If you want some more symmetrical swings please see:
http://contrafusion.co.uk/SwingWorkshop.html
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 940
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http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
From: Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers
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Sent: 14 October 2023 13:59
To: Julian Blechner <[email protected]>
Cc: Michael Fuerst <[email protected]>; Shared Weight Contra Callers
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Subject: [Callers] Re: Introducing new dances to gender free dancing
Like Julian, we do it matter of factly, just handing out the Lark and Robin
tags at the door when people arrive.
We also teach neighbour swings in our group with the non-ballroom hands holding
at the elbows, (rather on the back) which gives a bit more space and comfort
for any two folks to swing, even if they're not used to/super comfortable being
close to someone of the same gender.
We also work our way up to swings gradually - doing more balancing and
allemanding at the start - no swings for the first few dances -, which gives
ppl time to get accustomed to dancing with anyone, before doing something that
does feel a bit more intimate.
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