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    Teaching New Dancers: Keep it Simple Keep it Fun
    Teaching New Dancers: Keep it Simple Keep it Fun
    Teaching New Dancers: Keep it Simple Keep it Fun
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    Teaching New Dancers: Keep it Simple Keep it Fun

    By Calvin Campbell

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    Teaching New Dancers is written for leaders who want to teach easy dances to people who have never danced or seldom dance. It is a collection of dances and a teaching plan specifically designed for the needs of schoolteachers, church youth ministers, recreation department personnel, camp leaders, recreation directors for retirement centers, camp councilors, etc. The success of the program relies on using very simple easy to learn instructions. The main goal is to keep it fun.

    Most of the dances in this book can be taught by people with little or no experience in teaching dancing. All the dance leader needs to do is learn a very limited number of dances and then show these dances to the people attending the dance party. The dances require no special skill, on the part of the teacher, other than for a willingness to spend a little time learning how to do each dance.

    The dances in “Teaching New Dancers” use a very limited number of dance movements. This means new dance leaders will have very little homework to do and their is no fancy footwork to master.

    The dances used in this book are arranged in an order that adds new dance skills in a logical pattern both for the teacher and the students. They are deliberately selected to make the learning process easy and fun.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCalvin Campbell
    Release dateMar 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301983728
    Teaching New Dancers: Keep it Simple Keep it Fun
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    Calvin Campbell

    I have taught dancing for 57 years. I am a member of CALLERLAB -- The International Association of Square Dance Callers. I've been on their Board of Directors for 17 years. I am a charter member of The Lloyd Shaw Foundation.I have published 3 books about teaching dancing. One is still in print. I.e. Dancing for Busy People (See website above). I was on the staff of two square dance magazine. Square Dancing and Square Dancing Today.I have been on the education program at numerous National Square Dance Conventions and the CALLERLAB National Convention.

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      Teaching New Dancers - Calvin Campbell

      Teaching New Dancers

      Keep It Simple, Keep It Fun

      by

      Calvin L. Campbell

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      Smashwords Edition

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      Copyright 2013 Calvin Campbell

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal use only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      The Quick Start Kit

      No Partner Needed Dances

      Dances With Partners

      Extra Dances

      Cue Cards

      Beyond the Quick Start Kit

      It’s Really All About the Music

      Adapting the Quick Start Dance Kit

      Fundamentals of Calling/Prompting/Cueing

      Finding Music for Dancing

      Alphabetical Listing of Recordings

      Adapting the Music

      Audio Equipment

      Introduction

      Teaching New Dancers is written for leaders who want to teach easy dances to people who have never danced or seldom dance. It is a collection of dances and a teaching plan specifically designed for the needs of schoolteachers, church youth ministers, recreation department personnel, camp leaders, recreation directors for retirement centers, camp councilors, etc. The success of the program relies on using very simple easy to learn instructions. The main goal is to keep it fun.

      Most of the dances in this book can be taught by people with little or no experience in teaching dancing. All the dance leader needs to do is learn a very limited number of dances and then show these dances to the people attending the beginner dance party. The dances require no special skill, on the part of the teacher, other than for a willingness to spend a little time learning how to do each dance.

      For most new dance leaders, learning dances can be pretty scary because of the complex footwork. The dances in Teaching New Dancers use a very limited number of dance movements. This means new dance leaders will have very little homework to do and their is no fancy footwork to master.

      The dances used in this book are arranged in an order that adds new dance skills in a logical pattern both for the teacher and the students. They are deliberately selected to make the learning process easy and fun.

      The First Step

      There is nothing like an example to show you how easily dances can be taught. Imagine that you have been asked to do a short warm up dance for a group of teachers attending a meeting. None of them have ever danced before.

      There is a PA set that can be used to connect an IPod or IPad or some other kind of MP3 player to the PA system. The people in charge have given you just five to seven minutes to teach one dance before the start of the day’s activities.

      You have done some research and picked out music that you like. You choose a short version of the tune because you only have seven minutes to get the assignment done.

      The first thing you do is put the music on in the background. Then get the teachers to join hands in a big circle. No one will need a partner and don’t worry if some of the teachers won’t get up to try the dance. You should join the circle of dancers to show them the dance.

      In the big circle, have them Circle Left for 8 steps. Then Circle Right for 8 steps. Face the center of the set and walk toward the middle of the set 4 steps and then have them clap their hands 4 times. Next, have them back away from the center 4 more steps and then clap their hands 4 times. That is the whole dance routine. You have done a

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