On Mar 15, 2006, at 8:33 PM, Camilla Streeter wrote: Maryann Taylor has been using this method for years, with one important difference: the dancers do not face the center of the hall as though they were doing a Greek line dance. Instead, they hold hands in the circle and turn their bodies just slightly to the left. The resulting movement is closer to the way your feet would be working in a swing. Another method I have used with success is to have partners stand opposite each other in the hall and 'scooter' their way towards each other and either hook a right elbow or catch each other in swing hold (I demo it first). So they get the feet going (right in front, pushing off the left, going as smoothly as they can and in time with a beat) and then they catch each other and swing. I don't talk about feet until I've talked about frame within the swing hold, which I think is the most important part of the swing. But I agree with Tom; the buzz step is too fun and too prevalent not to introduce. They may not get it right away, but they will eventually. -- Lisa