Elitism

Miriam L. Mueller

Message 15583 · 23 Jan 1999 19:51:34 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

TWO strathspeys to finish up an evening? Our branch always finishes up
with rousing familiar dance (De'al Amang the Tailors for instance), which
helps tremendously when you're exhausted after dancing all night and the
music and joy carry you through one more dance - and the frequent encore.
When our program-planners get carried away with dances too esoteric or
specialized, party attendance drops and it's back to the basic - having
fun.
Perhaps some San Francisco branch teachers will convey some of the
practices that keep a fairly good balance here. (I would like to see
more local dances turning up on party programs, but when they do they
tend to be teachers' dances rather than those by some of our talented
membership.)