Oh indeed! One of our best English Country dancers here swore she had never danced, that none of her friends thought she would ever dance. But who remembers the moves to every dance (long and complicated ones too)? Who became one of our very best caller/teacher/explainers? This I-never-danced-before girl -- who played in her high school marching band.
I you haven't spent years dancing International or Scottish before you become a contra or English dancer, I think the best way to go from zero to 60 in two seconds is to have been in a marching band. M E On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Gretchen Caldwell <[email protected]>wrote: > One of those "aha!" moments: A new contradancer here in Charlotte, after > his > first night dancing, said "Hey! This is just like marching band! I know I > have > 6 counts to get to the next place!" Gonna see how I can incorporate that > idea > into Monday night's teaching... > Gretchen Caldwell > Charlotte, NC > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- For the good are always the merry, Save by an evil chance, And the merry love the fiddle And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
