Clearly, it matters what your dance community is like. If you usually have lots of beginners dancing together, then the extra neighbor interaction increases their chance of dancing with an experienced dancer. But if your community is filled with dance angels who specifically ask newcomers to dance, then the increased neighbor interaction effectively *reduces *those chances by however much you have reduced partner interaction.
I'd agree with your approach if the usual pairing early on is with new people who came together - then it makes a lot of sense! But in a community which has succeeded in getting lots of dancers to make sure the new folks have experienced partners, it doesn't exactly work the way you may have intended. I'm just sayin' ... know your community. M E On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:41 AM, Chris Page <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Martha Edwards <[email protected]> > wrote: > ... > > > > So there you are, having asked a newcomer to dance, and you watch > somewhat > > helplessly as they dance with other newcomers while you dance with their > > experienced partner! > > > > > M > > E > > > Speaking as someone else who goes heavy on the neighbor interaction early > on. > > Yes, but on the flip side you're helping all the other newcomers in > the line. And you're in the general vicinity for emergency assists and > progressions. > > -Chris Page > San Diego > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- As you set out for Ithaka, pray that your journey be long, full of adventure, full of discovery... May there be many summer mornings when, with what pleasure, with what joy, you enter harbors you're seeing for the first time. ~Constantine Cavafy, "Ithaka" 1911
