Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance - followup/aftermath

2010-02-15 Thread Barbara Groh
I agree, Grega theme should never carry more importance than the actual programming. However, if a caller has a large enough collection of dances to choose from, and enough experience to know what will work and what won't, then a theme can add a little fun to the evening. In other words,

Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance - followup/aftermath

2010-02-15 Thread Greg McKenzie
At 05:20 AM 2/15/2010, Andy Shore wrote: The program was a bit overly-ambitious for the crowd we got, but it was fun and we made it through. There were more "new to me" (marked with the + above) dances than I like to present in an evening, mostly because I was determined to stick with the the

Re: [Callers] Has this dance already been written?

2010-02-15 Thread Thomas J Senior
Hi Charlie, Thanks for your ideas on the dance. I would like the first couple to have more time to fool around, so the extra time won't be a problem. By fool around i would suggest a longer gypsy, a longer swing, or maybe some swing dance moves, whatever comes to their minds. It is an invit

[Callers] Valentine's theme dance - followup/aftermath

2010-02-15 Thread Andy Shore
Thanks for all the terrific suggestions of dances and ideas for the Valentine's dance. This list is a great resource! So I thought I'd follow up with what actually transpired. Here's the program I wound up with: Bob's Valentine - Chris Ricciotti Gypsy 'Round Two - Tom Hinds + Young at Heart -