I posed this question to some 4th graders at my school today. They came up with different, and nuanced answers, distinguising between, for example, "is it for one time?"--Don't correct me!--or "is it for a performance?"--Correct me!
RAF On May 20, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Rich Goss wrote: > I think a bit of context is in order. This topic was originally started in > a thread about teaching young children at school. In this context I agree > with Dan Pearl's post about not correcting it. > > My 2 cents. > > Rich Goss > > At our weekly contra I would discourage it in a tactful way. > > On May 20, 2013, at 2:00 AM, "John Sweeney" <i...@contrafusion.co.uk> wrote: > >> Arms folded in dosidos? I DO "correct" it for three reasons: >> >> 1) If you implicitly condone it by saying nothing, then others will copy >> it and it will spread even more. >> >> 2) If these people then ever go to a contra dance they are going to look >> decidedly uncool, perhaps to their embarrassment. >> >> 3) If they ever want to add spins to their dosidos, then it is MUCH >> easier without arms folded - your arms help you balance and can aid your >> spinning. > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
