25 Oct
2012
25 Oct
'12
9:04 p.m.
On 10/25/2012 1:52 PM, donperley(a)gmail.com wrote:
On , Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
True enough :>) But I'm still curious about what Greg says that's
effective with these folks. As a caller I make a point of encouraging
both the new folks _and_ the experienced dancers to seek out partners
they don't know, and do so through about the 3rd dance. I do think that
that gentle reminder can help, along with making the point during the
beginner lesson about new folks not dancing together for the first 3 or
so dances.
But some folks just want to dance with "the one what brung 'em", and
there's no shifting it. What to do with those folks, especially if
they're obviously throwing each other off and wreaking chaos in the
lines? Greg, what's your magic, secret line?
Kalia
I'm curious what you say that doesn't
get said in the orientation, and if it works when you say it later, why not just say it
during orientation?
Lots of first timers don't arrive until
after the orientation. Often also after the easy first couple of dances.