18 Jun
2017
18 Jun
'17
12:19 a.m.
If only I could "train" them, but it's a new group every year.
Reminds me of the very first year I did this -- 15+ years ago. There was
no working sound system -- they told me they had one, so I didn't bring
mine. The band had theirs, but the screams from the dancers quickly
drowned them out. I resorted to hand signals only. Turns out that was one
of the best dances we ever did.
Maybe that's the answer to my problem.
On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Tom Hinds <twhinds(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
Linda, thanks for bringing this topic up. It sounds
like might have a
good collection of English village dances in your collection. I think
they're perfect for that group. John is correct, get them moving right
away.
I realize that the thread is super easy dances but I'd like to throw out
another idea.
Maybe it's time to train them. I don't think you can get them to be as
quiet as you want but maybe you can get them to be quiet when you're
teaching. Those new to calling might want to think about demos, making
sure that there's a payoff for being quite and watching. The payoff/reward
could be showing them a cool move or a fun way to dance a particular
sequence etc. etc. And if you can get them to laugh during the demo that's
even better.
Thanks to everyone for the dances. We are fortunate to have so many
talented contraographers.
T
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