I'd love to hear suggestions on how to approach a dancer like the one in question, and broach the subject.
-Ron Blechner On Mar 7, 2017 1:20 PM, "JD Erskine via Callers" < [email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-03-07 0627, Martha Wild via Callers wrote: > >> I’d like to add another point to Neal’s reasoning: >> >> As a 5 foot 1 inch woman dancer (and a caller), I can also add that the >> female of the human species is known to generally be smaller than the >> male. >> > > major snip > > In general, then, it’s a lot >> easier for a big guy to gently direct a small mixed-up woman in the >> right direction, than it is for me to change the course of the Titanic >> once it starts blundering among the icebergs. That is definitely another >> reason people tend to notice the problem with male dancers more. But we >> have had at least one large dancing-challenged woman whose size made it >> equally difficult to direct - I occasionally tried dancing as the man >> with her, but gave it up because it hurt my arms too much. >> > > Martha >> > > George Marshall was in town in the autumn. A teaching point that stood out > for me in his pre-dance/inclusivity workshop was, that if someone is > still/stationary it's more difficult to move them or guide them to where > they might go. > > If someone is dancing (simply in motion of some sort), even if in a place > other than expected, they may be directed more easily. > > (I keep thinking an air-hockey table at work, however I'm from "up here".) > > If our male dancer in question is lumbering, stiff, not moving much, and > can/may move, then assisting him in that might help make it easier to > direct him more in the normal flow of the dance. > > To do more certainly would be best with permission, awareness of offered > assistance. > > Cheers, John > -- > J.D. Erskine > Victoria, BC > > Island Dance - Folk & Country > dance info - site & mail list > Vancouver Island & BC islands > > http://vecds.ca/island.dance/ > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >
