Maple Leaf Rag as SEQUENCE DANCE
Here Ann is giving a bit of explanation, but is mostly just counting to 16 and the dancers are
expected to memorize that sequence of 16 steps. Cecilia had already memorized the follower
part over the years. A Sequence version can take several weeks to learn and memorize.
At the Senior Center, we dance Rounds, not Sequences.
Maple Leaf Rag as ROUND DANCE
Here some of the dancers have never performed the dance before and probably
have never seen it. John is just announcing the names of the steps by calling out the cues.
The dancers have learned how to respond with footwork when they hear a cue.
They have not spent one second learning the dance.
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Spaghetti Rag SEQUENCE DANCE
Here, Jane & Jim have memorized an entire, complicated dance.
Spaghetti Rag as ROUND DANCE
Here, Rey is calling out the cues to dancers who have not memorized anything except for
the names of the steps. They can dance almost any dance within their Phase level immediately.
Sometimes there may be a mistake, but they have not had to spend weeks of practice only to
learn a few dances a year. They can do a thousand different dances without learning or
practicing the specific dance.