There's been lot's of great suggestions so far, so I'm sure you'll have a full program. Here's my two cents as a caller with only a couple years of experience. I feel I can put together a solid evening, but want a better connection between music and dance. Going past "any jig or reel" to this dance wants this type of tune, or if the band wants to close with a specific tune matching it to a dance, etc. Deconstructing the bits to see how they mesh, and talking to musicians about it. Getting a better handle on that is my next step as a growing caller.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Tina Fields <tfiel...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > As one of those callers with 3-4 years' experience, I agree with others > who've called for unusual formations like triplets and chestnuts. They're > pretty hard to figure out on your own, and local dances will only want them > if a caller already has them down cold. > > I also would benefit from training in how to deconstruct, and thereby > effectively teach, more difficult dances for an experienced crowd. > Specifically - and for any dance for that matter - when learning a dance from > a card, how to note points of potential difficulty and how to figure out the > exact clear, concise thing to say then so the dancers don't get confused. > > David, your class sounds like a wonderful opportunity and I'm suddenly a bit > sorry I don't live in the east. Break a leg! > > Tina > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- Luke Donev http://www.lukedonev.com luke.do...@gmail.com
