strathspey@strathspey.org:52602

James Mungall

Re: Choosing demo dances (Was: dances for 3 cpl sets?)

June 2, 2008, 7:59 p.m. (Message 52602, in reply to message 52601)

Well whether fortunately or unfortunately reels are a basis of SCD.
I'm not one that supports avoiding reels for demos.  I agree that they
might be harder to catch/comprehend for the average spectator--but we
shouldn't "dumb-down" our selections either.  Reels are too much a
part of SCD to avoid them for demos entirely (in my opinion anyway.)
I understand the symmetry that's attractive to the human eye...
Posties is great and Shiftin' Bobbins (though I really dislike dancing
it) is also visually interesting.  I'm all for picking visually
attractive dances for demos but I don't like to disclude reel-based
dances.

James Mungall
Baton Rouge, LA, USA