[Callers] Re: April Fools fun

As mentioned earlier, know your crowd. With some I can say with a grin “What did you expect what you booked me to call on April 1?” and we can all have a good time. With others, not so much, so use “Fool-ish” dances sparingly. Some of my usual, easy enough for most crowds, Foolish tricks,

[Callers] Re: Starting to call squares at contra dances

A brief starter: Resources: Probably can’t go wrong with Tony Parkes text Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century from the author here or at the CDSS Store here

[Callers] Re: Short contra lines

Shorter lines provides the opportunity to pull out some of those “old but modern” great active/inactive dances, and both couples will have a chance to dance the 1s and 2s roles the whole length of the set without the dance lasting an unbearably long time. Some of my favorites are Scouthouse