I just called Rural Felicity at a family reunion (non dancers) they had a blast
On Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 6:58 PM Martha Wild via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > John already mentioned Family Contra, which is my favorite because the > progression happens so easily, and it is so obvious that you are facing new > people. In addition, it has no obvious differences in gender role - doesn’t > matter who dances on which side, so great with piles of kids and parents > dancing together, yet it teaches the progression concept. > > Next after that I like Ellen’s Green Jig by Roy Dommett. Though it has a > swing for the 1s, it really doesn’t matter if people open up on the “wrong” > side, as long as they face their neighbors, all is well. > A1) Do-si-do neighbor > Ones do-si-do > A2) Ones balance and swing (sometimes I have them balance twice because > swinging is not very comfortable for new people, and sometimes I just have > them two hand turn after the balance(s). > B1) Circle left with neighbors > Circle right back to place (the only time I’ve seen this go wrong was when > people circled so they ended up doing the next move sideways to the set) > B2) Duck for the oyster/dig/Dive on through (all keep hands after circle - > 1s take a little peek under an arch formed by 2s, then back up, 2s do the > same through 1s, finally 1s pop through to a new couple) > > If a whole pile of new people show up at the start of a dance, having > missed the walkthrough, this is my go to dance to get things started and > then into the regular program. > > Martha > > > On Jul 24, 2018, at 7:48 AM, Lorraine Sutton via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I am calling a 2 hour Intro to Contra dance ....at an Ontario Canada > Festival. ( more a music focus than a dance focus, at this festival) > > I would appreciate hearing from you as to contra dances ( lws proper > & Improper) that you have found successful with very novice dancers and why > you think those dances work for beginners.(I love Larry Jennings definition > of easy vs complicated ) > > I do plan on doing some non progressive lws as well as a both a circle and > a Sicilian circle in the program mix , to get the concept of progression. > > Thanks so much. > > Lorraine Sutton ( lorrainesutt...@gmail.com ) > > > ... > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >
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