You might consider a mixer to help get the newbies out of their cluster and meeting other people on the floor--hopefully some of those other folks will then ask the newbies to dance, and it'll be a less scary experience.

I feel like most dance communities with good beginner-welcoming practices will do this already, but if you've got some friends on the floor, you might ask them directly "hey, could you and some of your friends ask the new folks to dance for the next dance or two?"
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Maia McCormick (she/her)
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On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM Casey Carr via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Agree with the things you listed and just had this thought.  If you do
two walk-throughs as you start the dance, some of them will naturally be
moved down the line to dance with more experienced dancers.  Since the
swing is so important in getting people on the correct side of their
partner, I would re-teach the swing as I teach the dance.
Casey Carr

On 8/5/2025 12:07 PM, Gregory Frock via Contra Callers wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Here's the scenario: You are finishing up a new dancers' lesson, and
> will be starting the dance in a few minutes. In walks a significant
> number (say 6+) of newbies, all friends who want to dance together.
> Besides the two most common solutions, lower the difficulty and insist
> they NOT do the first couple of dances together, does anyone have an
> additional creative/elegant solution, enhancement actions to make the
> basics more effective, or important issues for consideration that are
> commonly missed?
>
> Greg
>
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