Many years ago, Ralph Sweet told me that teaching a
hey is easy if you've done a full chain prior to the
hey. If it's the most typical design- women pass
right shoulders to begin- the path for the women is
exactly the same as a chain, without using hands. The
men wait 2 counts, and then follow
When Tony Parkes re-issues his 1992 book _Contra Dance Calling: A Basic
Text_, we'll once again have access to well-thought-out ideas for
teaching the hey and many other figures. Until then, search out a used
copy of this very useful book.
A couple of points that Tony makes about teaching the
it and by
the end, they loved it. Nell
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The other request is for suggestions on how to teach a hey. (I am a little bit
terrified.)
I suggest teaching via analogy or via demonstration rather than via
description. Experienced dancers are your greatest ally in the
demonstration. The essential teaching piece is: everyone will end up
Here are a few thoughts on teaching the hey - and other calls.
1. Spend as little time as possible "teaching". People learn best by
doing. The fewer words the better.
2. If many of the dancers already know how to do it, depend on the
experienced dancers to help during the dance (but not
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I have First Hey:
First Hey - Paul Balliet
Improper
A1: Neighbor Allemande Left 1 1/2
Ladies Chain
A2: Hey For Four
B1: Partner Balance & Swing
B2: Circle Left 3/4
Balance the Ring, Pass Thru to Next Neighbor
There are many ways to teach a hey. The best is a demo. For a full hey
Thanks to everyone who so generously sent me suggestions for easy dances to use
in the fourth slot that I, as a new caller will call at our Toronto Country
Dancer's dance that Bev Bernbaum will be calling next Saturday.
I have attached a Word document that has all the dances, some of which
