15 Nov
2012
15 Nov
'12
11:31 p.m.
Oh, yeah, I certainly don't order them not to clap. I tell them that
I think that the dance is more fun if you don't clap. And I often
mention that there aren't any contra police to come after them if they
do clap.
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Richard Mckeever <macmck(a)ymail.com> wrote:
In my opinion - this is getting too regimented again.
I never tell dancers if they should clap or not. I have been known to let them know how
I feel about it in light hearted way.
Just let them dance and focus on the important stuff
Mac
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From: Jeff Kaufman <jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu>
To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Walk the Plank
Chris Lahey wrote:
I specifically told them that usually I encourage
clapping and
talked about how nice it felt and actually got most of them to clap
for the first petronella and not for the second.
I think presenting yourself as being on the pro-clapping side is
probably key to why that worked for you. Many callers don't like
clapping on petronellas and dancers who like the clapping know that
callers think this. So when a caller says "don't clap", even if it
really is specific to this particular dance, a lot of people think
"don't tell me how to dance" and ignore them.
Jeff
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