How Rounds Are Scheduled Can Be Important

Jerry Junck reports on an observation from a club on Vancouver Island. Their format involved having a round between tips and they noticed that new dancers had difficulty getting into squares with the experienced club members. This seemed to be because the experienced dancers were doing the rounds and simply squared up right away since they were already on the floor. The club decided to make a change and do the round immediately after the square dance tip, then take the break. Now they have found that the new dancers were able to join squares with experienced dancers much more easily. We should be thinking of ways to INCLUDE new dancers, rather than unintentionally EXCLUDING new dancers in our dance programs. Breaking down the walls of US (the experienced dancer) versus THEM (the newer dancers).