Claire, Are you looking for stuff like this?
http://makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_mmf_music_library/hey-kids-its-a-violin.htm Or this (but maybe with more pictures and fewer words)? http://www.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Dance Or the kind of stuff that might be here http://kidzsearch.com/wiki/Country_Dance but isn't? Or super-easy crossword puzzles with answers like "fiddle", "banjo", "circle", "dosido", etc? Pictures of dancers from different times in history (colonial period, 19-century west, ...)? ...? --Jim > On Feb 2, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Claire Takemori <c...@mac.com> wrote: > > Thanks Rich, Jim, Ben and all! > > What I’m asking for is Kid-friendly information about music/dance. I’m sure > someone has already taught a folk class or found resources online? I’m > preparing for infants in carriers to teens dancing with parents and I’ll > invite local contra dancers to help me hold the group and coordinate. I’m > hoping to do a Grand March near the end if the group is able, and know I will > want helpers to get lines to split at the top and join at the bottom. > > Yes I’ve been attending barn dances for a few months, dancing and learning > from a great barn dance caller. I’ve got the Laufman book/CDs, as well as > Peel the Banana. And I consulted with Frannie Marr who gave me a lot of > great ideas for working with kids. > > Thanks so much for your time and help! > Claire > > > > On Feb 2, 2016, at 1:18 PM, Rich Sbardella <richsbarde...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My apologies to Dudley and Jacqueline. Their Traditional Barn Dances book, > with DVD and CD are also on my shelf. Together they were an early > inspiration, as I added community dance to my calling skills. I remember > driving to Scout House to observe Dudley's unique calling/teaching style one > Sunday afternoon, after purchasing his book, and before I tried to call any > such dance programs myself. His simple dances were so effective with the > families on hand. > > Additionally, I stress attending the types of dances that you want to call, > as often as you can. Dancing a particular dance, is a great way to learn it, > and to place it appropriately in your repertoire. I have many dance cards in > my collection that I have not called, but I frequently call the ones that > brought me joy as a dancer. > > Rich > Stafford, CT > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 3:33 PM, James Saxe via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi, Claire, > > I've done only a tiny amount of calling for the family dance > crowd, but from what I've seen of the New England Dance Masters > material and Marion Rose's material, and from seeing the authors > in action either live or on video, I'd second both of Rich's > recommendations. > > Another resource worth looking at is Dudley Laufman's _Traditional > Barn Dances and Calling_, which comes packaged with two CD's of > music (called and uncalled) and a DVD showing some of the dances. > See > > > http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/traditional-barn-dances-with-calls--fiddling?isbn=9780736076128 > > SF Bay area caller Erik Hoffman has a book called "Old-Time Dance > Calling for Weddings, Parties, and One-Night Stands" > > http://www.erikhoffman.com/otdancebk.html > > If you get in touch with him and tell more about the group you're > expecting to call for (What age-range of home-schoolers? Will a > bunch of their younger siblings be there?), he might advise you > as to how much of the material in it would be suitable for you. > > Cheers, > --Jim > > > On Feb 2, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers > > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > > Hello Claire, > > > > Here are two excellent resources. > > > > New England Dancing Masters offer many books, Cds, and DVDs for > > Family/Community Dance. I cannot say enough good about this material. > > > > www.dancingmasters.com > > > > Marion Rose also has a series of books Called Step Lively. They have > > dances and CDs with family friendly dances. > > www.communitydance.ca. Many, but not all, of the dances in this series, > > are tune specific. > > > > Youtube is also an excellent series, and I would recommend Cal Campbell's > > dancing for busy people blog and the BDPLS (Beginner Dance Party Leaders > > Seminar) channel on youtube. > > > > Have fun, > > Rich > > Stafford, CT > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Claire Takemori via Callers > > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > I’m a new contra dance caller (took Nils’ workshop at American Week last > > July). And my goal is to offer calling for Family dances to help spread > > folk music/dance in our community. (maybe College contras, but that’s a > > different thread) > > I’m calling my first Family dance on March 6th for a home-school community. > > I was hoping to offer a page of INTERESTING , Kid-friendly, FUN info, > > activities, links in case someone wants to delve further into the history, > > dance or music. > > > > Any great resources out there? I don’t have a ton of time to put this > > together from scrap. And I don’t know enough yet to figure out the history. > > I’m learning as I go! > > > > thanks ! > > Claire Takemori > > Bay Area California > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >