Hey all,
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Mark Widmer
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Martha wrote:
> 1. Dancers might benefit from a mention in the beginner workshops that they
> should not be too surprised if the person they are to do a move with is of
> the unexpected gender, that it's just done for fun and is okay. Forewarned
> is forearmed. New dancers might think we're strang
Bob Golder quoted Jack:
On Sep 11, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Jack Mitchell wrote:
>One other thing I had thought about doing in a workshop is to have a
>few people in each line with a red ball cap or a particular shirt or
>some other identifying mark,
and then explained the bands-and-ba
On Sep 11, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Jack Mitchell wrote:
One other thing I had thought about doing in a workshop is to have a
few people in each line with a red ball cap or a particular shirt or
some other identifying mark,
Among the several methods of identifying dance roles without respect
Good thought. And I liked Jack's idea of how to incorporate this in the
teaching if you had time.
When partner changing, gender swapping, we should consider if the other person
in the pairing is willing to dance with someone other than they said yes to. I
don't think you'd get that far in the
Three thoughts, or parts thereof:
1. Dancers might benefit from a mention in the beginner workshops that they
should not be too surprised if the person they are to do a move with is of
the unexpected gender, that it's just done for fun and is okay. Forewarned
is forearmed. New dancers might think
Greg McKenzie wrote:
>
> At regular public contra dances I don't switch genders. If I see a
> swapped couple approaching I will often begin calling (if the caller
> has stopped calling) to help my partner, and others, avoid
> confusion.
>
It really depends on where you're dancing. If you did t
At regular public contra dances I don't switch genders. If I see a
swapped couple approaching I will often begin calling (if the caller
has stopped calling) to help my partner, and others, avoid confusion.
Greg McKenzie
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At 06:57 AM 9/11/2009, Jack Mitchell wrote:
One other th
One other thing I had thought about doing in a workshop is to have a
few people in each line with a red ball cap or a particular shirt or
some other identifying mark, and challenge folks in the workshop to
make sure that they're not swapping when they get to those particular
people i
Following up on Mark Galipeau's note:
In a workshop, it may be good to offer a little context on when
gender-role-swapping is appropriate (or inappropriate). For example, at most
dance weekends your neighbors will welcome or at least understand. At many
monthly dances, there are neighbors who may
For techno contras, I've been thinking about doing something with the
music of Cynic Project (there's a free download album at
http://www.tcpmusic.com/), but I've always had the great fortune of
living someplace with excellent live music, so I haven't pursued it.
That's my projected jumping off poi
Okay, so I live in a void down here in Texas - will someone take me in when I
have to move out of this state for my politics?
I'm intrigued with the techno-hip hop alternative dance tunes since viewing
that video. Can someone share a list of tunes/artists I should look for that
might work
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