These are the community line dances performed at the events by everyone in order to give participants the unique sense of teamwork. You can make community line dances out of the tasks of creating a mud mixing pit, mixing the mud, moving the mud to the building site and mixing and applying the final plaster. Enhancing the performance aspect of these dances increases the synchronicity of the group which also increases the excitement, efficiency and effectiveness. In each diagram you can see dancers, ryhthm makers, and people preparing fresh food. The audience which is not shown is also an important aspect which brings these dances to life. The main dances for most events are the mixing dance and the passing dance. The digging dance is omitted when dirt is delivered because it is unsuitable to dig.
1. The Digging Dance
Digging a shallow pit to remove the topsoil and uncover the clay rich earth under the topsoil and big enough to fit the participants.
Preparing for the digging dance
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The digging dance in action.
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In this diagram there are empty buckets being passed toward the river and full buckets being passed from the river into the pit to make the mud.
3. The Mixing Dance
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4. Other dances.
Also:Creating a Dancepiece for Publicity - to publicize your event / projectUsing these sequences, members of the team can create a short dance piece that mimics and encapsulates the whole process from digging a hole to laying the mud and plastering which can be used as publicity for the project and to get people ready and inspired. Performing the dance in public can be used as a way to enroll others to come and participate in the event. Practicing the dance with a small core team and on the day of the event before it is actually used for the building process will make everything go smoother and increase the effectiveness and efficiency.
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