25 Jun
2011
25 Jun
'11
3:43 p.m.
Oh indeed!
One of our best English Country dancers here swore she had never danced,
that none of her friends thought she would ever dance. But who remembers the
moves to every dance (long and complicated ones too)? Who became one of our
very best caller/teacher/explainers? This I-never-danced-before girl -- who
played in her high school marching band.
I you haven't spent years dancing International or Scottish before you
become a contra or English dancer, I think the best way to go from zero to
60 in two seconds is to have been in a marching band.
M
E
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Gretchen Caldwell
<gretchendance(a)yahoo.com>wrote;wrote:
One of those "aha!" moments: A new
contradancer here in Charlotte, after
his
first night dancing, said "Hey! This is just like marching band! I know I
have
6 counts to get to the next place!" Gonna see how I can incorporate that
idea
into Monday night's teaching...
Gretchen Caldwell
Charlotte, NC
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