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    "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    What is that all about?

    Always seems artificial to me ...

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Quote Originally Posted by David Bailey View Post
    What is that all about?

    Always seems artificial to me ...
    I thought so too. Until I started teaching. It seems to break the tension and get people smiling. I don't know why, but it does.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    When taking taxi sessions, I say "give your partner a round of applause", they are more comfortable doing it (as it's rude not to applaud you partner) but it seems to have the same effect as if they were applauding themselves.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    I cannot bring myself to applaud myself - just seems wrong and makes me cringe.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    I don't call for self-applause very often, but some nights, with many new members, the buzz is so electric that it just seems right and a great way to release tension and boost the excitement in the hall.
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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy McGregor View Post
    I thought so too. Until I started teaching. It seems to break the tension and get people smiling. I don't know why, but it does.
    Blimey, I don't want people smiling in my classes, they might start getting ideas.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    I figure it's a fine line between self-congratulation and self-abuse. While neither is inherently wrong, I don't think they should be encouraged in a public setting.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Quote Originally Posted by daveb9000 View Post
    I say "give your partner a round of applause", they are more comfortable doing it

    I was always uncomfortable with "Give yourself", so treat it as "Give your partner a round of applause" anyway - think I'd be happier if that were the instruction from the outset.

    Some of us are shy, some of us are modest, and some of us are sufficiently self-critical to know we don't deserve applause and honest enough to not want to give it where it's not due.

    At least with my partner, there's always something I can applaud - her skill, her patience with me, her efforts or even just the fact she's turned up and paid some money and thus supported the venue.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Quote Originally Posted by daveb9000 View Post
    When taking taxi sessions, I say "give your partner a round of applause", they are more comfortable doing it (as it's rude not to applaud you partner) but it seems to have the same effect as if they were applauding themselves.
    I always assumed it to mean "yourselves" as a group, rather than each individual. Seems like common sense to me .

    Personally, I might find it more than a little patronising to have my partner giving me a round of applause.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    we were told to do it in training but I've never been able to bring myself to do it - far too cringey. When I did the CTA exam they said I sounded as if I was being 'sarcastic' so, even under pressure I couldn't make it sound sincere...

    Occasionally, if the routine is a bit tricky and people 'get it' applause spontaneously happens but otherwise I just leave 'em to it!

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    People generally applaud at the end of my classes. But that's probably out of relief.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Quote Originally Posted by Gav View Post
    Personally, I might find it more than a little patronising to have my partner giving me a round of applause.
    I absolutely agree with this. I don't want my partner giving me any kind of clap.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    I have to say I'd never given it much thought. It's just one of those things that we do as polite British people, like apologising at every opportunity.

    That said, I don't think I've ever been asked to applaud (or spontaneously) applauded during a class, except of course when the teacher demonstrates it at the beginning.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Some sort of group bonding? Or just padding out a class perhaps.

    The best version I've seen is to quickly "high five" your partner before moving on -- much more fun.

    SpinDr.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Quote Originally Posted by Gav View Post
    I always assumed it to mean "yourselves" as a group, rather than each individual.


    That is the way I take it

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    Yep - me too. I had always interpreted it as a group thing.

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    Re: "Give yourselves a round of applause"

    It's the corniness and fakery of it, once a teacher says something like that, you know he's not going to shoot you for getting something wrong .

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