Interesting question. I know that squares and circle dances require more room than contras. I have also heard that contras are the most efficient called set dance for squeezing as many people onto the floor as possible. I wonder if a random or "scatter" mixer could be even more efficient...if folks were packed together tightly?
- Greg West Coast, USA *********** On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Leslie Gotfrit <[email protected]> wrote: > That is, in a pinched space. I don't know how else to phrase it. Is it > possible to wait out an extra turn or two at the bottom so that the number > of couples actually dancing is smaller than the number of couples in the > contra line? (I couldn't look up the question in the archives because > explaining it is wordy.) Has anyone tried it? > > Are there other methods for dealing with not enough room? > > Background: I'm calling a house party contra with room for one contra line > of 16-18 dancers but need 24 paying participants (to cover the band and > me). Given that some people will be late, others chatting around the food, > there won't be four extra couples dancing but maybe one or two or maybe > none. There is a "waiting area" off to the side that doesn't take space > away from the contra line. > > thanks, this forum has been invaluable to this newbie caller > Leslie Gotfrit > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
