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<div>You wanted thoughts pertinent to Lull Me Beyond Thee, right? Not my opinion about your epithet...or is it epitaph--whichever one doesn't include death...</div>
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<div>I agree that before we modify for candle dance purposes, I want to get the "How to dance it as Right as we think" done. For example, that last chorus when we discussed it should be a cast through other couple and back to place. </div>
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<div>Let's concentrate on getting it down right, much like we've done with Argeers and Road to Lisdoonvarna.</div>
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<div>Meanwhile, someone suggested talking to someone about Spanish (or new Spain) type dances to suit theme for Candlemas. </div>
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<div>In November we'll start discussing Candle dance specifically and use the Intermediate hour to finalize styling whatever we choose to the dance. We've done other dances that we modified for the candle dance so we'll probably modify what we dance to best suite the lighting considerations. </div>
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<div>BTW, I sent Gaston a heads up of the three dances we discussed last time and some links to sheet music of LMBT. So we may resolve the speed issue when dancing with the musicians. Meanwhile if we can find or manufacture a faster version, let's pursue that.</div>
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<div>Thems my thoughts</div>
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From: Tim McDaniel <tmcd@panix.com><br>
To: bg-dance@ansteorra.org<br>
Sent: Tue, Oct 5, 2010 2:12 pm<br>
Subject: [Bg-dance] "Lull Me Beyond Thee" as a Candle Dance<br>
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<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_3047bbcd-d456-4380-86e0-309158d85d50 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">I've done some research on "Lull Me Beyond Thee" (LMBT), alias <br>
"Lulling Beyond Thee" in the Playford 1651 table of contents. I think <br>
I have a better handle on the issues (though I've not yet looked for a <br>
faster recording). <br>
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It was suggested that it might make a good Candle Dance for <br>
Candlemas. I've thought about it for a bit, and I have a couple of <br>
concerns: <br>
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(1) There is a lot of hand-holding in this dance: fall back and <br>
forward in a line, hands around (a circle). The problem I see is <br>
candles. <br>
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A notion mentioned at the last practice was to replace the hands <br>
around with a right-hand star. Similar changes could be made <br>
elsewhere. <br>
<br>
After thinking on it, I'd suggest not making significant changes that <br>
are contrary to Playford while we're learning a dance, because then we <br>
can't dance it at other events or with people who already know it. <br>
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If it's a part that's not in Playford: I've already seen major <br>
differences in parts of LMBT that are unclear and have significant <br>
variation, so these could be justified as "well, that's our local <br>
reconstruction". But, for example, "hands round to your places" is in <br>
Playford. <br>
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If it was a question of mutating, for example, Heart's Ease, I'd see <br>
no problem with it, because experienced and inexperienced people here <br>
have some dances down cold (though, contrarywise, we have them so cold <br>
that it might be hard to consistently remember to do a variation). <br>
<br>
We might do small variations, like (for example) instead of holding <br>
hands in a line, fist-bump-and-press at waist / torso height, or it's <br>
the responsibility of the person with the free hand to carefully grab <br>
or touch the next person's wrist. <br>
<br>
(2) The parts from Playford that are actually clear indicate that <br>
there are turns with no time provided for them. The problems I see <br>
are (a) the Georgetown site's slick floor and (b) candles perhaps <br>
being blown out in a fast movement. <br>
<br>
On the other hand, Le Bens has a couple of zero-time turns (double to <br>
meet your partner, double to trade lanes, the person now outside has <br>
to pivot 180 in at most one beat stolen from the "double to trade <br>
lanes"), and they worked fine. <br>
<br>
If we do last time's slow rendition by Country Capers, these problems <br>
are mitigated, but they are replaced by the "I Can't Drive 55" problem <br>
some people adduced after a couple of tries last time. (Though <br>
dancing English Country slowly might be an interesting exercise in <br>
learning form and style.) <br>
<br>
Thoughts? <br>
<br>
Danihel "When I dance that slow, you know it's hard to steer <br>
And I can't get my tush out of second gear" Lincolinum <br>
-- Tim McDaniel, <A href="mailto:tmcd@panix.com">tmcd@panix.com</A> <br>
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