The list wasn't supposed to be an official categorization of whether a dance community offers workshops. Instead it's trying to be a list of which have offered workshops when I've been there. I was trying to see how accurate Greg's impression was that most dances were preceded by lessons.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Donna Calhoun <tncontracal...@gmail.com> wrote: > based on the list below it appears that the Knoxville Tn group does not have > a workshop, but that is incorrect. We are a smaller group and do not always > have newcomers at our dance. Correction: we usually have a few new dancers > but frequently they show up later in the evening. If there are no new dancers > there before the dance begins, we do not hold the workshop. > >> >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:11:13 -0400 >> From: Jeff Kaufman <j...@alum.swarthmore.edu> >> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net> >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Glen Echo FND beginner lesson plan >> Message-ID: >> <CAK36jCN1aX=R7yCJVDnR0+b0jM_DSCe5a7_Z8z=xmodrjz4...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> The regular evening dances we've played, with workshop status: >> >> Amherst MA: workshop >> Grey Eagle, Asheville NC: no workshop >> BIDA in Cambridge MA: workshop >> Baltimore MD: no workshop >> Belfast ME: workshop >> Brooklyn NY: workshop >> Charlestown MA: no workshop >> Charlotte NC: workshop >> Charlottesville VA: workshop >> Clemmons/Winston-Salem NC: workshop >> Concord MA: no workshop >> Concord NH: no workshop >> Cotuit MA: no workshop >> Deerfield NH: no workshop >> East Sandwich MA: no workshop >> Enfield CT: no workshop >> Glen Echo Friday: workshop >> Glen Echo Sunday: no workshop >> Greenfield MA: no workshop >> Ithaca NY: no workshop >> Jamaica Plain MA: no workshop >> Kingston NH: no workshop >> Knoxville TN: no workshop >> MIT, Cambridge MA: no workshop >> Medway MA, no workshop >> Montpelier VT: workshop >> Mystic CT: no workshop >> New Haven CT: workshop >> CDNY, NYC: workshop >> Northboro MA: no workshop >> Rochester NY: workshop >> Syracuse NY: no workshop >> Worcester MA: workshop >> >> I might be misremembering some, but I've tried to check with their >> website where I could. About 39% had workshops. >> >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Greg McKenzie <greken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Jeff wrote: >>> >>>> I think the fraction of dances with a beginners workshop is more like 30%. >>>> >>>> (With the Free Raisins I notice when there are workshops because while >>>> we're not generally asked to play for a workshop we do need to be >>>> quiet and stop soundchecking. We've played dances at about 45 >>>> different dance series, and think about 15 had workshops.) >>>> >>> >>> Keep in mind that some venues have the option of holding a newcomer's >>> orientation in a separate room. You may not have been aware of it. >>> Nevertheless this does sound encouraging. I would love to see some harder >>> numbers regarding dance series with no orientation session for newcomers. >>> That would be helpful. >>> >>> In what geographical area do the "Free Raisins" play? >>> >>> - Greg McKenzie >>> West Coast, USA >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> call...@sharedweight.net >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/ > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
