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Article 08212001
Mainstream
Program Adjustment
Good? or Bad?
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There has been a
lot of talk about dropping movements from the Mainstream
list and possibly adding them to the Plus list. Why?
Many feel the Mainstream list is too big and requires too much time to
fully
teach and still keep new dancers. That my friends, is a fact.
Additionally,
the Plus list is small enough many new dancers feel they can move on to
plus
immediately after graduating from Mainstream. What about those who
combine
programs and graduate their dancers as "Plus dancers"?
Moving beyond these differences, what about maintaining the integrity
of
the basic plateau now called ’Mainstream’?
Here’s a premise: Descriptive movements, which allow us to move a
dancer
through a Plus call without naming the call must remain a part of the
Mainstream list. For example: Courtesy Turn, Single Hinge, Cast off,
Touch
1/4, Circulate, Trade, Fold, Chain, Pass thru and Run. Old ’Basic’
movements such as Star thru, Allemande, Box the Gnat, Grand Square &
Weaves
should also be kept in the Mainstream program.
Using this premise, movements such as Fan the Top or Spin Chain Thru
could
possibly be moved to the Plus list. ‘Spin’ and ‘Dixie’ are a basic part
of
our Square Dance language and at least one movement containing each
should be
left in the Mainstream Program. i.e. (Spin the Top, and Dixie Style to
an
Ocean Wave).
To examine what must be kept, go through the Plus list. Describe how
to
do the movement. What words did you use? What Square Dance Language
did you
need to move the dancers? Was that language included in the Mainstream
Program?
There is more here, and Callers should be willing to examine what they
use
and how they use it. When we can come together and decide what our
language
requirement is, then and only then will we have a sound Mainstream
Program.
I believe CALLERLAB is heading in this direction.
Bob Rollins
brollsq@cs.com
1014W. Madison Pl.
Broken Arrow,
OK 74012
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