Chris, I like this approach, will try it next time I get to lead an introductory group!
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music." - Nietzsche “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass ... it's about learning to dance in the rain!” ~ unknown On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM Chris Page via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm still trying to work this out too. > > My most recent experiment: Have them assign roles during the promenade. > > After circle left/right/forward and back, I have them partner up and > then promenade as couples. > Once we've established counterclockwise, I let them know that the > person on the left is > doing the lark's role, and the person on the right's is doing the robin's > role. > > I need to try this a few more times before I figure out if I want to > keep doing it this > way. > > (I like to have the swing a bit later in the workshop, just to catch > more newcomers > that didn't _quite_ make it to the start of the beginner lesson. And > to work on other > connected figures like allemande and two-hand turn.) > > Cheers, > -Chris Page > Los Angeles > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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