[SCA-Dance] Fw: I need a word
Mary Railing
mrailing2 at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 25 17:35:14 EST 2013
[Second attempt to post. Disregard earlier post, if it ever appears.]
The term is "partire del terreno", one of the cardinal virtues of dance in the 15th century treatises.
--Urraca
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From: Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com>
To: SCA Dance <sca-dance at sca-dance.org>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:45 AM
Subject: [SCA-Dance] I need a word
Is there a word for "the little adjustments that people experienced in
a dance will make for functional reasons to make it flow better"? For
example,
- Parson's Farewell, verse 1: small double back and slant the last
slipping towards the other couple so you're close enough to turn
your contrary in chorus 1
- Heralds in Love, chorus: go all the way to the other person's place
and on the beat or chorus 3 will end in tears
- Hole in the Wall in a hallway: balance in and out while the other
couple is casting and progressing
I'm thinking "dancecraft" or maybe "floorcraft" but I'm not at all
sure. Googling is almost useless, except I did get a
hit for "tango
floorcraft" in this sense.
(I use "flourishes" or such for little embellishments that people
make, not for functional reasons, but just for fun or panache.)
Danett Lincoln
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Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com
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