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 | | From: | Karen M. | | Subject: | Re: Two beginner contras (repost) | | Date: | 6 Jan 2005 06:58:57 -0800 |
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 | AAhz wrote:
>...However, for this event, I'm adding 30-45 minutes of instruction
and more break time...
I learned how at a regular dance, with live music, much like that.
"This is your right hand. This is your left hand." The musicians would
bring decks of cards and other toys. It'd take 25 minutes for one
dance, and IIRC each evening could fit perhaps 8-10 dances. (When I
call, I can do 16-18 in three hours.)
Seems like a simple glossary Sicilian circle would be one good choice,
followed by something else. The other night I led a beginner session in
SC formation, and just added figures to build up the repertoire, almost
like a Kentucky running set except with pass-throughs. Didn't bother
with line of four. IME very few dances have a square through (it's not
in my "you really need to know" list).
I spent some effort on dancing with the phrase of music, which wouldn't
have made a lot of sense at the time as the session was not melodified.
HTH
--Karen M.
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| | From: | Mean Green Dancing Machine | | Subject: | Re: Two beginner contras (repost) | | Date: | 7 Jan 2005 15:15:24 -0800 |
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| In article <1105023537.428359.122580@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
Karen M. wrote:
>AAhz wrote:
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>>...However, for this event, I'm adding 30-45 minutes of instruction
>>and more break time...
>
>I learned how at a regular dance, with live music, much like that.
>"This is your right hand. This is your left hand." The musicians would
>bring decks of cards and other toys. It'd take 25 minutes for one
>dance, and IIRC each evening could fit perhaps 8-10 dances. (When I
>call, I can do 16-18 in three hours.)
That's my intent. Around here (SF Bay), I think it's closer to 12-14 in
three hours, but that's more because there are often 20-30 couples in a
line and the musicians play through a full cycle of progressions.
>Seems like a simple glossary Sicilian circle would be one good choice,
>followed by something else. The other night I led a beginner session in
>SC formation, and just added figures to build up the repertoire, almost
>like a Kentucky running set except with pass-throughs. Didn't bother
>with line of four. IME very few dances have a square through (it's not
>in my "you really need to know" list).
If you know an appropriate SC, please tell me! Or should I just get
people into formation and start doing "random" calls, not worrying about
whether couples end up with each other?
>I spent some effort on dancing with the phrase of music, which wouldn't
>have made a lot of sense at the time as the session was not melodified.
>HTH
Yes, that's something I plan to spend a lot of time on.
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