I would also start with a circle -
teach giving weight, hand holds, 8 counts. Might teach La
Bastringue (keeping partners and 2 hand turn instead of swing).
I would definitely not teach swings in an hour - no ladies
chains. Just circles, stars, allemandes, dos si dos.
Depending on the crowd could start with
Gallopede or Virginia Reel, then Family Contra would be perfect
and end with another simple contra.
Casey Carr
On 3/29/2019 8:52 AM, Liz Burkhart via
Callers wrote:
I have a gig coming up at a library wherein I have
one hour to teach and call contra dances. It's a mixed crowd,
and I heard there may be a lot of tweens present. I think I'd
like to focus on bigger picture things - moving up and down the
line, swinging, interacting with their set. I imagine I may even
cut out courtesy turns in order to minimize the time we spend on
the lesson. I've taught for small, mostly inexperienced crowds
before but I usually have a lot more time. I'd really rather get
them moving than to get bogged down in teaching. Does anyone
have insight, suggestions, or advice?
Thanks,
Liz Burkhart
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