Re: [Callers] dance request
Heh. Does this still count as a no-circle Becket if it's a single-file march /promenade in a circle? ;) On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:39 PM, Laur via Callers wrote: > yes, thanks! > > ~ > When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from > life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ > ~ > > > > On Monday, April 20, 2015 10:36 PM, frannie via Callers > wrote: > > > > Definitely Frannie not Fannie. :-) > ~Frannie Marr. > Southern California > On Apr 20, 2015 7:31 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" > wrote: > > Hmm, I have it written as "Frannie's Alarm Clock"... Is this the dance > you're looking for? > Frannie's Alarm Clock by Luke Donforth (becket, counterclockwise; mod+) > A1: gents alle. L 1 1/2; N swing > A2: long lines, ladies roll next N; ladies chain > B1: half hey; single file circle R in hands-4 (ladies face across, gents > face partner) > B2: (ladies turn over R shoulder to) gypsy P, swing P > Cheers, > Maia > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Laur via Callers > wrote: > > Does anyone have "Fannie's Alarm Clock" to share? > > Thanks - > > Laurie P > West MI > > ~ > When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from > life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ > ~ > > ___ > 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 > > > > ___ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >
Re: [Callers] dance request
yes, thanks! ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~ On Monday, April 20, 2015 10:36 PM, frannie via Callers wrote: Definitely Frannie not Fannie. :-)~Frannie Marr. Southern CaliforniaOn Apr 20, 2015 7:31 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" wrote: Hmm, I have it written as "Frannie's Alarm Clock"... Is this the dance you're looking for?Frannie's Alarm Clock by Luke Donforth (becket, counterclockwise; mod+) A1: gents alle. L 1 1/2; N swing A2: long lines, ladies roll next N; ladies chain B1: half hey; single file circle R in hands-4 (ladies face across, gents face partner) B2: (ladies turn over R shoulder to) gypsy P, swing PCheers, Maia On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Laur via Callers wrote: Does anyone have "Fannie's Alarm Clock" to share? Thanks - Laurie PWest MI ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~ ___ 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
Re: [Callers] dance request
Definitely Frannie not Fannie. :-) ~Frannie Marr. Southern California On Apr 20, 2015 7:31 PM, "Maia McCormick via Callers" < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hmm, I have it written as "Frannie's Alarm Clock"... Is this the dance > you're looking for? > > *Frannie's Alarm Clock* by Luke Donforth (becket, counterclockwise; mod+) > *A1:* gents alle. L 1 1/2; N swing > *A2:* long lines, ladies roll next N; ladies chain > *B1:* half hey; single file circle R in hands-4 (ladies face across, > gents face partner) > *B2:* (ladies turn over R shoulder to) gypsy P, swing P > > Cheers, > Maia > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Laur via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Does anyone have "Fannie's Alarm Clock" to share? >> >> Thanks - >> >> Laurie P >> West MI >> >> ~ >> When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself >> from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ >> ~ >> >> ___ >> 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 > >
Re: [Callers] dance request
Hmm, I have it written as "Frannie's Alarm Clock"... Is this the dance you're looking for? *Frannie's Alarm Clock* by Luke Donforth (becket, counterclockwise; mod+) *A1:* gents alle. L 1 1/2; N swing *A2:* long lines, ladies roll next N; ladies chain *B1:* half hey; single file circle R in hands-4 (ladies face across, gents face partner) *B2:* (ladies turn over R shoulder to) gypsy P, swing P Cheers, Maia On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Laur via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Does anyone have "Fannie's Alarm Clock" to share? > > Thanks - > > Laurie P > West MI > > ~ > When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from > life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ > ~ > > ___ > Callers mailing list > Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
[Callers] dance request
Does anyone have "Fannie's Alarm Clock" to share? Thanks - Laurie PWest MI ~ When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos~ ~
Re: [Callers] Difficulty rankings?
Hi Maia, I used to organize my dance cards by difficulty, but currently, I use categories in my box that are largely based on dance-defining figures (Petronella, star promenade) and types of progression (slide left, circle-pass-through). I find that system of organization to be more useful when writing out a program for an evening. Dugan Murphy du...@duganmurphy.com List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:53:01 -0400 > From: Maia McCormick via Callers > To: "callers@lists.sharedweight.net" > Subject: [Callers] Difficulty rankings? > Message-ID: > vlyv8g43fy...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > As I overhaul my contra deck and realize that my difficulty ranking system > is super incoherent, and most of my dance rankings are from way before I > had any idea what actually makes a dance easy or hard, I've been thinking > of scrapping this difficulty ranking system and just starting over. So I > was wondering: if you rank your dances by difficulty, what is your system, > what are your benchmarks for various difficulty levels, what sorts of > things do you consider when determining the difficulty of a dance? If you > DON'T > rank your dances, why not? > > Cheers, > Maia > > *** >
Re: [Callers] Projecting That "It's All OK"
Yes!
[Callers] Projecting That "It's All OK"
One of the lessons I learned in a Bruce Hamilton workshop was that the caller's attitude is a tool and it must be kept sharp. He mentioned the example of Bob Dalsemer always projecting a strong sense of well-being, everything is going just fine. I realized that while my stage presence often did this, too often I also projected the tension of my worries about the dance -- whether I would be able to teach something, whether the dancers would "get" it, whether I could fix a problem if it developed. So I became more intentional, identifying callers who projected well-being and trying to copy some of those things they did. I realized it is about awareness, and about decision-making, and about preparation (knowing the dances, knowing the music, the band, the crowd...). Fast forward to yesterday. I was calling an English dance, the music was going, the room was quiet except for the band (glorious!) and the movement of the dancers, when a baby -- the several-months-old grandchild of one of our dancers, began babbling. Not crying, just making noises over the music. And the part of me that saw it as an interruption was itself interrupted by the part of me that said, "hey, he's in the right key." So I said that. And maybe it was only for me, but it made everything OK. Thank you Bruce and the many others who teach this lesson. --Jerome Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com “Dance like no one is watching... Because they are not... They are checking their phone.
Re: [Callers] Difficulty rankings?
Alan wrote:"A caller can make any dance difficult, and a caller can put across an intrinsically more difficult dance with clarity, confidence, and precise prompting. So some of that suitability of dance to crowd has to deal with the state of the caller. This makes it hard to write down a rating on a card that's going to have meaning when you use it." Alan: I completely agree. Occasionally, I've found myself bumbling through a walk-through for what seems like an especially boggling dance, only to have the caller announce the dance's familiar title (and on one occasion, the title of a dance I had called without trouble the night before). Another aspect to consider is the dance flavor of the local community. Depending on the main "crossover dance" (if any) of the majority, the same move can easily be taught to one group while completely flummoxing another. Communities that more frequently dance squares are much more comfortable with pull-bys, for example, while communities with many English Country dancers are less phased by mad robins, heys, etc. I've noticed this more and more as I've started calling dances further away from my home turf, and have begun asking organizers about other popular styles of dance within their community to try to get a sense of this beforehand. The music is also a major factor in determining difficulty. Is the phrasing hard to hear? Does the phrasing match the dance? Mismatched choreography and music can subtly but profoundly increase the challenge level of a dance. Conversely, an excellent match can make a quirk of a "stretch dance" easier to remember. Matching seems to be especially helpful on dances with isolated balances on the 5th beat (Balance the Hey, for example) instead of the 1st (any dance with a balance and swing). More broadly, selecting dances that the band can't match well seems like an easy recipe for trouble. At one of my early gigs, I couldn't figure out why all of the slinky dances I tried seemed to be giving experienced dancers problems. During the break, someone pointed out that my band had two modes: "bouncy" and "barnburner." The elegant dances I tried to call didn't fit the strengths of the band, and I modified my program for the second half. -Lindsey DonoTacoma, WA From: Jerome Grisanti via Callers To: callers Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Difficulty rankings? Erik and Alan make good points. I also think it's worth the exercise to try to rank dances, and individual figures, by difficulty as a way of thinking about what makes a dance hard or easy. For example: Which is easier to teach (or to learn): chain, hey, right & left through? That analysis is worthwhile, even if sorting your cards by such rankings is problematic. --Jerome Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com “Dance like no one is watching... Because they are not... They are checking their phone. ___ Callers mailing list Callers@lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
