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Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov

Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov

Re: Cribs (was Re: Square dancing.)

Oct. 4, 2001, 3:28 p.m. (Message 27740, in reply to message 27735)

Quoting Adam Hughes <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx>:
> Is it the norm outside the UK (or even in the UK) for dances to be
> briefed?

Yes, I'd say it is the norm for dances to be briefed in the United 
States and Canada, from my experience anyway (I've been SCD dancing in 
California, Washington state, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, 
Minnesota, and Ontario).  

However, I found that in Scotland, where I learned to SCD in the 1980s 
and early 1990s, it was not the usual practice to brief dances at 
social events (at least not at that time).  When I first started 
dancing here in the U.S.  I thought that giving briefings was kind of 
wimpy, but now I believe they are a very good idea.  For one thing, 
they make a dance far more welcoming to people who are newer to SCD or 
who have a different learning style (who take things in better by 
hearing them rather than reading).  It also makes the dance more 
welcoming to people from out of town, who may not be as familiar with 
the dances on the program as the local folks.

--Lara Friedman-Shedlov
Minneapolis, MN  USA



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