You might consider a mixer to help get the newbies out of their cluster and meeting other people on the floor--hopefully some of those other folks will then ask the newbies to dance, and it'll be a less scary experience.
I feel like most dance communities with good beginner-welcoming practices will do this already, but if you've got some friends on the floor, you might ask them directly "hey, could you and some of your friends ask the new folks to dance for the next dance or two?" -- Maia McCormick (she/her) 917.279.8194 On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM Casey Carr via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Agree with the things you listed and just had this thought. If you do > two walk-throughs as you start the dance, some of them will naturally be > moved down the line to dance with more experienced dancers. Since the > swing is so important in getting people on the correct side of their > partner, I would re-teach the swing as I teach the dance. > Casey Carr > > On 8/5/2025 12:07 PM, Gregory Frock via Contra Callers wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > Here's the scenario: You are finishing up a new dancers' lesson, and > > will be starting the dance in a few minutes. In walks a significant > > number (say 6+) of newbies, all friends who want to dance together. > > Besides the two most common solutions, lower the difficulty and insist > > they NOT do the first couple of dances together, does anyone have an > > additional creative/elegant solution, enhancement actions to make the > > basics more effective, or important issues for consideration that are > > commonly missed? > > > > Greg > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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