strathspey@strathspey.org:8350

Norah Link

Re: Mairi's Wedding -Reply

July 30, 1997, 5:48 p.m. (Message 8350, in reply to message 8323)

>>> <Stefan Barthel> 30/07/97  05:55 am >>>
>Again I guess it gets back to one of my favourite "hobbyhorses" and
that is
>that teachers really do need to set a reasonably good example.

Right. You have to show it's fun to dance! And sometimes it's much fun
to 
dance Mairi's Wedding passing right shoulder or even do extra loops in 
passing, clap hands ore something else. But you should tell your 
beginners - before taking them to a social - not to worry about unusual
things. But those things should not be copied by the beginners, as long
as they are not sure about it. 
<<<

OK, but what about the example of showing consideration for others in
the set?  It's one thing to watch from the sidelines and see a set of
experienced dancers putting in extra twirls.  It's another to be in the
middle of it.  And if, as Elaine has pointed out, the dancers aren't
really capable but are putting them in anyway, or are catching other
dancers by surprise and putting them off balance, was it really worth
it?

Norah Link
Montreal, Quebec