Recent content by atk

We've seen the threads where leaders talk about tricks to determine followers' skill and comfort level, a subsequent adjustments leaders make. Is there a follower equivalent? Do you make adjustments to how you follow based on the leader? What adjustments do you make? How do you "test" the...

You seen surprised that people have opinions about Noah's clip, and that it's being used to spur discussion on related topics. In almost exactly your words: Trevor Noah has to expect to live in the public eye and have critics as well as admirers. Noah didn’t go to his local discussion group to...

Agreed - it would be great if this helps get people interested in dancing. I do find Trevor Noah's skit to be... pretty sad. Spicer is obviously a newcomer, and it is very hard for many people to get into dancing, often because they're afraid of looking foolish. Noah's incessant insults about...

Jcapps, 1. Work with yoyr teacher to identify an appropriate place to buy the dress,, budget, and style 2. Depending upon where you go and at what level you compete, thereay be rules about what you are expected to wear. IIRC amateur beginners are in common rule sets actually forbidden to wear...

Straw man. Demonstration of continued desire to debate, not talk. Action as postulated in later paragraph of my post. Troll. Ignoring. Good luck to you in your endeavors. DON'T FEED THE TROLLS.

(Wow. Some of the swypos and typos i missed are.. a little embarassing. Sorry.)

Alternately, @labachata , Let there be a set, A, where the set consistss of dancers who are interested in patterns more than technique Let there ba a set, !A, of dancers who are interested in technique more than patterns Let there be a set B that consiats of dancers who want a few patterns to...

What was Hearn's answer?l, and what was he trying to teach with that question NB: It sounds like a trick question to me, where pretty much any answer can be wrong, and the intention is to open the answerer up to a new perspective."We're both always moving, since the moment were born - our...

The original statement to which i responded was one asking why leaders believe that followers want more patterns. The observations I've shared help to explain how this impression is created. It doesn't much impact the impression of leaders if behavior is normal outside of beginners, when most...

First off, I am not at all disagreeing that what you describe happens. Just offering *additional* information. I have danced with several newcomer women, led only basics for several measures while tying to get us together (e.g. either match her timing or see if she can find the music or match...

(On mobile. Apologies for typos, swypos, etc) 1. Leaders typically do not follow, and so do not know what the experience is like. This especially relates to what the follower actually pays attention to, and what the follower remembers. 2. The leader is responsible for choosing which patterns...

As a non-organizer who shares that strategy and reasons, i think the original comment already have the reasons/goals :) Additional goals include: * Having more partners to enjoy dancing with * Enjoying the enjoyment of beer dancers * Encouraging the development of new dancers so that they...

You both do. You negotiate it. A couple reasons the pro and you both get a say (I'm focusing more on the pro, since you know your side)... First and foremost, you're booth people and, short of a contract granting you the sole right to decide what comps to attend, neither of you has the right...

Then I suspect that a lot of the reaction you are getting is the particular words used, rather than the opinion you are trying to express. I am not trying to blame anyone, here. It's an inherent difficulty in spoken communication. Saying, "it's better" or "it's incorrect" sounds like there's...

Omar, when you say that one form is better than another, are you simply stating your preference? Or are you intending to claim that it's the only acceptable way for anyone to dance?