Re: [Callers] Private Party Dances, ONS, Bandana dances, Hay Bale gigs, etc.

2006-04-09 Thread Cynthia Phinney
I have called a couple of parties, and a handful of dances that are open events on a summer recreation calendar or town anniversary or such - and where the liklihood of having anyone in the set who has contradanced at all before is slim to none. I have had very good success using the dances, guide

Re: [Callers] Dances for Beginners and

2006-04-09 Thread Cynthia Phinney
Hi Rickey, Most of the dances where I call are fairly heavy with beginners. Our goal always is to create a good time for the experienced dancers while at the same time maximizing the chances that the beginners will want to come back. We are growing a couple of nice community dances this way. A ve