Re: Teen dancers

I have lead an annual dance for about 100-200 teens for the last 15 years. New group every year. Have to keep it easy. Big hall, bad acoustics, only 1-1/2 hours for the dance. It's the kick-off to a week of leadership training. Found out the dance is a major part of the training that gets discussed during the week. Wish I knew what the discussion was about, but the leaders haven't shared with me. Most successful dances include: *All American Promenade* (to a schottische), *Heel & Toe Polka*, and *Mixer* by Buddy Weaver (using another schottische), ending with *Tragnala Rumjana* into a spiral. Sometimes I also use *Do-Si-Three*, which is a lot like a contra, progression-wise, but hard for them to understand how to line up. Still searching for the perfect complementary dances to fill the evening. I get to work with live music. One year, I taught *Rural Felicity* to a large group of kids ​ (200+)​ . A month or so later, I attended a Czech festival. Off to the side, there was a small group of kids dancing *Rural Felicity*. I'm betting they had been at that dance and remembered it -- made me very happy. -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* *102 Mitchell Drive* *Temple, Texas 76501* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)*