Here Is the list presented by wikipedia: 1. Dressing Impractically <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Dressing_Impractically> 2. Skipping the Beginners Workshop <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Skipping_the_Beginners_Workshop> 3. Waiting to Be Asked <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Waiting_to_Be_Asked> 4. Sticking to Beginner Friends <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Sticking_to_Beginner_Friends> 5. Sitting out Dances <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Sitting_out_Dances> 6. Getting Too Fancy Too Quickly <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Getting_Too_Fancy_Too_Quickly> 7. Tolerating Bad Behavior from Other Dancers <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Tolerating_Bad_Behavior_from_Other_Dancers>
8. Not Asking Questions <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Not_Asking_Questions> 9. Not Counting <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Not_Counting> 10. Leaving Too Early <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Leaving_Too_Early> 11. Expecting Perfection <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ten_Stupid_Things_Beginners_Do_to_Mess_Up_ Their_Contradance_Experience:Expecting_Perfection> The other list would pertain to Experienced dancers! And I do agree with that list....I remember doing all those things when I was trying to 'compete' with the CDance clique ... happily I have 'mellowed' with age and experience. Do I still transgress...sure on occasion I do like to cut loose, but.... I am having a better time not competing. Thanks Gale
