16 Feb
2012
16 Feb
'12
12:17 a.m.
I agree that heys are easy for first-timers. I try to stick with half-heys
as much as possible. As with most figures heys are much easier if the
caller makes a point of NOT attempting to teach them. This is my
preference as a dancer and I find it much easier as a caller as well.
Remember: the regulars in the hall can demonstrate the figure almost as
quickly as you can give the prompt. I always assume that the hall is
integrated and let the regulars take the lead and save us all a lot of time
and trouble. Plus, it's more fun for the regulars.
- Greg
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On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net>wrote;wrote:
Tavi wrote:
-* heys *can be a surprisingly easy move. I
recently had a conversation
with another caller who shares the opinion that heys are actually easier
for newbs to properly execute than are ladies chains. The biggest problem
i've noticed with heys is that many experienced dancers seem to think of
them as somehow challenging, and when a caller says they'll be teaching a
hey, experienced dancers will often give some body language or comment
that
raises the newbies' affective filter. Our trick as callers is figuring out
how to keep that affective filter down, and deliver the instructions for a
hey as simply as possible.
I agree with Tavi that heys don't have to be perceived as a difficult
move. I
use them all the time with newer dancers, using the following
guidelines:
A full hey which occurs anywhere but in the B2 is easier, since the
dancers do not have to progress out of the hey
A hey which ends up with a B & S, or gypsy and S (either P or N) will
smooth over any tendency to get a bit lost. Great dances that are perfect
examples are:
The Carousel by Tom Hinds
Flirtation Reel by Tony Parkes
There are many others!
Sometimes using a dance that introduces a half hey is a great way to get
folks ready for a full hey later on in the evening.
These dances add variety.
One other quick point that I thought about when Emily first posted, but
did not share at the time: I use four in line down the hall quite a bit
with new dancers. I have never found that it caused confusion about
location in space/the dance. Quite the contrary, it gives folks
encouragement to move to the music in a quite natural way, and is another
move that adds variety. I can understand avoiding these dances because of
space constraints. However, four in line down the hall to a great march
makes for wonderful dancing.
Cheers! Linda
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