Re: [Callers] What do you do as caller when you're completely failing to reach a dancer?

2011-03-19 Thread Robert Golder
There's only one thing I can think of to try at that point, and that's to strike up a conversation at the break, ask the guy if he's enjoying the evening, how he heard about the dance, etc., and if conversation indicates he's not compromised in some obvious fashion, then ask him what's up. Had s

[Callers] What do you do as caller when you're completely failing to reach a dancer?

2011-03-19 Thread Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
Callers: (I should say, I'm used to dealing with clueless, drunk, not-listening ONS dancers, and I have a repertoire of incredibly-accessible material. So my usual approach at ONS is only to worry about people who are being dangerous, and not worry much about clueless, and to call material where

Re: [Callers] easy ONS dances where partner is kept?

2011-03-19 Thread Dave Colestock
Try La Bastringue, and just dosido and swing partner each time   a1 center and back twice a2 circle left, circle right b1 dosido partner, 2 hand turn partner b2 promenade partner   if you have the music for it that would be great, but is not necessary,   Dave Colestock harrisburg, pa www.davecolest

Re: [Callers] easy ONS dances where partner is kept?

2011-03-19 Thread Richard Fischer
In situations like this I often do Family Waltz, and the tune I like to use for it is Tombigbee Waltz. Do you know it? It too is a mixer, but I change it to a keeper with partners changing places back and forth, rather than the women passing repeatedly to the right. (You can simplify the B par

Re: [Callers] easy ONS dances where partner is kept?

2011-03-19 Thread Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
Tina wrote: > Hi o esteemed community of callers - > I'm going to call a big father-daughter dance for the Girl Scouts next month. > (It's called "Me and My Cowboy; how cute is that?!) In preparing, I realize > that > most of the supremely easy dances I know are mixers. While this is usually >

[Callers] easy ONS dances where partner is kept?

2011-03-19 Thread Tina Fields
Hi o esteemed community of callers - I'm going to call a big father-daughter dance for the Girl Scouts next month. (It's called "Me and My Cowboy; how cute is that?!) In preparing, I realize that most of the supremely easy dances I know are mixers. While this is usually great, these girls are