On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Richard Mckeever wrote:
> I would be interesting to hear how other callers incorporate other formations
> in their programs and how they and the dancer feel about it
Consider the size of your crowd:
1) For dances where the actives ARE active (compared to 2's a
--- Mac wrote:
This would include - but not be limited to:
circles dances
Sicilian circles
Squares
4 facing 4
triple minors
scatter mixers
other??
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also:
triplets
duple proper (including chestnuts and modern compositions in that formation)
odd formation dances (e.g., seven-per
Mac asked about how other callerrs incorporate other formations into their
programs.
I call English (for 25+ years), barn dances, historical-themed (Regency/Early
American, Civil War, Dickens) and contra (for the last five or so years, but
only a few times a year).
My answers are different for e
Here is a new topic...
Recently I have noticed that many of the programs presented have consisted
solely of duple improper contras with a couple Becket dances thrown in for
variety.
I would be interesting to hear how other callers incorporate other formations
in their programs and how they and
Here, it's easy. We don't allow lifting people off the floor.
We have one person with a very mild mental illness who wasn't judging very
well when to do it and when not, and wasn't always doing it safely, so we
just made it a rule, not to be broken, that no one does it, to make it
easier for him t
Good points, all, as usual.
The more difficult problem is how to keep the creeps from behaving that way
with younger, or newer, dancers, who don't know yet what sort of atmosphere
we generally maintain, and are reluctant to "cause a scene". Mostly, I
think, if it's too bad, they just go away, neve
I'll bet this discussion is going to continue for a bit, so let's clarify:
I've ALWAYS made people stop what they are doing -- made them leave more
room, move a hand -- I've just always done it non-verbally. If I don't want
to be dipped, I don't get dipped -- I can shift my weight or go inert in
w
Amy wrote: But have I truly called
them out on it? No. And neither have any of my peers.
I have.
Now that I'm older, it doesn't happen as often, but still does occasionally.
I've put my left palm against a man's shoulder and pushed him back, saying:
"I don't want to dance that close.' Or: "I don
It's funny, I'm listening to all of these stories and thinking about the
creepers I've run into over the years, and I'm thinking to myself:
"Well, it's really quite simple, isn't it? Ladies, if a gent is being
inappropriate, walk away!
Just wait until you're out at the top or bottom, turn to him
Thank you JoLaine for this post. The issue of lifts, dips, and other
aerials is a difficult one. These moves are often crowd-pleasers and ad
excitement to the dance experience. Unfortunately they also make the hall
less safe for everyone.
Even in swing and ballroom dance venues these moves are
this is a good policy, very relevant to both new and experienced dancers.
i especially liked the "john does this well - get some pointers" part, and
COMMUNICATE.
here's my personal story, as a relatively new dancer doing something wrong
without realizing it:
i was at one of my first dance
In regards to unwelcome behavior at a dance, our community has a middle-aged
man who zeros in on the (very thin) young women (we're a college town), and
lifts them off the floor, swings them around, drops their heads towards the
floor, etc. I watched him drop a first-time dancer, TWICE in one nigh
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