Re: [Callers] Glen Echo FND beginner lesson plan

Message: 2 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:11:13 -0400 From: Jeff Kaufman <jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Subject: Re: [Callers] Glen Echo FND beginner lesson plan Message-ID: <CAK36jCN1aX=R7yCJVDnR0+b0jM_DSCe5a7_Z8z=XMODrjz4hVg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The regular evening dances we've played, with workshop status: Amherst MA: workshop Grey Eagle, Asheville NC: no workshop BIDA in Cambridge MA: workshop Baltimore MD: no workshop Belfast ME: workshop Brooklyn NY: workshop Charlestown MA: no workshop Charlotte NC: workshop Charlottesville VA: workshop Clemmons/Winston-Salem NC: workshop Concord MA: no workshop Concord NH: no workshop Cotuit MA: no workshop Deerfield NH: no workshop East Sandwich MA: no workshop Enfield CT: no workshop Glen Echo Friday: workshop Glen Echo Sunday: no workshop Greenfield MA: no workshop Ithaca NY: no workshop Jamaica Plain MA: no workshop Kingston NH: no workshop Knoxville TN: no workshop MIT, Cambridge MA: no workshop Medway MA, no workshop Montpelier VT: workshop Mystic CT: no workshop New Haven CT: workshop CDNY, NYC: workshop Northboro MA: no workshop Rochester NY: workshop Syracuse NY: no workshop Worcester MA: workshop I might be misremembering some, but I've tried to check with their website where I could. About 39% had workshops. On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Jeff wrote: > >> I think the fraction of dances with a beginners workshop is more like 30%. >> >> (With the Free Raisins I notice when there are workshops because while >> we're not generally asked to play for a workshop we do need to be >> quiet and stop soundchecking. We've played dances at about 45 >> different dance series, and think about 15 had workshops.) >> > > Keep in mind that some venues have the option of holding a newcomer's > orientation in a separate room. You may not have been aware of it. > Nevertheless this does sound encouraging. I would love to see some harder > numbers regarding dance series with no orientation session for newcomers. > That would be helpful. > > In what geographical area do the "Free Raisins" play? > > - Greg McKenzie > West Coast, USA > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/