Sue, I'm not sure what you mean by a "Community Dance series." Are you talking about called dances? Like squares or contras?
Note: The term "Community Dance" has at least 20 years of use, in the UK and elsewhere, for a wide range of dance activities which, themselves, also defy any clear definition. The term apparently means a form of expressive/performance dance done by non-professional dancers under the direction of a professional artist/director and funded by a non-profit or government source. You can find information on "community dance" at: http://www.palgrave.com/PDFs/0230551696.pdf, or at http://www.communitydance.org.uk/ . Personally, I am wary whenever I see the word "community" in any title for any activity. It is one of those "feel good" terms that has value for marketing but almost no value whatsoever for communication. Thanks. - Greg McKenzie Santa Cruz, CA **************** On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Sue Robishaw <s...@manytracks.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm starting a new Community Dance series in our area with no recent > history of any trad dance. It will likely be nearly all beginners and > geared toward adults/teens. Thanks to this List I have a good collection of > ONS dances to choose from, but I'm having trouble deciding on the First > Dance. > I'm thinking a non-partner dance that folks can be encouraged to join > as they arrive (before they sit down) with very little or no teaching. I've > considered Circles/F&Bs with variety of who goes in, probably with claps. > Or CL, F&B 2x, CR, start a promenade wave at a random spot, people coupling > up one after another till all are promenading (I'll be on the floor with > them). I'm concerned with the usual -- looking easy enough, looking > interesting, not embarrassing, getting them involved before they have a > chance to think much about it. I have no idea how many dancers I'll have. > Any suggestions or recommendations would be much appreciated. > Thanks, Sue > Sue Robishaw, U.P. of Michigan > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >
