Chris wrote: What wastes as little as possible of the dancer's time? Bag it if it doesn't work during the walkthrough, but if it's merely a little infelicitous in the dance and you can keep it working by prompting, then running it long enough that it feels like a dance, but not as long as a *good* dance seems like a good choice. Depends on the crowd, and on where you are in the evening. If there are enough beginners, doing something like this can be a positive, confidence-building strategy. If there are too many sharpies in the crowd, you can expect joshing later. But you're really asking how to make judgments when your judgment's impaired (by pain or anesthesia or whatever). That's a harder question. -- Alan -- =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- WINSTON(a)SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 Paper mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 99, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025 ===============================================================================