<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thanks for all the great suggestions. I think I'll focus on quickly saying something like the difference between reels (animated alligators) and jigs (all the kings horses...) -- waltzes and schottisches. And 4 potatoes. Anybody got a good 4 potatoes story? If any of this giggles any bells, I'd appreciate your comments.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 8:47 AM Rebecca <<a href="mailto:ffrogg526@aol.com">ffrogg526@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi Linda,<div><br></div><div>I each elementary music. I would be more than happy to help you with this if you still need it. My recommendations.....</div><div><br></div><div>1. Teaching the form is great but the little ones will have the hardest time with it and lose interest QUICKLY. </div><div>2. If this school event is like mine was, it’ll be an hour and a half of babysitting while parents sit on the side playing on their phones or talking. Maybe you’ll have better luck with this. </div><div>3. Actual contras are really hard for elementary aged kids as a whole. And I’ve been teaching them to my kids for years. They have a hard time with the progressions and they will not do a ballroom swing. </div><div>4. Several folks have suggested Heel Toe Polka. Great choice! Also Sasha! My kids can’t get enough Sasha! Scatter mixers are your friend! I get back to my classroom tomorrow and I can send you some options if you’d like them. The Vowel Mixer, La Bastraingue, Circle waltz Mixer, Chimes of Dunkirk, Gallopede are all good choices. If you have a large group of kinders, there’s a dance called Kindergarten Reel that you can do with everyone but it’s accessible for Kindergarten. </div><div>5. You’ll be calling most of the night. They don’t have the muscle memory that contra dancers have. They need so much more guidance. </div><div><br></div><div>I wish you the best of luck! If you have any questions, I would love to guide you in dealing with folk dancing and kiddos. Feel free to email me directly!</div><div><br></div><div>Rebecca<br><br><div id="gmail-m_-4783831945406388981AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Aug 17, 2019, at 8:57 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Linda,</div>Chimes of Dunkirk is a great dance for tying the music to the dance.<div>Also Heel & Toe Polka.</div><div>Is there a dance that changes from 2/4 or 4/4 to 6/8? I know I've danced one but I cannot recall it. </div><div>I might suggest talking about the types of music we use in traditional dance and maybe talk about a particular tune and its origins.</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZgcvDRZI5Q" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZgcvDRZI5Q</a><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Rich</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 12:40 AM Linda S. Mrosko via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Although I've been calling forever and I know things, I'm not currently inspired to do this and am asking for help. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Been hired to lead a dance for a music school -- ages 5 and up to teens and their parents and my contact asked if I could lead "dances that encourage really paying
attention to beat counts….throw in some music
education in addition to fun."</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">So I'll do my standard ONS dances for this group to recorded music that has very good beat counts and distinct phrasing. That's not the problem. The problem is <b>"throw in some music education." </b>I don't need a dissertation, just bits and pieces. The dance is only 1-1/2 hours long followed by ice cream.<br><b></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I've got a job that keeps me pretty busy and am training for a new job that's taking up a lot of my time and I just can't think anymore.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Any suggestions?<br>
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