As a new caller to a new college dance series, I'm particularly interested in collecting a bunch of connected, simple dances that feature ONE advanced move. We get lots of newbies every night, often 30% or more. The dancers who come regularly are getting tired of simple dances. This would be a way of broadening my group's move catalog at a reduced level of challenge for the newbies. I'm already splitting my evenings into an hour of simple, 3/4 hour of intermediate, a break, and an advanced hour. Connected dances with new moves in the intermediate section could help the newbies last later into the night.
--jh-- On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 12:15 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Here is a link to one of my recent dances, "The Balter Dance," not > written with beginners in mind... > http://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Balter > A caller described her experience calling this at a local dance (which > usually attracts > a relatively large number of beginners) > "I called a couple of your dances tonight. there were totally > brand new dancers in the > mix- folks with not even other dance experience- so even basic > stuff required like 3 walk-thrus. > We did Dave Found The Missing Coffee Cup, and Balter Dance. > Balter Dance was particularly well received for its chains for > both ladies and gents, > which is rare, and works beautifully with the alternating stars. > One person commented that it was great for helping new dancers, > since you're in > physical contact with either a partner or neighbor almost all the > time, so you don't > get lost or wander in the wrong direction." > Does anyone have other dances with connectivity making them appropriate > for crowds with a high proportion of beginners? > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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