They don't know what a right-handed column is. Or a wave. Or where the right hand is.
Many people do not understand (or cannot operationalize, or both) terms like “left-turn a quarter” or some other directional cue with a duration.
It certainly was the case when I was learning from the very beginning. allanh likes to tease me that I must have been halfway through the class before I realized that every call doesn't end with the phrase “Turn around, Paul.”
I'm (re-)taking an A1/2 class right now. Some of our better Plus dancers are in it, and they freely admit to having no clue what a right-handed wave is. Plus, when you're trying so hard, the simple things often trip you up.
That's why I love to watch an A2 tip with lots of <airquote>advanced</airquote> dancers when it breaks down at “Bow to your partner” or “half tag.”
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Date: 2007-11-06 06:16 pm (UTC)Many people do not understand (or cannot operationalize, or both) terms like “left-turn a quarter” or some other directional cue with a duration.
It certainly was the case when I was learning from the very beginning.
I'm (re-)taking an A1/2 class right now. Some of our better Plus dancers are in it, and they freely admit to having no clue what a right-handed wave is. Plus, when you're trying so hard, the simple things often trip you up.
That's why I love to watch an A2 tip with lots of <airquote>advanced</airquote> dancers when it breaks down at “Bow to your partner” or “half tag.”