Re: [Callers] A Dance without Partner Swing

I agree with John Sweeney, but it all depends. For a large group of beginners, rather than spending time explaining the advantage of having an experienced partner or trying to split beginners up, the simple solution is have a dance where they don't swing together. like: Easier Than Pie by Billy Boyer Essex Reel by Tony Parkes First Star by Ted Steele Open Rehearsal by Jacob Bloom Paul's Fishing Reel by Jim Gregory Saturday Night Reel by Herbie Gaudreau Sunrise Jig by Shelly Jenkins I usually limit it to one dance, but it depends. Then there is the 'almost' situation where only the 1s or 2s swing. It has the same risk of 'disappointing' the dedicated swingers. like: Alternating Corners by Jim Kitch Boiling Mud by Greg Byrne Three's Company by Paul Balliet and quite a few others. Then there is the case where there is so much going on in the dance, that there just isn't anywhere to fit in a partner swing. like: The Thirty-Fourth of October by Bob Archer Divided Star by Don Armstrong and other dances already mentioned. But I grant you, I can't think of a reason I would call one of these, when there are so many other better dances... But then there is the argument that as a change of pace, with an interesting dance, most people won't really notice. But it's got to be a dynamite dance, or after dances with long partner swings. As Grocho Marx once quipped,  "...but I take [my cigar] out of my mouth every once in a while." Bill Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote: --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus