Jeff Kaufman :
>As a musician and a caller, I have mixed feelings on callers jumping
>back in for the last time through. Changing the dance to end with a
>partner swing ("this time, long lines, swing your partner") can be
>nice, but mostly I don't think bringing the
On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:10:46 -0500, Jeff Kaufman wrote:
> As a musician and a caller, I have mixed feelings on callers
> jumping back in for the last time through. Changing the dance to
> end with a partner swing ("this time, long lines, swing your
> partner") can be nice, but mostly I don't
The caller is responsible not only to the band but to the dancers on the floor
and to the dance organizers. Typically the caller "performs" best when least
visibly performing. However, in order to facilitate the total experience of
music and dance, the caller exercises judgment. Sometimes it's
I'm with Bob on this one. When I'm in the band, I do not like it at all
when a caller insists on talking into the microphone during the last couple
times through the dance, whether to end the dance with a partner swing or
otherwise. That is the time for the band to make an exciting ending. I
>
> As a musician and a caller, I have mixed feelings on callers jumping
> back in for the last time through. Changing the dance to end with a
> partner swing ("this time, long lines, swing your partner") can be
> nice, but mostly I don't think bringing the calls back in adds very
> little and
Some callers end every dance with a partner swing, but I do it at most twice
per night. I do feel that it does detract from the band's big finish, but I'll
end each half with a partner swing. But I won't call the whole time through.
Perry
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The only concession to the dance's end I only sometimes make is announcing
"last time" just before the last time through the tune.
I would concur with Mac McKeever's advice
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:22 PM, joe micheals wrote:
> When it comes to calling the last time through have any bands complained?
As a musician and a caller, I have mixed feelings on callers jumping
back in for the last time through. Changing the dance to end with a
com> wrote:
From: Roger Hayes <roger.ha...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Progression and "Going Out"
To: call...@sharedweight.net
List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Monday, January 14, 2013, 3:53 PM
I like the old (well, from my limited perspective) way of pic
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013, Ryan Smith wrote:
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> The #1 thing I do is to remember that the world will not end if you get it
> wrong. At most, you will leave approx 2% (estimating 100 people per line)
> of the dancers out for the last time through, less if the lines are uneven
> as it's offset by
I like the old (well, from my limited perspective) way of picking up the
call again for the last time through, and sometimes (if the caller and the
dancers are up to it) changing the dance so it ends with a partner swing.
If you don't do this regularly, you may have to alert the dancers with a
who's on
> the floor and you'll know.
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> Perry
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> From: Dave Casserly <david.j.casse...@gmail.com>
> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 6:01 PM
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2013 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Progression and "Going Out"
Hi Jonathan and Maia,
There seems to be some confusion about what Don was asking.
If a dance progresses at the end of the B2, then Jonathan's advise is the
standard advise-- give the band an odd number with the couple out a
Hi Jonathan and Maia,
There seems to be some confusion about what Don was asking.
If a dance progresses at the end of the B2, then Jonathan's advise is the
standard advise-- give the band an odd number with the couple out at the
top. But that's not what Don was asking about. He was asking, if
On 1/14/2013 4:22 PM, Yoyo Zhou wrote:
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Don Veino wrote:
I'm wondering whether someone has developed a simple accurate mnemonic for
Thinking about this, I think it's easier to watch what's going on.
You can usually identify a
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Don Veino wrote:
> I'm wondering whether someone has developed a simple accurate mnemonic for
> the going out call, something like:
>
> "Progress in the B, say 1 or 3.
> Progress in the A, then even you say."
Thinking about this, I
...I'm sorry, I don't think I understand the question. Could you
rephrase/explain/clarify?
Cheers,
Maia
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:09 PM, Don Veino wrote:
> I'm a developing caller, pretty much self-trained (with occasional tips or
> short festival classes from more
I'm a developing caller, pretty much self-trained (with occasional tips or
short festival classes from more experienced folks). One thing that has
been tricky for me has been always making the right call for the number of
cycles to go out. For a typical dance progressing in the B2 I'm all set.
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