<p dir="ltr">What Maia listed is exactly how I teach the courtesy-turn moves. (I wonder if Maia got it from me... I think I stole it as a combination from Peter Stix and Jack Mitchell).</p>
<p dir="ltr">Without a beginner lesson, I teach the courtesy-turn in place, then add the pull-by to the front of it. This also works to quickly teach a chain when the gents role is doing it. ;)</p>
<p dir="ltr">My favorite basic chain-teach dances involve chaining to a neighbor*:<br>
Baby Rose, David Kaynor<br>
A Nice Combination, Gene Hubert<br>
The Missing Piece, Bronwyn Woods (which may also go by another name. Chain to balance, Petronellas)<br>
Simplicity Swing, Becky Hill (only if the this is like, the third dance, since it's a busy dance)<br>
and mine, Mistakes Happen; Have Fun (I put in all of my beginner lesson basic ingredients in it: circle, Alle N, star, chain, 2 swings)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Best,<br>
Ron</p>
<p dir="ltr">* Unless the crowd is 99% experienced and I know new dancers are not dancing with each other, then I may do it with a chain-to-partner.</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 23, 2016 1:12 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Real interesting discussion! My two cents on the order of teaching: I've been having good luck lately with teaching in the following order--<div>1) promenade the ring</div><div>2) turn around to promenade the opposite direction (lady walks forward and gent walks back, i.e. CCW rotation--get everyone used to turning in the right direction)</div><div>3) promenade across the set ("gents, identify your own left shoulder. Now identify that other gent's left shoulder. That's how you're going to pass each other")</div><div>4) R/L through <i>with a demo</i></div><div>5) ladies chain</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Aahz via Callers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank">callers@lists.sharedweight.<wbr>net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>On Tue, Aug 23, 2016, George Mercer via Callers wrote:<br>
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> Just a note: I always teach the right and left through. It is a<br>
> simple move in the grand scheme, but it doesn't make much sense<br>
> for beginners. Saying it is like a ladies chain only both dancers<br>
> are crossing doesn't really help. Right-hand pull by across with<br>
> the dancer directly across, then left-hands on the side and you<br>
> courteously help each other turn via a courtesy turn.<br>
<br>
</span>Most of my teaching has been in a square dance context, but I teach Pass<br>
Thru, Courtesy Turn before I teach R&L Thru. And I teach sashayed<br>
Courtesy Turn -- probably wouldn't bother with that in a contra context.<br>
<br>
There's a regular argument in the square dance community about whether<br>
it's better to teach the handed version or no-hands version of calls<br>
first (e.g. California Twirl vs Partner Trade). I overall favor the<br>
handed calls first because it's better body flow and the guide makes it<br>
easier to learn the call. However, I switch with R&L Thru because<br>
learning how to take and drop hands while passing is a bit of a tricky<br>
skill for many people (the biggest culprit usually being Square Thru).<br>
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