[Callers] Re: [External] teaching Naked in California

2021-12-06 Thread Mary Keith Eustis via Contra Callers 
Hi Ted,

I like Seth's suggestions.

Another, possibly simpler way, especially with newbies, is to line up for
the dance and then identify who everyone is in 4some. Circle right one
place and take hands in LL.  The person next to you who is not your partner
is your shadow.  (I usually say something like "if we're lucky we'll see
each other each time thru the dance, but, if not, take the one who's
there!")
Then circle back one place to start the walk-thru.
Re end effects, just as Seth pointed out, most people won't hear all the
words anyway, so I use "When you're out on the ends, Go where you're
needed"  Usually works fine.

Good luck, and Have fun!!
Keith


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On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 4:02 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Ted,
>
> Great questions. Here's the dance: https://contradb.com/dances/951
>
>1. Finding shadow: Here's what I'd do. "Neighbor swing. Robins
>allemande right to in front of your partner. give left hand to your
>partner. Everyone freeze. Look over your left shoulder - there is someone
>looking at you - wave at them with your right hand. That's your shadow."
>Now, with your partner, Allemande Left 3 places. There's your shadow!"
>2. When you are out, your shadow is across the set from you. Your
>choices are to either wait out at top until partner swing or allemande
>shadow, then slide back to P for swing. Teaching end effects is always a
>crap shoot. What percentage of the room will remember all those words you
>said after the music starts and they have been having fun for 6x through
>the dance?
>3. Yep, standard progression (technically) in the neighbor swing of
>A2. Or B2.
>
>
> Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP
> Manager of Software Engineering, Oxford College
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> 
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> 
>
> 
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> *From:* Ted Sims via Contra Callers 
> *Sent:* Monday, December 6, 2021 2:54 PM
> *To:* Shared Weight Contra Callers 
> *Subject:* [External] [Callers] teaching Naked in California
>
> Hi everyone
> This is kind of a newbie question. I've never called Naked In California
> [Nils Fredland] before and I'm thinking about how to teach it. I think I've
> mostly figured it out, but I welcome your comments on my thoughts below:
>
> (1) I would like for everyone to identify their shadows straight away. I
> think the best way is to have everyone take hands in long lines then "If
> you are on the end and your left hand is free, your shadow is the person in
> your right hand (introduce yourselves). Everyone else, your shadow is the
> person across and two to the left of you".   Is there a better way?
>
> (2) After the partner allemande, if the dancers on the ends have no one in
> the right hand, it seems to me that they have to stay put (there is no wrap
> around etc.). Is that correct?
>
> (3) It looks like people out on the ends need to swap in the usual way.
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> Ted
>
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[Callers] Re: [External] teaching Naked in California

2021-12-06 Thread Ted Sims via Contra Callers 
Hi Seth
Thank you for your detailed and helpful response. 
Cheers
Ted

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> On Dec 6, 2021, at 4:03 PM, Tepfer, Seth  wrote:
> 
> 
> Ted,
> 
> Great questions. Here's the dance: https://contradb.com/dances/951
> Finding shadow: Here's what I'd do. "Neighbor swing. Robins allemande right 
> to in front of your partner. give left hand to your partner. Everyone freeze. 
> Look over your left shoulder - there is someone looking at you - wave at them 
> with your right hand. That's your shadow." Now, with your partner, Allemande 
> Left 3 places. There's your shadow!"
> When you are out, your shadow is across the set from you. Your choices are to 
> either wait out at top until partner swing or allemande shadow, then slide 
> back to P for swing. Teaching end effects is always a crap shoot. What 
> percentage of the room will remember all those words you said after the music 
> starts and they have been having fun for 6x through the dance? 
> Yep, standard progression (technically) in the neighbor swing of A2. Or B2.
> 
> Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP
> Manager of Software Engineering, Oxford College
> Schedule an appointment: oxford.emory.edu/SethBooking
> 770-784-8487
> seth.tep...@emory.edu
> Use AskIT for fastest response: Oxford.emory.edu/AskIT
> Pronouns: he, him, his
> 
> From: Ted Sims via Contra Callers 
> Sent: Monday, December 6, 2021 2:54 PM
> To: Shared Weight Contra Callers 
> Subject: [External] [Callers] teaching Naked in California
>  
> Hi everyone
> This is kind of a newbie question. I've never called Naked In California 
> [Nils Fredland] before and I'm thinking about how to teach it. I think I've 
> mostly figured it out, but I welcome your comments on my thoughts below:
> 
> (1) I would like for everyone to identify their shadows straight away. I 
> think the best way is to have everyone take hands in long lines then "If you 
> are on the end and your left hand is free, your shadow is the person in your 
> right hand (introduce yourselves). Everyone else, your shadow is the person 
> across and two to the left of you".   Is there a better way? 
> 
> (2) After the partner allemande, if the dancers on the ends have no one in 
> the right hand, it seems to me that they have to stay put (there is no wrap 
> around etc.). Is that correct?
> 
> (3) It looks like people out on the ends need to swap in the usual way.
> 
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> 
> Ted
> 
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[Callers] Re: [External] teaching Naked in California

2021-12-06 Thread Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers 
Ted,

Great questions. Here's the dance: https://contradb.com/dances/951

  1.  Finding shadow: Here's what I'd do. "Neighbor swing. Robins allemande 
right to in front of your partner. give left hand to your partner. Everyone 
freeze. Look over your left shoulder - there is someone looking at you - wave 
at them with your right hand. That's your shadow." Now, with your partner, 
Allemande Left 3 places. There's your shadow!"
  2.  When you are out, your shadow is across the set from you. Your choices 
are to either wait out at top until partner swing or allemande shadow, then 
slide back to P for swing. Teaching end effects is always a crap shoot. What 
percentage of the room will remember all those words you said after the music 
starts and they have been having fun for 6x through the dance?
  3.  Yep, standard progression (technically) in the neighbor swing of A2. Or 
B2.

Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP
Manager of Software Engineering, Oxford College
Schedule an appointment: 
oxford.emory.edu/SethBooking
770-784-8487
seth.tep...@emory.edu
Use AskIT for fastest response: 
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From: Ted Sims via Contra Callers 
Sent: Monday, December 6, 2021 2:54 PM
To: Shared Weight Contra Callers 
Subject: [External] [Callers] teaching Naked in California

Hi everyone
This is kind of a newbie question. I've never called Naked In California [Nils 
Fredland] before and I'm thinking about how to teach it. I think I've mostly 
figured it out, but I welcome your comments on my thoughts below:

(1) I would like for everyone to identify their shadows straight away. I think 
the best way is to have everyone take hands in long lines then "If you are on 
the end and your left hand is free, your shadow is the person in your right 
hand (introduce yourselves). Everyone else, your shadow is the person across 
and two to the left of you".   Is there a better way?

(2) After the partner allemande, if the dancers on the ends have no one in the 
right hand, it seems to me that they have to stay put (there is no wrap around 
etc.). Is that correct?

(3) It looks like people out on the ends need to swap in the usual way.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Ted

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