On 3/2/2012 11:44 PM, Brian Hamshar wrote:
Reportedly it was the feeling of the board that mixers are the best way to integrate beginners and thereby improve retention. Thus they feel it's a good enough tool for potentially increasing attendance over time that they felt they should codify it. I've never heard of a requirement like this being enacted, although I understand that certain New England communities tend to have one or more mixers at every dance. I'm afraid it'll rub a lot of callers the wrong way. I'm rather certain it'll exacerbate the ongoing problem here of experienced dancers showing up a half hour or more after the dance begins (they're not popular with the regular dancers). What do others think?
I always include a mixer in the first few dances of an evening for just these very reasons, so it wouldn't be a problem for me.
Jonathan ----- Jonathan Sivier Caller of Contra, English and Early American Dances jsivier AT illinois DOT edu Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html ----- Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? A: It depends on what dance you call!
