Re: [Callers] Blind dancers

2006-03-01 Thread jerome23
There is a lovely Rick Mohr dance called the Connectrix in which you are always in contact with either a partner or neighbor. It includes balance the ring & neighbor swing, down the hall and come back cozy, duck to form a cloverleaf, circle Left 3/4, partner swing, then circle Left 3/4, balance

Re: [Callers] Keep watching the floor

2006-03-01 Thread Gale T. Wood
There is a dance that was written for a blind dancer here in southern NH I will see if I can find it and post later. It is quite fun to dance, as you never loose contact with another person throughout the dance. Happy Dancing Gale

[Callers] Blind dancers

2006-03-01 Thread David Millstone
--- You wrote: Has anyone else had experience with blind dancers? --- end of quote --- Yes, I know several, one of whom was not particularly skilled as a dancer and others who move quite comfortably. I once had the opportunity to call for a program run by the "Ski for Light" organization. This

Re: [Callers] Keep watching the dance floor the entire nite!

2006-03-01 Thread Rich Goss
The San Antonio dance group had a blind dancer. Everyone in the community helped her along. But Seth T's observation held here too. She didn't function as well doing non-touching moves, but the other dancers made them touching moves. It was a joy to watch, and to dance with her. Rich On

Re: [Callers] Keep watching the dance floor the entire nite!

2006-03-01 Thread Seth Seeger
On Feb 28, 2006, at 5:52 PM, Karen Fontana wrote: So, this begged the question: do I keep calling to help her out (one person), or do I let her fumble and let some help out…. After experimenting some more (calling thinly and watching her…. I stopped calling once and she ended up in a