Что почитать: свежие записи из разных блогов

Наверное, мой самый любимый танец. Когда-то на Львовском феше провели мини-МК по нему, это был самый большой Бонфайр, который я вообще видела!
Схема под катом. Осторожно, инглиш!
бонфайрThis is a Round Dance in Reel Time for any number of couples, but preferably not fewer than six. It is supposed, traditionally, to have been danced around the Bonfire оn St. John´s Eve.
Formation: All stand in ring, facing centre, ladies оn right of partners.
(a) Advance and Retire
All join hands and advance gradually towards centre with promenade Step (4 bars). All retire to places (4 bars).
8 bars
(b) Rings
Still holding hands all side-step anticlockwise, finishing with two short ‘threes’ (4 bars). Side-step back to places, finishing as before (4 bars).
8 bars
(c) Advance and Retire
Repeat A.
8 bars
(d) Rings
Repeat B, but this time all side-step clockwise and back to places. оn the last ‘three’ partners turn to face each other.
8 bars
(e) Side-step In and Out
From this new position, all dance side-step to their right – that is, the ladies towards the centre and the gents outwards. Without doing ‘threes’, all side-step back to places.
4 bars
(f) Link Arms
Linking right arms, partners dance two ‘threes’ clockwise, to partner´s place. Release arms. Link left arms and return to face each other as before.
4 bars
(g) Side-step In and Out
Repeat E, except that this time the gents side-step towards centre and ladies outwards. 4 bars
(h) Link Arms
Repeat F, except that left arms are linked first and then right. All finish facing centre of ring.
4 bars
(i) The Rose
The ladies advance slowly towards the centre with Promenade Step for 4 bars, taking hands in a ring оn the fourth ‘three’. They now sidestep anticlockwise, and оn the two ‘threes’ they turn right to face outwards, rejoining hands in ‘back to back’ circle (4 bars).
Side-step clockwise, finishing with two short ‘threes’. During this 12 bars the gents have remained stationary with left hand оn hip and right toe pointed slightly forward. Ladies now advance towards partners, both taking right hands and turn to finish in original positions (4 bars).
16 bars
While ladies remain stationary, with left hands оn hips and right toes forward, the gents perform the Rose, but in the ring they side-step clockwise first.
16 bars
(j) Swing and Exchange Partners
Partners now take crossed hands and swing slowly for 4 bars to exchange places. (Lady is now left of partner in ring.) Partners bow to each other (1 bar); turn to face new partner (1 bar); bow to new partner (1 bar); face in and all take hands, ready to recommence dance.
8 bars
The dance may be repeated as often as desired, each lady passing оn оne place further to the left, while each gent passes to the right.

Буду потихоньку сохранять себе видео кейли (групповых танцев). Начну с уже известных мне, а потом пойду по новеньким.
И первая "кейля" в нашей программе - Sweets of May.


Под катом полная схема из Книги кейли (тм) Внимание! Инглиш!
СхемаFirst Figure: Rings
All dancers join hands in a ring of eight and side-step clockwise, finishing with two short ‘threes’, return anticlockwise, finishing as before (8 bars). The side-step movement is then repeated, this time moving anticlockwise, then clockwise (8 bars). While doing the last two ‘threes’, all couples, breaking the ring, fall back to their original places, partners retaining inside hands.
16 bars
The Body
(a) Cross-over and Back
1. Couples 1 and 2, partners holding inside hands, exchange places with Promenade Step, passing across, gents left shoulder to left shoulder (2 bars). While Top Couples are exchanging places Couples 3 and 4 dance two ‘threes’ in place.
2. Side Couples exchange places in like manner (2 bars) while Top Couples dance two ‘threes’. These movements are then repeated leaving all couples back in original positions (4 bars)
8 bars
(b) Advance and Retire
1. Top Couples, still holding inside hands, advance to meet in centre, while Side Couples mark time with two ‘threes’ (2 bars).
2. Sides advance to centre while Tops retire (2 bars).
3. Tops advance while Sides retire (2 bars).
4. Tops retire while Sides mark time (2 bars).
8 bars
(c) Ringing the Bells
All dancers bend and beat left hand оn left knee and right hand оn right knee 4 times (1 bar); then clap hands in front of forehead twice (1 bar). Repeat the whole movement (2 bars). Partners side-step past each other, the gent passing behind, and all dance two ‘threes’ in new places (4 bars). This movement is now repeated, but partners side-step back to place, the gents now passing in front (8 bars).
16 bars
Second Figure: Lead Around
Partners hold inside hands, and lead around anticlockwise a complete circle; release hands, about turn inwards, take inside hands (8 bars). Return clockwise back to original positions (8 bars).
16 bars
The Body is now repeated.
32 bars
Third Figure: See-Saw
All couples take uncrossed hands, swing round (revolving clockwise) moving in an anticlockwise direction (8 bars). Couples reverse their swing and return, moving in a clockwise direction to place (8 bars). (Please note that the arms are not moved up and down in this movement.).
16 bars
The Body is again repeated.
32 bars
Fourth Figure: Sides Under Arms
Partners take inside hands, Top Couples holding up hands to form an arch, and with Promenade Step, Tops and Sides change places, 2nd Sides passing under arch of 1st Tops, while 1st Sides pass under that of 2nd Tops; release hands and face about (4 bars).
All inside hands again and dance back to places, this time Sides making arches and Tops passing underneath (4 bars).
Repeat оn opposite side, i.e., 1st Sides passing under arch of 1st Tops, and 2nd Sides passing under that of 2nd Tops, returning to places (8 bars).
16 bars
The Body is repeated оnce more.
32 bars
Then the introductory movement – Céim an Fhainne (Rings) – is performed again to complete the dance.
16 bars

 

В который раз убеждаюсь, что учиться делать птичку надо именно с задней ноги.

Во-первых, это проще. Это реально проще. Выбросить на инерции движения заднюю ногу или на силе мышц поднимать переднюю - разница вполне себе заметна. Во-вторых, так менее страшно. У нас на тренировках многие девочки говорят, что они боятся делать птичку, потому что боятся не успеть опустить ногу после того, как высоко ее подожмут, и как следствие - сломать себе что-то или потянуть.

Так вот: с задней не так ссыкотно. На разножке делаешь разгон, после разножки степ - и вверх! Получается, что подлетаешь выше и успеваешь подогнуть ногу, а потом и разогнуть ее, и приземлиться на нее и подшаг потом еще делаешь красивый.

Еще встречала вариант с обучением на стульях (на двух паралельных перекладинах). Становишься, прыгаешь, поджимаешь ногу, руками не даешь себе опуститься слишком рано. С одной стороны прикольно, в мышечной памяти фиксирется стопроцентно правильное с технической точки зрения выполнение элемента. Но...

Но заключается в психологическом эффекте. У многих так и не получилось на тренировках с перекладинами перебороть страх неправильного приземления.

Пожалуй, до конца новогодних праздников (пока на танцах каникулы) я пофлужу здесь записями потрясающих танцев. От чемпионских парадов до рекламы. Да-да, реклама тоже будет)


*Пятая девочка просто потрясна! Полтанца на пойнтах!*

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