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Teaching points for callers to mention
- Casting, short and long
- Giving weight (in allemandes, swings, ladies' chains, etc.),
recognising that there is a person attached to the hand you are taking (dancing with people, not shopping trolleys)
- Heys
- Phrasing, especially taking all the music in e.g. Fandango casts
- Anticipation; recognising flow between figures; anacrusis
- Playford skipping vs. Contra "walking with style"
- Polka
- Ranting when necessary
- Recovery from mistakes
- Setting; standard Playford introductions
- Standing up straight and giving eye contact to partners
- Swinging technique (buzzstep)
- Waltzing vs. triple-time(?)
