25 Aug
2010
25 Aug
'10
10:10 a.m.
Having to deal with large numbers new dancers every week at a regular
dance (Nelson) I go forward, try to have the regulars mix/dance with
"new ones" and do not hold back.. It is hard at times but the learning
curve is shortened and they keep coming back.
When I do go out to dance I expect most callers to progress into more
difficult dances into the night.. and go nuts when at 10:00 they do
the Virginia reel fore some new folks whom walked in.
It seems to work for me.. maybe not everyone.
-don
On 8/25/10, Jeanette Mill <jeanette_mill(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
I had the pleasure of touring interstate on the
weekend and calling for a
dance
workshop and dance. I worked out the programs on the assumption that the
overall
skill level would probably be lower in the evening dance than the workshop.
(The
Saturday night phenomenon). So, having survived by adapting the program to
err
on the side of easier dances, after a group of about 8 total beginners
arrived
part way into the dance, I am keen to hear other people's ideas on dealing
with
this.
Cheers
Jeanette
The piano - 88 little mistakes waiting to happen; Peter Barnes
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