I agree with Bill. Calling a neighbor swing only dance first, like Ted Sanella’s Holiday Jig, can help train those beginners that are dancing together.
Martha > On May 15, 2018, at 6:40 AM, billinhi--- via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > I agree with John Sweeney, but it all depends. > For a large group of beginners, rather than spending time > explaining the advantage of having an experienced partner or trying to split > beginners up, > the simple solution is have a dance where they don't swing together. > > like: > Easier Than Pie by Billy Boyer > Essex Reel by Tony Parkes > First Star by Ted Steele > Open Rehearsal by Jacob Bloom > Paul's Fishing Reel by Jim Gregory > Saturday Night Reel by Herbie Gaudreau > Sunrise Jig by Shelly Jenkins > > I usually limit it to one dance, but it depends. > Then there is the 'almost' situation where only the 1s or 2s swing. > It has the same risk of 'disappointing' the dedicated swingers. > > like: > Alternating Corners by Jim Kitch > Boiling Mud by Greg Byrne > Three's Company by Paul Balliet > and quite a few others. > > Then there is the case where there is so much going on in the dance, that > there just isn't > anywhere to fit in a partner swing. > > like: > The Thirty-Fourth of October by Bob Archer > Divided Star by Don Armstrong > and other dances already mentioned. > > But I grant you, I can't think of a reason I would call one of these, > when there are so many other better dances... > But then there is the argument that as a change of pace, > with an interesting dance, most people won't really notice. > But it's got to be a dynamite dance, or after dances with long partner swings. > > As Grocho Marx once quipped, "...but I take [my cigar] out of my mouth every > once in a while." > > Bill > > Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote: >> I cannot recall dancing a modern contra in the last few years that does not >> include a Partner Swing, so I have a few questions. >> >> First, do you call any such modern dances without a partner swing? Why or >> why not? >> >> Second, if you do, do you announce it before the preceding dance so as to >> inform those pairs of dancer that love to swing together? >> >> The Tease by Tom Hinds is one such creative dance that begs to be called. >> >> Rich Sbardella, >> Stafford, CT >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/