Re: [Callers] Teaching Mad Robin

I agree, a demo for that sequence of moves is quick and easy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Kaufman" <jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 8:09:54 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Callers] Teaching Mad Robin Rickey wrote: > > I am looking for suggestions on how best to teach a "Mad Robin" to > contra dancers who have not encountered it before. It is in > "Joyride" ... I am planning on doing this in a venue where it may > not be feasible to do a demo. > I would not call joyride to people who've never done a mad robin if I wasn't going to be able to do a demo. The dance has pousettes, which are probably new to the same people, and a tricky transition into the hey. Without a demo I'm afraid it would need too much teaching time. The tricky sequence is: Gypsy N Mad Robin figure around N Half Pousette clockwise (Men walking backwards) Hey (men pass left) [1] Jeff [1] http://www.kluberg.com/eriksdances.html#Joyride _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers