Becky Nankivell said,
Depending on the event, the length scheduled, and thecrowd, you
could conceivably announce and establish at the start thatthere will be
short sets of ~2-3 dances with breaks between, so theyknow that they'll
have the breaks coming. >snip>
That makes so much sense! Of
Concerning letting 'em sit or not -- I'd say that depends on the
event. If it's billed as a dance event, then, counter-intuitively, I'd
let them socialize more frequently because the socializing is really
the point under it all, and the dancing is an excuse. They will have
dancing in mind. Dependin
Beth said,
>>>"I "teach" people to listen to me during the first dance. I start with a
>>>big
>>>circle. I teach the group the following: Walk to the left, walk to the
>>>right,
>>>go into the center 3 steps, come back and do-si-do. After that I start the
>>>music and call hash of those. I
I once had a caller say to me "I would never patronize a group by teaching
them circle left and circle right." But he didn't really get the point: I'm
not teaching circle left and circle right. The purpose of the first dance of
the evening is to teach them to listen to the caller.
Beth, whatever
I'll just add one thing to Beth's comments:
She said, "Short teachers are important" and she cited Tony saying, "Keep them
moving."
Part of the "keep them moving" idea, in my mind, is to follow one dance
immediately with another. Don't let 'em sit down. They just finished a dance and
applauded th
Girl Scout Father daughter dances are absolutely my favorite dances to call.
Here are some comments.
I "teach" people to listen to me during the first dance. I start with a big
circle. I teach the group the following: Walk to the left, walk to the right,
go into the center 3 steps, come back an
"Let us know how it goes!" Alan Winston requested, after so many of you kindly
expounded on your favorite ONS dances that are not mixers.
So here's the report:
The "Me and My Cowboy" Girl Scout father-daughter dance was unlike anything
else
I'd ever called before. The hall was packed with 130
