On Tue, Feb 25, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote: > On 2/25/2014 8:46 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >>On Sun, Feb 23, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote: >>> >>>And how about Levi Jackson Rag (5 cpls)? It's not actually that >>>hard, and uses basic figures in a fun way. When a set gets through >>>it for the first time it's a definite high-5 moment. >> >>Errrgh. No. ;-) I mean, agreed on the high-5 bit, but I think of Levi >>Jackson as being more difficult because of the pass-by-two star -- I've >>seen way too many breakdowns there. Combine that with the fast pace >>(some do slow down the music, though), and just the generally odd >>configuration, and I only recommend doing it with more experienced >>dancers unless you want to spend a lot of time teaching it. >> >>The other problem with Levi Jackson is the same problem with square >>dancing: you need exact multiples of five couples. > > True, but the original poster mentioned a group of 5-10 couples, and > also mentioned that this is a class rather than a standard social > dance, so something that requires a bit more teaching might actually > be a good fit.
Looks like you crossed the threads -- that's bad, very bad. [*] I think the thread you wanted for this bit was Ben Hornstein's "Social Dance Club intro program". [*] RIP, Harold Ramis, in case the joke wasn't obvious. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
