During a workshop at the DownEast Festival which discussed effective use of words, I
discovered that I came up with a teaching technique for the hey that I could use if I
REALLY wanted to teach the hey to a room full of newbies (which is, like, never BTW).
Use hands.
For instance:
"Women turn by the right halfway. Now turn your partners by the left halfway.
Now the men turn by the right halfway, and turn your neighbor halfway...."
"Now do it again, but leave out the hands (but take them if it helps).
___ two WOmen BY the RIGHT then PARTner by the LEFT
TWO MEN BY the RIGHT, NEIGHbor ___ by the LEFT
etc.
I have never used this in an actual dance, but I think it would work.
Dan
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