Hello Tavi, You are correct, gimmick was a bad choice of words. Gimmick is a term used in MWSD publications to describe surprise or unusual choreography.
The type of dances I am looking for are dances that have an unusual element, whether it be a different move like rip 'n snort, an unusual application as in Bree's "couple to solo" Dosido, or an unusual progression. These dances are easy enough for a floor with many beginners but novel (?) enough for most dancers to enjoy. Rich On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 1:46 PM, tavi merrill via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I take issue with the term "gimmick." Using familiar moves in new ways is > IMO called "good choreography." If one defines using existing moves in > novel ways as "gimmick," basically every use of petronella turns and waves > after "Petronella" and "Rory O'Moore" is a gimmick. > > Originally had a long list of dances, but then i saw "easy" in Rich's > original ask, so pared down: > > "Anthem to a Pet Ferret" by Sargon de Jesus may be of interest > > "A Sure Thing" by Chris Page is challenging to teach but not actually > challenging to dance > > also do si do and swing the one behind offers a simple but fun twist. U > can find it in Tom Hinds' "Python Reel" and Rick Mohr's "Leave the Wine" > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >