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Re: Dancing

In a message dated 1/2/2002 8:43:17 PM Central Standard Time, 
tradmusic (at) earthlink(dot)net writes:


> As a musician who plays often for dancing, I was going to say in response to
> earlier parts of this thread that lack of knowledge of the dances affects
> the music and the musicians, not just the dancers. For instance, I wouldn't
> know if I was playing the sher incorrectly if no one knew the dance. 
> There's
> nothing like playing for dancers who are doing traditional dance, to really
> 'get' the music.
> 

This applies to all kinds of dancing.  Every wedding band musician should 
have to dance one cha-cha, waltz, foxtrot, swing dance, etc. till they 
understand that making it go too fast is not helpful!  (Sometime even Zemer 
Atik spins out of control till it looks like the bunny hop.
Lori

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