Hey there, hive mind,
When you're calling larks and robins, during the lesson, how do you
a. explain the roles to the new folks, and
b. put the beginners into roles for the duration of the lesson?
I've seen "try swinging in both roles and see which feels better", I've
seen "unless you have a preference, whoever is standing on the right of
your partnership is the robin for now", I've seen "pick whichever bird you
like better", I've seen "the robin's role is a little easier so do that if
you feel less confident"...
I'm curious what folks here do and in what kind of distribution, and how
you find it works for you in practice.
(Please please please let's not relitigate gender-free contra or the bird
terms in this thread. If you really must, please make a separate thread.)
Swingingly,
Maia
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Maia McCormick (she/her)
917.279.8194
John Sweeney wrote, in response:
"“Some dances have been around since George Washington's time”! Oh! So, you
only do the
recent stuff :-)"
John, have you got some good chestnuts with "hides and hairbones" roles?
:)
Cheers,
Ken Panton
Hi all,
My barn dance series has been doing well with an occasional contra dance
added in, and progressions are working. I feel "safer" including contra
style progressions as 4-face-4 dances, though, especially when I have a
wide age range of dancers. I know "trail buddies" can help the kids point
in the right direction each time.
Coconut Cream Pie ( https://contradb.com/dances/1548 ) is getting a lot of
play lately, but I'd like to have a few more of that style in my deck. It
would be nice to have a 4-face-4 both before and after the break, without
it being literally the same dance.
Any simple favorites? Bonus points if they are a california twirl
progression to feel "familiar".
Thanks everyone!
Allison
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Allison Jonjak
allisonjonjak(a)gmail.com
allisonjonjak.com
