Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers

The distinction is between a walk-through, which is just telling the dancers the figures and expecting them to do them, and a teaching session which explains exactly how to do the figures. Most modern contra dances are more on the "just do the figures" side of the equation rather than the "teach how to do each part of the figure" side. I think that was what Colin was implying. It's a sliding scale and any given dance will be toward one side or the other. Obviously Greg calls at dances with many experienced dancers so he doesn't have to really teach. He lets the dancers teach each other when there is a concern. It's one approach. Beth -----Original Message----- From: callers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of jean francis Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:23 AM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers Colin Hume write "Most callers don't teach anything; they just call dances". well I'm sure this is really a semantic problem, but I'll rise to the bait anyway.  So at an event, you just pick up the mic, start the music, and call, for instance, 'right and left through' and assume that figure is somehow genetically encoded in the folks attending? Or perhaps assume each minor set has at least 2 experienced dancers that can guide the new folks through in that very instant and up to speed? --- On Fri, 2/17/12, Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com> wrote: From: Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Heys for new dancers To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 12:11 AM On 17/02/2012 05:03, jean francis wrote: Most callers don't teach anything; they just call dances. Colin Hume ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4813 - Release Date: 02/16/12 _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers