I like your approach, Woody. I've done something similar to some success, but it's that noise once we get moving to or without the music. Maybe I should rethink this part.
On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Woody Lane via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I always start my pre-dance workshop with a 2-handed turn. If necessary, I > demonstrate it with someone. Then I teach allemande left, allemande right, > and dos-i-do. Then I sometimes ask the band to play a tune 2-3 times at a > relatively fast tempo, and I make up a silly dance using only those > figures, where the partners only dance with each other (no progression, > although that would be fun -- just call "move to the next person!"). It > doesn't take long before everyone is smiling and laughing, but the main > thing is that they are doing the moves and listening to the calls and > learning to trust my voice. > > Woody > > -- > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Woody Lane > Caller, Percussive Dancer > Roseburg, Oregon > http://www.woodylanecaller.com > home: 541-440-1926 <(541)%20440-1926> cell: 541-556-0054 > <(541)%20556-0054> > ------------------------------ > > On 6/17/2017 10:07 AM, Linda S. Mrosko via Callers wrote: > > 2-hand turns -- one year I was teaching a dance that had a 2-hand turn -- > which I discovered was beyond their comprehension. Lots of blank faces and > a few tried to hold onto each other and turn under their own arches. I > grabbed a young fellow close by and demonstrated a 2-hand turn and there > was a huge "ahhhh" from the group. Who'd have thought that was a foreign > term for 18-year olds. Why don't they teach this stuff in school anymore? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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)* *contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>* *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more)*
