Comments on: Teaching and Dancing the Circle Waltz Mixer https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/ An Online Oasis for Movement & Music Educators Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Russell N. https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-24507 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:45:17 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-24507 I absolutely agree with Jennifer — this is a gorgeous dance, but I never teach it (or any other dance, folkloric or otherwise) with forced gent/lady partners, for exactly the reasons Jennifer mentioned. I have purchased a couple dozen very ugly neckties from thrift store sales over the years, and keep them on a rack in my room for partnered dances; students are always eager to wear an ugly necktie, and then it’s a relatively simple matter of “ties/no ties” instead of gents/ladies. Much more equal and equitable in my mind.
Jennifer, big thanks to you for being the first to raise your voice on the topic. And Peter and Mary Alice, thank you for your gifts of beautiful choreography and beautiful process teaching — they are truly gifts that keep on giving!!

]]> By: Jennifer Park https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-24506 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:34:28 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-24506 I absolutely LOVE this dance but I am very upset by the idea of making it gents/ladies. There are boys who LOVE doing the twirling. and there are girls who do not want to do it. As we know, there are plenty of people who do not feel that they fit in either gender category. Every time we split them by boys and girls, we are making them wonder why they don’t feel comfortable doing that. I know it’s harder on us as the teachers… I always run into this problem. However, I would rather have something like the “rocks” or “posts” put a lanyard around their neck or something and allow students to choose the role they like the best.

]]> By: Brigid Finucane https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-24504 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:21:41 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-24504 This is one of my favorite dances. I even did it on parent visiting days and the parents danced with their children (2nd grade).

]]> By: Teaching With Orff https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-18019 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:01:58 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-18019 In reply to Vicky Suarez.

Vicky – thank you for sharing this beautiful video of your class with us! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmuJx2k5SkY – Your friends at Teaching With Orff

]]> By: Vicky Suarez https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-17977 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:09:21 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-17977 I love the gentle beauty of this dance. I love the modeling of care and respect for each other. What a moment of musical nourishment this can be for our students! I’m looking forward to trying this dance this week!

]]> By: carole burkhardt https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-17340 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:24:51 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-17340 We are doing a unit on dance this month at school. Serendipitous timing and a beautiful dance for triple meter that will be easy to teach. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Kyoko Sasaki https://teachingwithorff.com/circle-waltz-mixer/#comment-17315 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 22:27:04 +0000 https://teachingwithorff.com/?p=1798#comment-17315 It is a wonderful combination of 3/4 meter and movement on the waltz form. How elegant and fun the whole idea was!

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