Seems to me that newcomers don't know the figures are unfamiliar. It's all unfamiliar to them. These figures don't have to be hard. I personally would not want to dance the same, or dances that feel the same, every time I go dancing. The appeal of contra dancing to me is that is always feels fresh. "Unusual" formations don't have to be complicated formations.
My 2 cents. Rich Goss, PDX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg McKenzie" <[email protected]> To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:19:09 AM Subject: [Callers] Unusual Formations at Open, Public Contra Dances (Was: "Triplets") On introducing triplets David Smuckler wrote: > Just do. Trust a good dance to "speak to" the dancers about why it is > good. Anything unfamiliar requires a bit of a leap, but if we never take > that leap our dances will feel more and more the same, and what fun is that? > Well, the fun in that is precisely that "sameness." Uncommon formations and figures appeal to many dance enthusiasts. When calling an open, public contra dance, however, it is good to keep a few things in mind: Other stuff here.
