[SCA-Dance] Too much improv

[Jen Kennedy]

I usually call for N number of repeats "as taught" before craziness
ensues, for dances that can be improvised wildly, especially if they are
also likely to have a lot of newcomers on the floor (we get a lot of
carrying-on in many "easy" dances here: Pease Bransle, Amoroso, New Boe
Peep, as well as P.V.). I want to give the less-confident dancers a safe
chance to try in mixed company, as well as giving the bounders a
refresher on the choreography, which some forget or never really learn
from lack of opportunity to practice.

I like Del's and Urraca's solutions also, and will consider them as
alternatives for when there are enough dancers, space, & time for
multiple sets. 

Eoin, Trimaris

On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:14:41 +1000, "Del" said:
> Because Petit Vriens is quite popular we often dance it more than once
> during an evening.  So we have "combat" and "non-combat" versions
> happening at different times, which seems to keep everyone happy.

Mary Railing wrote:
>"mosh pit" Petit Riens [...] "safe zone" be designated at
> one end of the hall for people who just want to dance rather than
> play "chicken".


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