[ABC] Keeping Grade 7 and 8 kids interested in dancing for a hour.
RJHAMPTON at aol.com
RJHAMPTON at aol.com
Mon Feb 3 18:53:59 PST 2014
Yep
Step 1 Don't care about those clowning around!!!
2- UP TEMPO NON-TRADITIONAL MUSIC (In another setting, the "cool" factor
won't be in play-but school-must be cool)
3 A semblance of Cir, L and R- L allemande R+L grand (however many hands to
partner- Big circle or 11 couple "squares") R + L stars and have
non-starers yell/scream or cheer
4 Patter to lots of tunes-change in the middle of tip
5- If we want them, we must do it their way so don't worry very much about
phrase, timing- if most get out there and do something loud- PLAY songs
they know during breaks NOTE-Buy The Radio or Edit Versions!!!!!
You've succeeded .they had fun , So did you
Agree or Disagree on format but the above works in the above setting
Rick Hampton
Middle of Nowhere Ca.
In a message dated 2/3/2014 4:01:50 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
summers_bob at yahoo.ca writes:
Not truly an ABC issue but I'm sure the list members have plenty of
experience with this.
Last year I did a square dance session with a full gym of students
(several classes of grade 7's and 8's). Session is just over an hour in length.
Except for a large circle dance at the beginning and a modified Virginia
Reel, it always seemed an uphill battle trying to do some form of dance that
actually resembles Square Dancing. It was either their lack of attention,
interest, execution, hand contact, etc or just some boys horsing around
instead of dancing.
Circle Dance: Nothing more than 4 steps forward and return (twice) (16
beats), once for the Girls (8), once for the Boys (8), Right Elbow Swing (8),
Left Elbow Swing(8), Promenade (16) ... usually to Mickey Mouse - SR 601.
Virginia Reel: longer than normal lines because running down the sides to
go under the arch seemed the best part of the dance.
Apparently the kids enjoyed themselves (at least the school would like me
to do it again). However I didn't find it all that personally satisfying.
So before I agree to do it again, I'm trying to find dances that have more
"self-entertainment" value that these kids will enjoy doing.
Does anyone have any advice or dances with kid-appeal that they could
share?
Thanks
Bob Summers
Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
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