21 Aug
2012
21 Aug
'12
3:38 p.m.
Seems to me that newcomers don't know the figures are unfamiliar. It's all
unfamiliar to them. These figures don't have to be hard.
I personally would not want to dance the same, or dances that feel the same, every time I
go dancing. The appeal of contra dancing to me is that is always feels fresh.
"Unusual" formations don't have to be complicated formations.
My 2 cents.
Rich Goss, PDX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg McKenzie" <grekenzie(a)gmail.com>
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:19:09 AM
Subject: [Callers] Unusual Formations at Open, Public Contra Dances (Was:
"Triplets")
On introducing triplets David Smuckler wrote:
Just do. Trust a good dance to "speak to"
the dancers about why it is
good. Anything unfamiliar requires a bit of a leap, but if we never take
that leap our dances will feel more and more the same, and what fun is that?
Well, the fun in that is precisely that "sameness." Uncommon formations
and figures appeal to many dance enthusiasts. When calling an open, public
contra dance, however, it is good to keep a few things in mind:
Other stuff here.