Atlanta Convention, Day 5
Jul. 4th, 2011 11:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisMonday started slow --and it was just as well, since I was running on only a few hours of sleep.
Brunch was a buffet: the customary scrambled eggs, bacon & hash browns. Any day is a good day that starts with bacon. Lots of bacon.
Beyond all of that, I didn't dance a great deal Monday. Kent called a C1 tip at noon while I called an Advanced tip at 1pm and C1 at 5pm.
In both of my tips, some dancers were having a hell of a time with the simplest calls. Under no circumstances should "spin the top" crash an Advanced square; likewise, "cross chain & roll" shouldn't break down a C1 square. In each situation, I could see several dancers trying to execute the call and attempting to direct the slower dancers, but the newbies --I presume they were all new graduates-- were sometimes spinning in the spot because they couldn't decide where to go and weren't listening for my clear directions ("You have lines facing in. No, really, you have lines facing in. In, not out. You: U turn back. No, not you... *you*.") Later in the day, I had other dancers who were in successful squares thanking me for the calling and reaffirming that it wasn't the calls, it was indeed the newer dancers. Next year, I'm sure these folks will be fine --and we'll have a new crop of new graduates. I was one of those dancers at least once per call list so I can hardly complain.
I had hoped to get to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
billeyler's hexagon set but didn't get there in time. *sigh* caller_dayle's take-no-prisoners Advanced hour was a blast, especially again since we stacked the square with known strong dancers.
The closing dance and ceremonies were once again mercifully light. Endings are always a little sad but it's been a good weekend and I'm ready to head for home Tuesday.
Brunch was a buffet: the customary scrambled eggs, bacon & hash browns. Any day is a good day that starts with bacon. Lots of bacon.
Beyond all of that, I didn't dance a great deal Monday. Kent called a C1 tip at noon while I called an Advanced tip at 1pm and C1 at 5pm.
In both of my tips, some dancers were having a hell of a time with the simplest calls. Under no circumstances should "spin the top" crash an Advanced square; likewise, "cross chain & roll" shouldn't break down a C1 square. In each situation, I could see several dancers trying to execute the call and attempting to direct the slower dancers, but the newbies --I presume they were all new graduates-- were sometimes spinning in the spot because they couldn't decide where to go and weren't listening for my clear directions ("You have lines facing in. No, really, you have lines facing in. In, not out. You: U turn back. No, not you... *you*.") Later in the day, I had other dancers who were in successful squares thanking me for the calling and reaffirming that it wasn't the calls, it was indeed the newer dancers. Next year, I'm sure these folks will be fine --and we'll have a new crop of new graduates. I was one of those dancers at least once per call list so I can hardly complain.
I had hoped to get to
billeyler's hexagon set but didn't get there in time. *sigh* caller_dayle's take-no-prisoners Advanced hour was a blast, especially again since we stacked the square with known strong dancers.The closing dance and ceremonies were once again mercifully light. Endings are always a little sad but it's been a good weekend and I'm ready to head for home Tuesday.
