“Improper is tougher” It certainly sounds like an opportunity for people to switch roles, and that it’s tougher suggests it’d be a new experience. If they’ve never done that before, even familiar and simple dances will seem new and newly challenging. Read Weaver Jamaica Plain, MA http://lcfd.org
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Jerome Grisanti via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jacqui, > > I have called proper longways dances (without diagonals or out-of-minor-set > interactions) for two couples, switching active couples with every other > iteration but maintaining the same orientation in the room. Works well with > many English dances -- for example Softly Good Tummas -- because they are > proper. Improper is tougher. The idea is similar to Dale's calling party > orientation, but the mechanics are a bit different, and the one he describes > is better for improper dances. > > My group (Maryville MO) is accustomed to smaller attendance, and thus ready > to switch to three-couple longways English when another couple shows up, then > into old-time squares when a fourth couple shows up. A fifth couple or more > puts us into longways duple minors. And always ready to mix it up with a > circle mixer. > > --Jerome > > Jerome Grisanti > 660-528-0858 > http://www.jeromegrisanti.com <http://www.jeromegrisanti.com/> > > "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power > and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:09 PM, QuiAnn2 via Callers > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > I recently called at a contra dance where we had exactly 6 dancers for almost > the entire evening (one joined us later but only occasionally danced). This > was unexpected as they usually have attendance in the 12-20 range. I was able > to piece together a night of mixers, triplets, and oddball dances to make it > work and the dancers were game for anything so it ended up being a fun night. > But it got me thinking about what to do if only 4 dancers came to a dance > (meaning even if I jumped in, we would only have 5 total dancers). In order > to be better prepared for next time, I have a couple of questions. > > 1) Do you have any dances you can share that would work for 4 or 5 dancers? > Or also dances for 6 dancers that are not triplets (have plenty of triplets). > I have already collected Do-Si-3 and Haste to the Divorce, both of which I > modified so that they would not progress. > 2) Could a whole evening (3 hours) of dance be put together for just 4-5 > dancers? > 3) What preparation can be done by me in advance to help with this situation? > It’s possible to talk with the organizer in advance about canceling the dance > if only 4 or 5 dancers show up, however, this particular dance is a 75 minute > drive one-way and I’d prefer to avoid the round trip if there won’t be enough > dancers. For various reasons, any dance promoting that I do myself would be > largely ineffective for this particular dance. > > Would love to hear about any ideas you can share. Thanks! > > Jacqui Grennan > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
