30 Jan
2013
30 Jan
'13
4:12 p.m.
Sue,
I'm not sure what you mean by a "Community Dance series." Are you talking
about called dances? Like squares or contras?
Note: The term "Community Dance" has at least 20 years of use, in the UK
and elsewhere, for a wide range of dance activities which, themselves, also
defy any clear definition. The term apparently means a form of
expressive/performance dance done by non-professional dancers under the
direction of a professional artist/director and funded by a non-profit or
government source.
You can find information on "community dance" at:
http://www.palgrave.com/PDFs/0230551696.pdf, or at
http://www.communitydance.org.uk/ .
Personally, I am wary whenever I see the word "community" in any title for
any activity. It is one of those "feel good" terms that has value for
marketing but almost no value whatsoever for communication.
Thanks.
- Greg McKenzie
Santa Cruz, CA
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On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Sue Robishaw <sue(a)manytracks.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm starting a new Community Dance series in our area with no recent
history of any trad dance. It will likely be nearly all beginners and
geared toward adults/teens. Thanks to this List I have a good collection of
ONS dances to choose from, but I'm having trouble deciding on the First
Dance.
I'm thinking a non-partner dance that folks can be encouraged to join
as they arrive (before they sit down) with very little or no teaching. I've
considered Circles/F&Bs with variety of who goes in, probably with claps.
Or CL, F&B 2x, CR, start a promenade wave at a random spot, people coupling
up one after another till all are promenading (I'll be on the floor with
them). I'm concerned with the usual -- looking easy enough, looking
interesting, not embarrassing, getting them involved before they have a
chance to think much about it. I have no idea how many dancers I'll have.
Any suggestions or recommendations would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Sue
Sue Robishaw, U.P. of Michigan
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