New subject: Glen Echo FND beginner lesson plan

15 Aug 2013

based on the list below it appears that the Knoxville Tn group does not have a workshop,
but that is incorrect. We are a smaller group and do not always have newcomers at our
dance. Correction: we usually have a few new dancers but frequently they show up later in
the evening. If there are no new dancers there before the dance begins, we do not hold the
workshop.

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 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:11:13 -0400
 From: Jeff Kaufman &lt;jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu&gt;
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 The regular evening dances we've played, with workshop status:

 Amherst MA: workshop
 Grey Eagle, Asheville NC: no workshop
 BIDA in Cambridge MA: workshop
 Baltimore MD: no workshop
 Belfast ME: workshop
 Brooklyn NY: workshop
 Charlestown MA: no workshop
 Charlotte NC: workshop
 Charlottesville VA: workshop
 Clemmons/Winston-Salem NC: workshop
 Concord MA: no workshop
 Concord NH: no workshop
 Cotuit MA: no workshop
 Deerfield NH: no workshop
 East Sandwich MA: no workshop
 Enfield CT: no workshop
 Glen Echo Friday: workshop
 Glen Echo Sunday: no workshop
 Greenfield MA: no workshop
 Ithaca NY: no workshop
 Jamaica Plain MA: no workshop
 Kingston NH: no workshop
 Knoxville TN: no workshop
 MIT, Cambridge MA: no workshop
 Medway MA, no workshop
 Montpelier VT: workshop
 Mystic CT: no workshop
 New Haven CT: workshop
 CDNY, NYC: workshop
 Northboro MA: no workshop
 Rochester NY: workshop
 Syracuse NY: no workshop
 Worcester MA: workshop

 I might be misremembering some, but I've tried to check with their
 website where I could.  About 39% had workshops.

 On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Greg McKenzie &lt;grekenzie(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
> 
>> I think the fraction of dances with a beginners workshop is more like 30%.
>> 
>> (With the Free Raisins I notice when there are workshops because while
>> we're not generally asked to play for a workshop we do need to be
>> quiet and stop soundchecking.  We've played dances at about 45
>> different dance series, and think about 15 had workshops.)
>> 
> 
> Keep in mind that some venues have the option of holding a newcomer's
> orientation in a separate room.  You may not have been aware of it.
> Nevertheless this does sound encouraging.  I would love to see some harder
> numbers regarding dance series with no orientation session for newcomers.
> That would be helpful.
> 
> In what geographical area do the "Free Raisins" play?
> 
> - Greg McKenzie
> West Coast, USA
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