Oh, yeah, I certainly don't order them not to clap. I tell them that I think that the dance is more fun if you don't clap. And I often mention that there aren't any contra police to come after them if they do clap.
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Richard Mckeever <[email protected]> wrote: > In my opinion - this is getting too regimented again. > > I never tell dancers if they should clap or not. I have been known to let > them know how I feel about it in light hearted way. > > Just let them dance and focus on the important stuff > > Mac > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jeff Kaufman <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Callers] Walk the Plank > > Chris Lahey wrote: >> I specifically told them that usually I encourage clapping and >> talked about how nice it felt and actually got most of them to clap >> for the first petronella and not for the second. > > I think presenting yourself as being on the pro-clapping side is > probably key to why that worked for you. Many callers don't like > clapping on petronellas and dancers who like the clapping know that > callers think this. So when a caller says "don't clap", even if it > really is specific to this particular dance, a lot of people think > "don't tell me how to dance" and ignore them. > > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
