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[Steve Pastor]

it's actually a sort of rule in WCS that the lead is supposed to wait for the follow to anchor. (Well, if anything can be said to be a rule in WCS.) To some extent, the lead is supposed to stand there like a mope if she doesn't anchor.

Never heard this in my almost 40 (!) years of doing the dance.
You the last beat of a pattern to "anchor," after which the CPB begins moving into the next step as a default.
But then, the last time I had lessons was when I took two different intensives with Skippy Blair. That was 2010 & 2011.
Is this what people are being taught now? And by whom?

 

[David_In_CA]

Never heard this in my almost 40 (!) years of doing the dance.
You the last beat of a pattern to "anchor," after which the CPB begins moving into the next step as a default.
But then, the last time I had lessons was when I took two different intensives with Skippy Blair. That was 2010 & 2011.
Is this what people are being taught now? And by whom?

I've heard similar things from champions recently in CA. Got to keep up your continuing ed, Steve.

It's one of the ways a follow can signal the lead that they want extra time to play, and how a lead avoids pulling a follow off-balance / before they're ready.

A lead can theoretically overrule if it won't take the follow off-balance, but it's generally considered better to listen to the follow.

 

[lucia_l]

Never heard this in my almost 40 (!) years of doing the dance.
You the last beat of a pattern to "anchor," after which the CPB begins moving into the next step as a default.
But then, the last time I had lessons was when I took two different intensives with Skippy Blair. That was 2010 & 2011.
Is this what people are being taught now? And by whom?

Source for rule: PJ Turner About 2 years ago.

https://www.pjturnerdance.com/about

Yes. The last beat is to anchor.

 

[Steve Pastor]

Got to keep up your continuing ed, Steve.

I've read and heard that Laughter has many positive benefits!
I feel pretty good today!

Thank you both you for the update on what’s new.

Meanwhile, I am once again going to the Swing section for more detailed comments, https://www.dance-forums.com/threads/west-coast-swing-leading-technique-and-musicality.51748/