30 Apr
2010
30 Apr
'10
10:26 p.m.
I've had East coast callers tell me in no uncertain terms that if you have
to walk it through more than once you'd better figure out a better way to
call or choose simpler dances.
But we're used to two out here in the Heartland, so we have all kinds of
reasons why it's better. Number one is that the two walkthroughs have
different functions - the first one to explain the moves, the second to show
what you have to do when you do them at speed.
The number two reason is that the experienced dancers are talking during the
first walkthrough, knowing that another one is coming...
Hmmm....
M
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On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Rich Goss <richgoss(a)comcast.net> wrote:
On 4/30/10 11:29 AM, "Bob Isaacs" <isaacsbob(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Bob Isaacs wrote:
> Just curious - what are the dancer
expectations where you call?
Often I find that is just depends on the dance. Our Portland Saturday
dances tend to have a fair number of beginners, somewhere around 20-30
percent (we get between 100-150 total) If I observe that folks seemed to
get it the first time, back it up and go. If it's a dance with a tricky
move, second walkthrough. If I've had to demo a move in the first
walkthrough, definitely a second with the feel of the flow. I always try
to
throw in a no-walkthrough sometime during the evening, with familiar moves.
Rich
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For the good are always the merry,
Save by an evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
Chris Weiler wrote:
"I subscribe to the theory that if I need more than one walk thru, then
I'm calling a dance that is too difficult for the crowd. The main reason
that I might run a second walk thru is if there is a clump of beginners
and I need to get them progressed to new couples who can help them out.
"