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Tuesday night there were many of us watching the old dance clips Troach had and we noticed there were tons of 6 count moves being done. I think alan made the comment that you really dont see that many being done socially any more. I know I dont use many what % of your social dance would you say has 6 count moves in it?
for me > 1-2% I think
That really depends on the person, and the song, too. During more west coast style stuff, I've noticed that people tend to use 6 count moves more than at other times. It's true, though, that it's not very common. And the ones who do use the 6 counts are generally ballroom influenced or just starting out. Kind of weird that no one really does them in Utah.
I do a lot of 2-count, 4-count, 6-count, 8-count, 10-count, 12-count, ... movements. I don't know which are more abundant though.
There's actually a thread on this topic on www.jassdancer.com
Urmmmm... I do a TON of 6 count stuff, (and 4 count and 10 count, etc)... and I think if you watch grant or virgil or ryan or charlie or any of the other leads who have been dancing a long time, you'll see them do a lot too. I think because they just flow in the movements, they get unnoticed.
i think i do the same. even though i'm not one of the cool old-schoolers.
If you want to read a discussion about the history of 6-count patterns, read here.
Yeah, I really couldn't tell you what X-count moves I do the most. It's just how I am feeling the music.
Dude.. there is way too many things the Utah dancers don't do.. and it's not just in the dancing category ha ha ha ha.. ok back on topic now
hahaha... shut up boogaloo! [Emoticon not found] [Emoticon not found]
so I'm an old schooler now? [Emoticon not found]
I could do more 6 count moves.
Are 6 count moves a lost art form in UT?
no
peter:This subject came up for the obvious reason to open the minds of those that think you must triple step to swing or Lindy, which is a concept Skippy Blair commands as defining a "swing dance". For someone as Popular or known Ive never heard such an uneducated statement that goes uncontested in fear of being banished politically from the west coast swing world.
all the modern dancers who count in eights no matter what they are doing, even if they are doing 6 beat patterns , they just keep counting....this is Modern dance at its finest, and this counting was put on top of all music regardless of the time signature, so for those thinking it was because it fits music you wrong, Counting in eights was done by dancers , dancing to classical first and other time signatures.
counting patterns according to how many beats goes back many years, as mentioned above Dean Collins did this , as did Arthur Murray. If your not going to count according to how long or the rhythm of the pattern is , be it 6 or eight, then use the musical terms of 4's or Bars...
to be a teacher that all can understand, its best to learn all these languages so that you can get across to more students, allowing them a chance to understand there's more to life then counting eights...even if you you dont want to become a modern jazz dancer.... [Emoticon not found]
This post by peter reminded me of this thread and also the thread that ScottieK started about breaks and phrasing. I was hoping to get everyone's thought of the last paragraph here. I thought it was a good teacher skill to acquire.
A little bit sensationalist, but for the most part, I think I agree.
A great place to learn more cool 6count moves is at Silvia Skylar's classes on Tues. at Studio 600 in SLC. She is a master.
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