If only I could "train" them, but it's a new group every year. Reminds me of the very first year I did this -- 15+ years ago. There was no working sound system -- they told me they had one, so I didn't bring mine. The band had theirs, but the screams from the dancers quickly drowned them out. I resorted to hand signals only. Turns out that was one of the best dances we ever did.
Maybe that's the answer to my problem. On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Tom Hinds <[email protected]> wrote: > Linda, thanks for bringing this topic up. It sounds like might have a > good collection of English village dances in your collection. I think > they're perfect for that group. John is correct, get them moving right > away. > > I realize that the thread is super easy dances but I'd like to throw out > another idea. > > Maybe it's time to train them. I don't think you can get them to be as > quiet as you want but maybe you can get them to be quiet when you're > teaching. Those new to calling might want to think about demos, making > sure that there's a payoff for being quite and watching. The payoff/reward > could be showing them a cool move or a fun way to dance a particular > sequence etc. etc. And if you can get them to laugh during the demo that's > even better. > > Thanks to everyone for the dances. We are fortunate to have so many > talented contraographers. > > T > > -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* *102 Mitchell Drive* *Temple, Texas 76501* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)* *contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>* *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
