17 Jan
2013
17 Jan
'13
9:41 a.m.
The strategies listed below all seem like "after the fact" moves that
happen after partner choices are made. Just because the last dance
had more beats of neighbor swing doesn't mean the next will, unless
you tell them that's what's coming up.
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Greg McKenzie <grekenzie(a)gmail.com> wrote:
- Call easy dances (this will make sure everyone can
succeed and they will
not worry about failing because they have an inexperienced partner. This
builds confidence in all of the dancers.)
- Call dances with more beats of neighbor swinging, and less beats of
partner swinging. Consider calling a "no partner swing" dance. (This will
create the feeling that the choice of a "partner" is less critical to
having a good time.)
- Call with short walk-throughs and quit calling soon
after beginning.
(Increases dancer confidence.)
- Cut the dance slots as short as possible. (Short dance slots will create
the feeling that there are lots more partnering opportunities to come and
more dancers will feel more generous in their partnering decisions. In
reality, the caller has to work very hard to allow for even one more dance
slot in an evening. But shorter dance slots will encourage a sense of more
partnering opportunities nonetheless. The dancers will sense that the
danger of being "stuck" with a "bad" partner for a long slot is less
of an
issue.)