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Paul Parish

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  1. Hans,

    I'm finally reading this post.

    Very interesting 2 things: first, the important thing about the use of petite allegro onstage is its relation to social dances -- and the social dances of the moment are not very footy, EXCEPT for country-and-western, which haven't changed much. Lindy hop had lots of use for quick foot-work, and of course polkas, etc. and tap was incredibly intricate i n such things, but popular dance fashions aren't with us now.

    Second, and really unrelated, do you know the tape of 50 Bournonville Combinations? Fabulous combinations, demonstrated by Rose Gad and Johann Koborg [sp?], which intermingle large and small steps in the most fascinating ways. I don't know where to begin! There are so many ways of doing tombe-pas-de-bourree -- sometimes it looks like a cabriole, sometimes its unquestionably a cabriole.

    So I'll just say you MUST check it out. it supports your concerns in every way, and gives a thousand examples of how to attack the questions you're concerned with -- sur le cou de pied is very strongly addressed.

    gotta run, late for my day job.

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