Re: [Organizers] Child and others friendly line

Another line question: I often have some experienced folks (and I would like some more), mixed in with lots of very beginners. When these experienced dancers come they are always very friendly to the others and very helpful. I would like to thank them with some more complex dances, without asking them to wait until the very end. Do you think that a beginner's line and an "experienced line" could be organized without it seeming unfriendly? Has anyone ever tried such a thing? Rickey Holt, Fremont, NH -----Original Message----- From: organizers-bounces(a)sharedweight.net [mailto:organizers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of organizers-request(a)sharedweight.net Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:00 PM To: organizers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: Organizers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1 Send Organizers mailing list submissions to organizers(a)sharedweight.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to organizers-request(a)sharedweight.net You can reach the person managing the list at organizers-owner(a)sharedweight.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Organizers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Children at Contradance Festivals (Bobfab(a)aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:59:41 EST From: Bobfab(a)aol.com Subject: [Organizers] Children at Contradance Festivals To: organizers(a)sharedweight.net Message-ID: <c5c.217669c3.349723fd(a)aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" The surveys from the recent Rochester Contra/Swing Thanksgiving weekend had 2 individual comments regarding children making the dancing less enjoyable. The circumstances were regarding a child (5 years old) who was *forced* to dance by his parent, in the *evening* contra and afternoon English dance. The child is capable with modest dances, but the evening dances are more complicated, and the English dance is all about timing and style. The board decided that our community wants to encourage young dancers, so excluding them from the floor was not an option. We also wanted to respect the expectations of the folks who come to a festival for higher quality dancing than is had a regular weekly dances. We decided to create a "child friendly" line at the side of the hall, have the caller announce it occasionally, and put a big sign on the wall at the head of that line. Does anyone else out there have thoughts about this? Has the "child-friendly" line been tried? Did it meet with success? Does it wind up being empty? Are there other dances where children are excluded? Thanks in advance. Bob ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers End of Organizers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1 ****************************************