Richard wrote:
This is all interesting - can someone explain where this leaves the less
experienced dancer?
A medley is the place where they need the most help from the more
experienced.
Unless we put them all in the same line and watch them scramble.
Or should we just invite them not to dance?
It really doesn't bother me to dance with a newer dancer for a couple extra
minutes.
Unfortunately, medleys don't bode well for newcomers. That is the
point. When a caller announces the warning: "For the next dance
there will be no walk-through," this is almost surely interpreted by
newcomers to be an invitation not to dance that slot.
Rich wrote:
Perhaps we're talking about a different sort of medley.
That may be the case. I have never seen the "short" medley you speak
of. Do you announce your medley's in advance? Do you warn the
dancers that there will be "no walk through?"
- Greg
