I agree that heys are easy for first-timers. I try to stick with half-heys as much as possible. As with most figures heys are much easier if the caller makes a point of NOT attempting to teach them. This is my preference as a dancer and I find it much easier as a caller as well. Remember: the regulars in the hall can demonstrate the figure almost as quickly as you can give the prompt. I always assume that the hall is integrated and let the regulars take the lead and save us all a lot of time and trouble. Plus, it's more fun for the regulars.
- Greg ************** On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Linda Leslie <[email protected]>wrote: > Tavi wrote: > >> -* heys *can be a surprisingly easy move. I recently had a conversation >> with another caller who shares the opinion that heys are actually easier >> for newbs to properly execute than are ladies chains. The biggest problem >> i've noticed with heys is that many experienced dancers seem to think of >> them as somehow challenging, and when a caller says they'll be teaching a >> hey, experienced dancers will often give some body language or comment >> that >> raises the newbies' affective filter. Our trick as callers is figuring out >> how to keep that affective filter down, and deliver the instructions for a >> hey as simply as possible. >> >> I agree with Tavi that heys don't have to be perceived as a difficult > move. I use them all the time with newer dancers, using the following > guidelines: > A full hey which occurs anywhere but in the B2 is easier, since the > dancers do not have to progress out of the hey > A hey which ends up with a B & S, or gypsy and S (either P or N) will > smooth over any tendency to get a bit lost. Great dances that are perfect > examples are: > The Carousel by Tom Hinds > Flirtation Reel by Tony Parkes > There are many others! > Sometimes using a dance that introduces a half hey is a great way to get > folks ready for a full hey later on in the evening. > These dances add variety. > > One other quick point that I thought about when Emily first posted, but > did not share at the time: I use four in line down the hall quite a bit > with new dancers. I have never found that it caused confusion about > location in space/the dance. Quite the contrary, it gives folks > encouragement to move to the music in a quite natural way, and is another > move that adds variety. I can understand avoiding these dances because of > space constraints. However, four in line down the hall to a great march > makes for wonderful dancing. > > Cheers! Linda > > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >
