Some years ago now, I was the caller for a dance weekend. I had sent my programmes for the workshops and dance sessions to the band but I forgot to take my dance cards with me. To my surprise, I was able to call the whole programme, English, Scottish, contras and squares without my cards. I made sure it never happened again!
Barrie Bullimore (UK) On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM Jon Greene via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I always bring my cards to a dance. That ensures that the caller will show > up. If I don’t bring them, they might not. > > - Jon > Great Barrington, MA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 21, 2025, at 3:14 PM, Abbie Sorg via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I had that exact same nightmare when I was a brand new caller, probably > before I even called my first full evening. I nearly always bring my box of > dance cards anytime I go to a local dance as a dancer, because of the > memory of that nightmare. Nice to know I'm not the only one! > > Abbie > Tucson, AZ > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM Amy Wimmer via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> My spouse and I are both callers who run a weekly dance. In the 20+ years >> we've been doing this I can only think of 2 times the caller was a no-show. >> The first time it happened there were 3 callers in the hall. While I drove >> home to get my dance collection the others called dances they had >> memorized. Since that time my spouse has brought his dance collection to >> every dance, just in case. But sometimes we're not there. What a great idea >> to leave a collection, even a whole program, at the dance! Gonna do it! >> Thanks for the tip! >> >> On Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:48 AM sdgola--- via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was greeted at the door once by Organizers telling me that the >>> scheduled caller was a no-show. This was 5 minutes before the start of the >>> dance (I was attending with the expectation of being a dancer). The money >>> box had a few scraps of paper with dances written on them, so we started >>> with those. I asked a couple of dancers to sit out and use their phones to >>> look up dance figures while I got the dance going. The originally booked >>> caller had forgotten, so I became the caller for the full evening. >>> >>> Now I carry a couple of printed programs with me. >>> >>> Sue Gola >>> Princeton/Mt Airy >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 01:21:01 PM EST, Colin Hume via Contra >>> Callers <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:11:33 -0800, Gary Shapiro via Contra Callers >>> wrote: >>> > I haven't been a contra caller for many years, but last night I dreamt >>> I was at a dance and the caller did not show >>> > up. There were no other callers in attendance. So I got up there >>> wondering what dances I knew by heart. I think I >>> > knew how A Nice Combination went. Then I woke up and thought about it >>> some more. I decided that every dance venue >>> > should keep a dance program, with instructions, somewhere. >>> >>> I've been in that situation at a Festival - the caller was delayed on >>> the motorway - and I realised I only knew two >>> contras by heart, neither of which was a good one to start with. I >>> actually had my lap-top with all my dances on it, >>> but it was at the other venue. I managed to remember Bob Dalsemer's >>> "Maggie's Hobby". I now have some cards >>> for a few contras and squares in my shoulder bag along with the other >>> vital stuff like Mars Bars and cough medicine! >>> >>> And yet I can remember lots of quite complicated English dances! >>> >>> Colin Hume >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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