12 Sep
2009
12 Sep
'09
9:41 a.m.
At 08:12 AM 9/11/2009, Martha Edwards wrote:
1. Dancers might benefit from a mention in the beginner
workshops that they
should not be too surprised if the person they are to do a move with is of
the unexpected gender, that it's just done for fun and is okay. Forewarned
is forearmed. New dancers might think we're strange, but they won't have to
panic and think they've done something wrong. Maybe they'll even laugh as
they get the joke.
Good idea. But you might consider mentioning this to the entire
hall, rather than only to newcomers. It reminds folks that newcomers
are in the room and alerts everyone.
12 Sep
12 Sep
10:51 a.m.
New subject: Recognizing you next neighbor..
And if you are in a reminding mode, it might be a good idea to remind
dancers that their next neighbor might also be just knee high. When my
daughters were 6 years old, they sometimes needed to kick their next
neighbor in the shins to get them to look down. Both old and new dancers
have been guilty of this.. The size, shape, and gender of dancers can
vary a lot, although species seldom changes... ;-)
Greg McKenzie remarked on 9/12/2009 9:41 AM:
At 08:12 AM 9/11/2009, Martha Edwards wrote:
1. Dancers might benefit from a mention in the
beginner workshops
that they
should not be too surprised if the person they are to do a move with
is of
the unexpected gender, that it's just done for fun and is okay.
Forewarned
is forearmed. New dancers might think we're strange, but they won't
have to
panic and think they've done something wrong. Maybe they'll even
laugh as
they get the joke.
Good idea. But you might consider mentioning this to the entire hall,
rather than only to newcomers. It reminds folks that newcomers are in
the room and alerts everyone.
2:08 p.m.
New subject: Recognizing you next neighbor..
Yeah, goes without saying this is something we could share more often - how to be
conscious of space and how to accommodate dancing with talls and smalls, and different
diameters. Elbows, feet, knees, heads can be a scary thing when gone wild or unnoticed.
Laurie
--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Richard Hart <rich(a)harts.mv.com> wrote:
From: Richard Hart <rich(a)harts.mv.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Recognizing you next neighbor..
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 10:51 AM
And if you are in a reminding mode, it might be a good idea to remind dancers that their
next neighbor might also be just knee high. When my daughters were 6 years old, they
sometimes needed to kick their next neighbor in the shins to get them to look down. Both
old and new dancers have been guilty of this.. The size, shape, and gender of dancers can
vary a lot, although species seldom changes... ;-)
Greg McKenzie remarked on 9/12/2009 9:41 AM:
At 08:12 AM 9/11/2009, Martha Edwards wrote:
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1. Dancers might benefit from a mention in the
beginner workshops that they
should not be too surprised if the person they are to do a move with is of
the unexpected gender, that it's just done for fun and is okay. Forewarned
is forearmed. New dancers might think we're strange, but they won't have to
panic and think they've done something wrong. Maybe they'll even laugh as
they get the joke.
Good idea. But you might consider mentioning this to the entire hall, rather than only
to newcomers. It reminds folks that newcomers are in the room and alerts everyone.
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