Well, are you talking about things like... -- Dances for non-dancers -- A great way to connect with other friendly, happy people -- No costumes -- wear a smile and comfortable shoes and clothes -- No partner or experience necessary
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Emily Addison via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello shared weight callers :) > > Knowing that callers do so much to support brand new contra dancers, as a > dance organizer, I have a question for you! > > Ottawa Contra is working on a 1-pg handout to give to first time dancers. > The goal of the handout is to provide tidbits that will help convince first > timers to come back, that contra's accessible/they can be successful/climb > that learning curve, and that contra's a great fit for them. Who knows if > the handout will actually work but we want to try as part of our focus on > increasing the retention of all the beginners we get. > > I have a few examples of other handouts but they often focus on explaining > the specific moves. > > We're thinking more along things that speak to the spirit of contra/are > inspiring PLLLUS great technical tips (nuggets!) that can make a huge > different to their experience as beginners. > > If you have any ideas, please pass them along. They may be little messages > you feel every beginner should know, or even tips you provide in the > beginner/intro lesson before the actual dance. > > With much thanks! > Emily Addison in Ottawa ON > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* *102 Mitchell Drive* *Temple, Texas 76501* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)*
