Two thoughts I've heard over the years on why callers get more at CDNY (Merle - correct me if I'm wrong), that don't apply everywhere;
1. Callers work longer if they're teaching the new dancer session, which is 30 minutes before the dance and is an assumed part of their responsibilities. 2. For the last 25 years CD*NY has had a strong core of local bands who live in the city, but not many good callers who live there. The higher fee was designed to compensate for the travel costs for those coming in from NJ, LI, and southern NY. RT train fare is currently $26 for me, which is much cheaper than gas, tolls, and parking (and aggravation) if I drive in. CD*NY does pay travel money for those living more than 50 miles away, but then performers are being compensated for not only for travel costs but also travel time. Bob > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:33:57 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Organizers] Callers Musicians share > > In New York city we have always paid callers more. A decision was made a > very long time ago - beforei knew what contra dancing was - that callers > should make more money. In New York city the callers made about thirty > percent more. We have raised the fees of musicians since then and not of > callers, but they still have not caught up. There are still people around > who know the exact history and who made that decision. I am sure if you ask > any of the older musicians thay can give you the reason in a way that is > less than friendly. Ask one of the older callers -and there description as > to how this happened will be much nicer. > > Merle > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Sue Robishaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > This is more curious than useful, but on this current discussion and > > on previous ones I notice (and have paid a lot of attention to since our > > new dance series is just in its first year) that usually callers and > > individual musicians get the same amount. Having done both (albeit for > > small dances) I find calling a LOT more work than playing and am surprised > > by this (unless it's a lone melody player). Do any dances give the caller a > > higher share? > > Sue Robishaw, U.P.M. > > _______________________________________________ > > Organizers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > > > > > > -- > *Merle McEldowney* > *212-933-0290* > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers
