Also agree. Was just at the board meeting for our local dance group,
and one of the things we were talking about was the need for the caller
to reinforce good dancing. Have had a number of folks recently
complain about dance floor injuries from people dancing out of their
space. Strangely enough, we had more issues at a dance that was well
attended, but not overcrowded than we did at a really crowded dance.
Theory was expressed that people possibly felt that they had more space
and expanded to fill it (and didn't really have as much space as they
thought). Then theres issues with allemandes, late twirls,
cranking.....
Would love to hear what you come up with (or other people's ideas) for
ways to get things like that across without being preachy or just
having the dancers stop listening to you.
Jack
At 07:48 PM 12/15/2009, you wrote:
Agreed!
I would also add - how to do the same with "community-building": how
to make
people feel welcome, glad to be there, relaxed with the other
dancers,
friendly, and full of good humor, all without being preachy.
M
E
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Alan Winston - SSRL Central
Computing <
winston(a)slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
> David wrote:
>
>
> > So, what are topics that _you_ would like to see in a workshop?
Assuming
> that
> > one already has the nuts and bolts of programming an evening,
teaching a
> dance,
> > and delivering the calls in good fashion, what skills would be
useful to
> > address?
>
>
> How to teach/sell 'good dancing' without seeming like a pedant.
(It seems
> like
> it's an easy trap for callers in all country dance genres to aim
for
> competence/efficiency in teaching _dances_, and neglect teaching
_dancing_.
> You pretty much have to slip that style/skill instruction in while
teaching
> dances, and that's a skill in itself.)
>
> -- Alan
>
>
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>
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Hi,
This is a last moment appeal for seasonal, holiday dancers that beginners
can do - set dances, contras, mixers or Sicilian Circles.
Thanks for your help.
Rickey Holt,
Fremont, NH
I've been trying unsuccessfully to locate a website where someone had posted Celtic knot-type patterns that represent various dance moves (left hand star into butterfly whirl, hey for four, etc). I lost the link in a hard drive update. Does anyone have a link to it? Thanks.
Gretchen Caldwell
Charlotte NC
Dear Deb,
It is such fun to be on the list, and every now and again see a post
such as yours!
I am happy to send the dance to you.....which is based on Al Olson's
Devil's Duty. How did you hear about it? Hope you have fun calling/
using it!
warmly, Linda
Devil's Dervish
by Linda Leslie orig. Al Olson
Four Face Four/Improper
A1 Lines of four Forward and Back
Opposite allemande right once and three-quarters
Pull by this opposite to start:
A2 Half hey for eight!
B1 Same Opposite Balance and Swing (face across)
B2 Ring Balance*
Circle left one-half
Partner Swing
* If preferred, you can leave out the ring balance, for a longer
partner swing. However, I rather like the Balance.
> I am looking for a dance, "Devil's Dervish" by Linda Leslie. Can
> anyone
> help me out? Thanks!
> --
> Deb Comly
> 928-774-5936
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Hatton Greer
The internet, that's the thing with e-mail, right?
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> I've been using the Zoom H4 for some time for recording
> dances as well as a
> number of other situations, and am extremely pleased with
> it. The H4 costs
> more than the H2, but the H4 has the advantage of having
> two input jacks
> that accept both XLR and 1/4" phone plug connections. I
> regularly use this
> ability to record from the "Tape/CD Out" jacks on the sound
> board. When
> that's not possible the Zoom devices (either one) do a
> fabulous job with
> their external mikes.
Will,
This might be a stupid question, but can you both use input jacks and the built in mike?
Greetings all,
I'm looking to say goodbye to the 1970s and replace my analog tape recorder with a portable digital one. (My 4-year-old can inherit the old unit and play around with it to his heart's delight.) The digital recorder will be used for recording at dances as well as recording interviews in my professional life.
I've seen some callers and musicians using small digital recorders, but I know little about the specific units. I'd appreciate advice on recommended digital recorders and external microphone attachments, from those of you who have gone down this path long before me. Thanks in advance!
Jeremy Korr, southern California
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A good musician friend really likes this item:
Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder
Available at Amazon for $143 and at lots of other shopping sites, garners
generaly very positive reviews.
David Millstone
Lebanon, NH
I've read bits and pieces here and there from dance sites, and searched the archives (with too many off the path references).
Can anyone either offer an attainable resource or send something I can work with?
The audience, well, always me, myself and I, but in this specific case, a group of young people, grade school level and younger?, and their families.
Appreciate it...
Laurie
Xe - wouldn't that be ends cross over before coming in as ones or twos?
Martha
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> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:14:27 EST
> From: Hgrastorf(a)aol.com
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> Subject: [Callers] Periodic Table of Contra
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> For you OC types (I'm including myself) who love charts -- I've just
> completed a Periodic Table of Contra (using all of the real atomic
> symbols --
> Californium is California Twirl, of course, but the others aren't as
> obvious), in poster size (18 x 24), full color. Just the thing to
> confound your
> fellow geeks and decorate your cubicle. A pdf will be available
> soon on the
> FootFall Dance Weekend site -- profits will go to a scholarship
> fund for
> young impecunious dancers. If you'd like to see the pdf, email me at
> hgrastorf(at)aol.com and I'll send it along. If you're going to
> the Pittsburgh Dance
> Weekend or Butterball, I'll have a supply of posters (and rubber
> bands so
> they stay clean) with me.
>
> (The hardest one was Xenon -- symbol Xe.)
>
> April Blum
>
>
> In a message dated 11/5/2009 12:01:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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> 1. Caller's Companion v1.0 now available (Will Loving)
> 2. Re: Caller's Companion v1.0 now available (Laur)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:50:10 -0500
> From: Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com>
> To: "Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>"
> <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: [Callers] Caller's Companion v1.0 now available
> Message-ID: <C717C3B2.359C3%will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com>
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> Dear dance friends,
>
> I'm pleased to announce that "Caller's Companion" - the dance
> caller's
> assistant - is now officially available at http://
> callerscompanion.com I'd
> especially like to thank Linda Leslie, Bev Bernbaum and Laura
> Pietravalle,
> who along with a number of others helped test the beta, catch bugs
> and made
> many feature and improvement suggestions.
>
> On the site you can find out more, take a quick tour, watch the
> Intro movie
> and download a copy for either Mac or Windows to try out yourself.
> Caller's
> Companion is available as a stand-alone application or bundled
> with a full
> license of FileMaker Pro 10 (your choice).
>
> Features include:
>
> * Quick entry buttons (80), customizable to your preferred notation
> * Fields for Source, Author, Music, Form, Progression, YouTube,
> user-defined
> * Link related dances together
> * Support for dance structures other than just A1, A2, B1, B2
> * Set Lists ? a list of dances for an event incl. Alt dances,
> assigned
> callers, start time
> * Search by for a call within a phrase, e.g., dances with a
> Petronella
> balance in B1
> * Programming Matrix ? shows key elements in each dance, and
> highlights the
> 1st element
> * On-Screen calling ? Large text screen for calling from a laptop
> * Multiple printed formats for dances and sets
> * and much more...
>
> I hope you like what you see. I look forward to hearing from you
> all once
> you?ve take a look.
>
> Will
>
> Will Loving
> Amherst, MA
>
> --
>
> William M. Loving
> 7 Coach Lane
> Amherst, MA 01002-3304 USA
> will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com
> Tel: +1 413 253-7223 (GMT ?5)
> Fax: +1 206 202-0476
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:53:23 -0800 (PST)
> From: Laur <lcpgr(a)yahoo.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Caller's Companion v1.0 now available
> Message-ID: <194636.9977.qm(a)web52910.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> yea! Wil!
>
>
> Laurie
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 11/4/09, Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com>
> wrote:
>
>> From: Will Loving <will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com>
>> Subject: [Callers] Caller's Companion v1.0 now available
>> To: "Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>"
> <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:50 PM
>> Dear dance friends,
>>
>> I'm pleased to announce that "Caller's Companion" - the
>> dance caller's
>> assistant - is now officially available at http://
>> callerscompanion.com?
> I'd
>> especially like to thank Linda Leslie, Bev Bernbaum and
>> Laura Pietravalle,
>> who along with a number of others helped test the beta,
>> catch bugs and made
>> many feature and improvement suggestions.
>>
>> On the site you can find out more, take a quick tour, watch
>> the Intro movie
>> and download a copy for either Mac or Windows to try out
>> yourself. Caller's
>> Companion is available as a stand-alone application or
>> bundled with a full
>> license of FileMaker Pro 10 (your choice).
>>
>> Features include:
>>
>> * Quick entry buttons (80), customizable to your preferred
>> notation
>> * Fields for Source, Author, Music, Form, Progression,
>> YouTube, user-defined
>> * Link related dances together
>> * Support for dance structures other than just A1, A2, B1,
>> B2
>> * Set Lists ? a list of dances for an event incl. Alt
>> dances, assigned
>> ? callers, start time
>> * Search by for a call within a phrase, e.g., dances with a
>> Petronella
>> ? balance in B1
>> * Programming Matrix ? shows key elements in each dance,
>> and highlights the
>> ? 1st element
>> * On-Screen calling ? Large text screen for calling from a
>> laptop
>> * Multiple printed formats for dances and sets
>> * and much more...
>>
>> I hope you like what you see. I look forward to hearing
>> from you all once
>> you?ve take a look.
>>
>> Will
>>
>> Will Loving
>> Amherst, MA
>>
>> --
>>
>> William M. Loving
>> 7 Coach Lane
>> Amherst, MA 01002-3304???USA
>> will(a)dedicationtechnologies.com
>> Tel: +1 413 253-7223???(GMT ?5)
>> Fax: +1 206 202-0476
>>
>>
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