and is problably not the best for competition. This shoulder pull also often comes with a look of panic on the ladies face. One of the floorcraft difficulties in American smooth is making an adjustment in an open position when man is backing LOD. The lady must signal the man with a look or gesture to indicate the trouble ahead. Blair |
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