I just wanted to also say that I really like the additions Brooke
contributed.
Julian
Western Mass
On Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 4:23 PM Brooke Friendly
wrote:
>
> Most of my experience with this comes from the ECD world rather than
> contra. That said...
>
> 1. As a caller, I teach to who is there reg
I don't have any great wisdom to impart here, but it's a general topic I'm
extremely interested in. I've been more concerned with these questions in the
English dance scene, and I want to validate that these are difficult questions.
I don't understand what the goal of an advanced contra dance s
Hi all, I agree with Julian completely. Asking someone to leave an "advanced
dance" (or any dance) because they aren't "advanced" enough is so totally
wrong. First of all you are asking folks to "self-assign" their level in the
first place, so, really, you're going to "get what you get" and kick
Most of my experience with this comes from the ECD world rather than
contra. That said...
1. As a caller, I teach to who is there regardless of how the dance is
advertised. This means flexibility, ability to shift expectations, shift my
program, work on my patience. Sometimes this means for a part
Oops, sorry, I said allemande and meant right shoulder round. I mean, it could
also be an allemande right, that might be nicer for people who prefer physical
contact to eye contact — but it makes the transition into the swing clunky.
I think I explained to Jerome (via the list) that it’s the Ro
You can hear some thoughts from sixty years ago relating to topics in this
thread in this recording of a 1962 Q&A session with the late great square dance
caller Ed Gilmore:
http://squaredancehistory.com/items/show/702
You might start by listening for a few minutes beginning from 17:53.
This dance looks interesting but I confess I don’t understand it fully. I think
the first gate is with your neighbor, the second with your partner, then robins
chain across to your neighbor (ending across from your partner). Who is the
right shoulder around with and how does that get the robins
I've given this some thought. I've been a dancer in this situation, and
heard other organizers ask this question.
I don't like the idea of asking someone to leave. I do think this is
antithetical to my values as a dance organizer.
I don't like the idea of gatekeeping and presuming I know how well
Hi Maia,
On your (2), I know it sounds really unfriendly, but I would actually
advocate kicking people out. With an advanced dance the publicity should be
clear about what level of skill is expected, and if someone isn't able to
do that the organizers should refund them and ask them to leave. For
